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Stuart Gillespie
Name:
Stuart Gillespie
Job title:
Communications Manager
Place of work / study:
Dementias Platform UK (this information is out of date)
How is your work funded?
DPUK’s core funder is the Medical Research Council
Tell us a little about yourself:
After starting my career as a journalist at newspapers in Scotland, I spent several years working as a press officer at Oxford and Birmingham universities – mostly promoting research outcomes to the media. In 2019 I joined Dementias Platform UK, where I look after communications in support of the project’s mission to accelerate progress in dementia research.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself:
I am proud father to two rabbits. One of them was pictured in The Times to accompany a story about the history of bunny domestication.
Why did you choose to work in dementia?
I ended up in the world of dementia research more by accident than design – but I’m glad I did, because it’s one of the most important challenges facing societies around the world in the 21st century.
Can we find you on Twitter?
No but my employer can
Dementias Platform UK
UK DRI
