Scientists benefit from increased funding in dementia research

03 Sep 2014 Alzheimer's Research UK has increased funding to its Manchester and North West Research Network Centre, which supports pioneering dementia researchers across the region. UK dementia research charity has announced increased investment in a Network across the UK, bringing scientists together to tackle this devastating condition. Alzheimer's Research UK will support 15 Network Centres of scientific excellence across the UK, including a centre in Manchester and North West, uniting researchers from the Universities of Manchester, Liverpool and Lancaster. Nearly 80 researchers at the three institutions will receive a much-needed boost in investment, benefiting from £80,000 over two years. The investment is part of the charity's £100m Defeat Dementia fundraising campaign, announced in June by the Prime Minister. With calls from the G8 Dementia Summit in December for increased collaboration in dementia research, the Alzheimer's Research UK Research Network brings together scientists from a variety of disciplines, both within their own institution, in neighbouring centres of academic excellence and throughout the UK. Teams of scientists who would not normally encounter each other are able to pool their expertise in projects that span the length of the country.