Who we are

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity. We power world class research that give us the best chance of beating dementia.  Our scientists’ groundbreaking work focuses on dementia – its causes, diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure.

What we do

Dementia is now the leading cause of death in the UK, with Alzheimer’s disease the most common cause of the condition. While some treatments exist to help people’s symptoms, there are no treatments to stop or even slow diseases like Alzheimer’s. We have set ourselves the challenge to bring about the first life-changing dementia treatment by 2025.

With your help, we are leading the fightback by funding innovative dementia research projects worth more than £27 million in leading universities across the UK and globally

Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we have committed £50 million of funding for the UK Dementia Research Institute – the biggest financial commitment to a single research initiative in the charity’s history. We also fund the Drug Discovery Alliance, a £30m network of Drug Discovery Institutes in Cambridge, Oxford and London, working to translate promising research into much-needed new treatments.

Find out more about the work we do on our website at www.alzheimersresearchuk.org

Why we need you 

Alzheimer’s Research UK receives no government funding for our research, so rely on the generosity of you, our supporters, to power breakthroughs that will change the lives of people with dementia.

For every £1 donated, 84p powers our research and helps people to understand and fight dementia. The remaining 16p raises our next £1 and funds essential running costs.