Department of Applied Dementia Studies, University of Bradford

14/05/2026

Dementia Action Week

For Dementia Action Week, we are asking people to take action by listening to and learning from people with lived experience.

Come along to our Meet the Experts information stand and stalls at the University of Bradford.

You can meet people living with dementia, current and former carers, and staff from the Department of Applied Dementia Studies.

We’ll be inviting people to think about how they can:

Listen to people living with dementia and carers
Speak about dementia with kindness and respect
Challenge myths and stigma
Include people living with dementia and carers more
Find out how to get involved in dementia research, training, education and community support

There will also be books, cakes and handmade gifts available, raising funds for a local dementia charity supporting people living with young onset dementia.

Monday 18 May and Tuesday 19 May
10am to 3.30pm
Atrium, Richmond Building, University of Bradford

Please come along, have a conversation, make a pledge, and share this with anyone who may be interested.

28/04/2026

Understanding the me in dementia - learning together

Our Understanding the Me in Dementia module sits within our MSc in Advanced Dementia Studies at the University of Bradford.

The module was co-written by 22 people with dementia and 2 academics in the Centre for Applied Dementia Studies. The group developed the module from the title and learning outcomes through to the assignments, teaching exercises and activities.

The module has now been taught with Experts by Experience for the second year, and we have just completed marking together too.

In this blog, Lynne Hagan, one of our Experts by Experience, and Johan Schoeman, an MSc student, reflect on working together as part of the module.

To find out more about the module, the MSc and our other courses, email [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

What does meaningful co-production actually look like in practice? Johan Schoeman (MSc student) and Lynne Hagan (Expert by Experience, living with a diagnosis of dementia) reflect on working together to co-design a poster challenging stigma for the “Understanding the Me in Dementia” MSc module.