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Read more at: Dr Rebecca Williams passed her PhD viva

Dr Rebecca Williams passed her PhD viva

23 March 2026

Many congratulations to Rebecca, who has passed her viva with flying colours on Monday 23rd March 2026.

Read more at: Young-Onset Dementia: Professor James Rowe Discusses the UK’s Youngest FTD Diagnosis

Young-Onset Dementia: Professor James Rowe Discusses the UK’s Youngest FTD Diagnosis

12 March 2026

Read the powerful story of Andre Yarham, a patient of Professor James Rowe and the youngest person in the UK diagnosed with FTD, in this Medscape article on the critical importance of recognising dementia in young adults.

Read more at: Dr Maura Malpetti Wins David Hague Early-Career Investigator Award 2026

Dr Maura Malpetti Wins David Hague Early-Career Investigator Award 2026

25 February 2026

We are thrilled to celebrate Dr Maura Malpetti, who has been named Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Early-Career Investigator of the Year. Read more about her groundbreaking work on FTD inflammation and the ON-FIRE study in this researcher spotlight .

Read more at: New Non-Invasive Brain Scanning Method Tracks How Dementia Drugs Work

New Non-Invasive Brain Scanning Method Tracks How Dementia Drugs Work

10 October 2025

Dr Juliette Lanskey and the teams at the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford and Cardiff have found a new way to monitor how dementia treatments affect the brain—without invasive procedures. Using Magnetoencephalography (MEG) scans and advanced computer modelling, they tracked how common dementia medication interacts with...

Read more at: Prof Patterson wins the 2020 Suffrage Science Life Sciences Award

Prof Patterson wins the 2020 Suffrage Science Life Sciences Award

23 September 2020

Prof Karalyn Patterson, of the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at University of Cambridge, has been chosen to receive a prestigious award celebrating the achievements of women in STEM. Prof Patterson will be honoured at a special event on Friday 6 November 2020, the sixth Suffrage Science awards celebration for women...

Read more at: We are hiring!

We are hiring!

1 August 2019

Professor Rowe is looking for a Research Assistant.

Read more at: We are hiring!

We are hiring!

1 August 2019

Professor Rowe is looking for a new Research Assistant.

Read more at: PhD funding competitions will open soon

PhD funding competitions will open soon

18 July 2019

Professor Rowe and Dr Rittman are happy to consider PhD applicants for the academic year 2020-2021.

Read more at: Dr Negin Holland - New Brain PhD Fellowship!
Dr Negin Holland - New Brain PhD Fellowship!

Dr Negin Holland - New Brain PhD Fellowship!

8 May 2019

Dr Holland has been awarded a highly prestigious Brain fellowship to study the impact of PSP and CBS on synapses using PET.

Read more at: Kamen Tsvetanov, FTD fellowship
Kamen Tsvetanov, FTD fellowship

Kamen Tsvetanov, FTD fellowship

24 April 2019

New post doctoral fellowship for FTD - Dr Kamen Tsvetanov

Prof Rowe presents #DementiaUncovered


A new short film by Professor Rowe about his journey as a clinician and researcher. Sponsored by AlzheimersResearchUK.

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Frontotemporal Dementia and related disorders
Department of Clinical Neurosciences
University of Cambridge
Herchel Smith Building, Forvie Site
Robinson Way,
Cambridge Biomedical Campus,
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CB2 0SZ, UK

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