Trinity College to be part of €55.4m global dementia programme

Trinity College Dublin (TCD) is to receive €55.4m as part of a ground-breaking global initiative to tackle the looming dementia epidemic and improve dementia care worldwide.

The donation, by Atlantic Philanthropies (AP), is the largest in Irish history and represents 40% of a total gift of €138.4m, with the remaining 60% going to the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

The two universities were chosen by AP because of strong track records in neuroscience research, ageing and dementia, according to Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at TCD, Brian Lawlor.