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Your dementia design toolkit: Light reflectance values (LRVs)
Your dementia design toolkit: Light reflectance values (LRVs)
It’s Giving Tuesday—Support People Living with Dementia Today
It’s Giving Tuesday—Support People Living with Dementia Today
How to create an inclusive Christmas 
How to create an inclusive Christmas 
Addressing the Unmet Needs of Older LGBTQ+ Individuals and Those Living with Dementia
Addressing the Unmet Needs of Older LGBTQ+ Individuals and Those Living with Dementia
PhD Funding Available
PhD Funding Available
Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday
University of Stirling Researchers building partnership and collaboration with Kenyan partners
University of Stirling Researchers building partnership and collaboration with Kenyan partners
How to create practical and comfortable spaces in care homes using dementia design
How to create practical and comfortable spaces in care homes using dementia design
Architecture for Wellbeing vs Wellbeing in Architecture 
Architecture for Wellbeing vs Wellbeing in Architecture 
Halloween in Care Environments
Halloween in Care Environments
Queering Up Dementia Care: The Next Steps 
Queering Up Dementia Care: The Next Steps 
First Gold Audit Accreditation in the Scottish Western Isles 
First Gold Audit Accreditation in the Scottish Western Isles 
Embracing Change: How a Local Business Champions Dementia Awareness
Embracing Change: How a Local Business Champions Dementia Awareness
University of Stirling works with housing association to bring dementia awareness into the home  
University of Stirling works with housing association to bring dementia awareness into the home  
8 Considerations to Make When Providing Dementia Care for LGBTQ+ Individuals
8 Considerations to Make When Providing Dementia Care for LGBTQ+ Individuals
Silver Pride: DSDC speaks at LGBTQ+ event for older people
Silver Pride: DSDC speaks at LGBTQ+ event for older people
Advanced Dementia Training with University of Stirling Elevates Care at the Future Care Group
Advanced Dementia Training with University of Stirling Elevates Care at the Future Care Group
Visiting PhD student experience in Stirling: Xiaolin Shen
Visiting PhD student experience in Stirling: Xiaolin Shen
Living well at home
Living well at home
Centring the lived experience of dementia within policy, practice, and community development
Centring the lived experience of dementia within policy, practice, and community development
Glendale Cottage: The Harmless House
Glendale Cottage: The Harmless House
Navigating the Frontiers of Dementia: ADI Conference 2024
Navigating the Frontiers of Dementia: ADI Conference 2024
Stress and Dementia Care
Stress and Dementia Care
Nurolight®: sleep, light and dementia
Nurolight®: sleep, light and dementia
New training courses launched at DSDC
New training courses launched at DSDC
Bowbrook Dementia Specialist Residential Care Home Achieves DSDC Gold Award for Dementia-Friendly Design
Bowbrook Dementia Specialist Residential Care Home Achieves DSDC Gold Award for Dementia-Friendly Design
DSDC Chief Architect receives Churchill Fellowship to travel to Fukuoka, Japan
DSDC Chief Architect receives Churchill Fellowship to travel to Fukuoka, Japan
Scottish Borders Council works with University of Stirling on dementia-friendly care village 
Scottish Borders Council works with University of Stirling on dementia-friendly care village 
Dementia design and the use of trompe l’oeil 
Dementia design and the use of trompe l’oeil 
How to self-certify with EADDAT Tier 2
How to self-certify with EADDAT Tier 2