On 14 May, at 9:00 am (Portugal time), the EC2U alliance will host the webinar “Living with dementia in residential care: what research tells us”. Organised by the Virtual Institute for Health and Well-being for All (GLADE) of the EC2U – European Campus of City-Universities alliance, the event will focus on presenting and discussing recent findings on the living conditions of people with dementia in long-term residential care settings.
The webinar is free to attend and open to the communities of all EC2U member universities.
Prior registration is required via this link: https://ls.uc.pt/index.php/263245?lang=en
The event is part of the alliance's knowledge transfer activities and will present findings from the research project SINDIA - Socio-spatial Inequalities in Dementia led by Miguel Padeiro, a professor at at the University of Coimbra’s Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FLUC) and researcher at the Centre of Studies in Geography and Spatial Planning (CEGOT). The project explores how institutional environments, organisational conditions, and territorial contexts shape the experience of people with dementia in residential settings.
The webinar is aimed at researchers, teaching staff, students, healthcare and social care professionals, policymakers and members of the public with an interest in ageing and dementia.
The 90-minute programme will begin with a presentation of the SINDIA project findings, followed by sessions on specific aspects of residential care — including territorial inequalities and institutional organisation — and conclude with an open discussion designed to encourage dialogue between science, practice, and society.
The initiative aims not only to share scientific knowledge in an accessible way, but also to contribute to improving care practices and raising public awareness of dementia as a growing societal challenge.