Dr Alexis Kirke presents BBC programme on Dementia, Music and Broadcasting

Following Dr Alexis Kirke’s (Senior Research Fellow, ICCMR) award-winning documentary on music and dementia, produced in collaboration with the BBC Radio Devon and broadcast in 2014 – a follow-up special is now scheduled to be broadcast between Christmas and New Year. Co-produced and co-presented by Alexis, it will air at 13:15 on Wednesday 27th December on… Continue reading Dr Alexis Kirke presents BBC programme on Dementia, Music and Broadcasting

Research from Plymouth University contributes to Parliamentary Debate

On 14 June 2016, there was a debate in the House of Commons regarding dementia and air travel, in which Oliver Colville, the parliamentary minister responsible for air transport, participated. During the discussion, the work of Plymouth University researchers, including the ICCMR’s Alexis Kirke – who sits on the Prime minister’s Dementia Air Transport Group – was highlighted. Oliver Colville MP said: I… Continue reading Research from Plymouth University contributes to Parliamentary Debate