Dementia Futures Conference 2015
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Society’s response to dementia must be multi-faceted and at the University of Sheffield we have an impressive track record contributing to this response. Building on this and thinking ahead we have currently a range of cutting-edge postgraduate research studies being undertaken across different disciplinary areas within the university. David Reid, organiser of the Dementia Futures Conference describes what makes this event unique.
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