BLOG – New Interdem project granted

I am delighted to announce that INTERDEM has been successful in being awarded a major grant to improve training in dementia care and technology. We are keen to hear from potential PhD students who want to join the INDUCT programme from September 2016 working with the INTERDEM Academy. The grant starts on 1st March 2016 with the first PhD students commencing in September 2016.

What is INDUCT?

INDUCT stands for Interdisciplinary Network for Dementia Using Current Technology. Funded through H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015 actions, INDUCT aims to develop a premier quality multi-disciplinary, multi-professional and inter-sectorial education and training research framework for Europe aimed at improving technology and care for people with dementia. INDUCT will fund 15 individual PhD candidates across Europe.

Which academic partners will host PhD candidates within INDUCT?

• University of Nottingham (UK) – Prof Martin Orrell (lead) (m.orrell@nottingham.ac.uk)
• University College London (UK) – Prof Paul Higgs (p.higgs@ucl.ac.uk)
• Maastricht University (NL) – Prof Frans Verhey (training lead) (f.verhey@maastrichtuniversity.nl)
• VU Medical Centre (NL) – Prof Rose-Marie Droes (rm.droes@vumc.nl)
• Karolinska Institute (SWE) – Prof Louise Nygard (louise.nygard@ki.se)
• Vrij University Brussels (BE) – Prof Lieve van den Block (lieve.van.den.block@vub.ac.be)
• IDES/INTRAS (Spain) – Prof Manuel Franco (mfm@intras.es)
• Charles University (CZ) – Prof Iva Holmerova (iva.holmerova@gerontocentrum.cz)

What are the research themes of INDUCT?

• Theme 1: Technology in everyday life. This theme will examine how people with dementia relate to everyday technology, plus the ethical and social aspects of technology.
• Theme 2: Technology to promote meaningful activities. This theme will focus on how computer- based technology can be used to support and promote meaningful activities for people with relatively mild dementia.
• Theme 3: Health care technology. This theme will focus on and utilize complex healthcare technology to improve care and quality of life for people with dementia living at home or in long-term care settings.

What training will the INDUCT PhDs receive?

INDUCT offers their PhDs a well-rounded training programme consisting of individual, local and network-wide dementia-care specific and transferable skills training. Through secondments at non-academic partners, INDUCT PHDs will be prepared for future employment in academia, health care, industry or voluntary sector.
What are the requirements for PhD students within INDUCT?
INDUCT PhD students are required to travel to another country from where they currently live. They cannot have lived in that country for more than 12 months in the last 3 years. PhD students are fully funded with good provision for training, travel and relocation.
We look forward to hearing from potential PhD candidates.
Professor Martin Orrell, Director Institute of Mental Health University of Nottingham and Board Member, INTERDEM