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Architecture for Wellbeing vs Wellbeing in Architecture 
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Architecture for Wellbeing vs Wellbeing in Architecture 

October’s thought-provoking #DesignPopUp in Edinburgh focused on understanding how design and architecture can contribute to enhancing health and wellbeing in society. DSDC’s Professor Lesley Palmer and Associate Peter Kerr were invited to speak and share their thoughts, amongst a plethora of innovative speakers from industry and academia.  

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Halloween in Care Environments
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Halloween in Care Environments

Halloween can pose specific difficulties for people living with a dementia. Disorientation, confusion, fear and anxiety can often become part of a person’s presentations, due to decorations, music and sound they hear within their environment.

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Queering Up Dementia Care: The Next Steps 
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Queering Up Dementia Care: The Next Steps 

University of Stirling’s PhD researcher in dementia studies, John Angel Bond, presented at the 34th Alzheimer Europe Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, this month which was focusing on ‘New horizons – Innovating for dementia’.  

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