How UCL is tackling the global challenge of dementia

According to the World Health Organization over 55 million people have dementia worldwide. This is predicted to triple, rising to over 150 million by 2050.

Dementia represents one of the toughest scientific and socio-economic challenges facing our society today. UCL is here to change this by focusing our world-leading expertise on cure, prevention and care.

UCL has worked at the frontiers of brain science for over three decades, and we are home to one of the largest groups of neuroscience experts globally. Our dementia research and expertise span the full spectrum from discovery science through to the evaluation of health and social care.