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Thank you for your patience and understanding as we worked to resolve our technical issues.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we worked to resolve our technical issues.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we worked to resolve our technical issues.

We are aware that some users are reporting technical issues while navigating the AcTo Dementia website.

We’ve expanded our line of games… with even more creative options!

We've been busy, but we're back... be on the lookout for many new games!

Using Technology in Dementia Care: A Guide to Technology Solutions for Everyday Living, edited by Arlene Astell, Sarah Kate Smith and Phil Joddrell, published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

We’ve expanded our line of games… with even more accessible options!

We've been busy, but we're back... be on the lookout for many new games!

The City of Toronto Long-term Care Homes and Services in Canada are bringing tablets into all 10 care facilities as a result of AcTo’s presence at the Youth Summit. 

Work from the AcTo Dementia project was presented at the City of Toronto Long-term Care Homes and Services Volunteer Youth Summit 2018 in Canada. 

We've been busy, but we're back... Our website has been revamped taking into account feedback from users over the past year. 

AcTo Dementia researchers Phil Joddrell and Professor Arlene Astell attended the UK Dementia Congress in Brighton last week.

Since the launch of the AcTo Dementia website 6 months ago, we have evaluated more than 40 different types of game or activity, reviewing over 400 apps in the process.

Last week, Apple released the latest software update for their handheld devices range, iOS 10.

Ella Davenport, an undergraduate Psychology student at The University of Sheffield, recently completed a summer vacation scholarship working on the AcTo Dementia project. In this article, Ella discusses her experience joining the research team and working on this project.

In the second of our world tour series, researcher Phil Joddrell took the AcTo Dementia project to Toronto, Canada for the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2016.

Researcher Phil Joddrell attended the 15th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP) in Linz, Austria, to present work related to the AcTo Dementia project.

Psychology undergraduate student Elana Moore recently completed a 100-hour placement working on the AcTo Dementia project as part of the On CampUS placement scheme at the University of Sheffield. In this article, Elana discusses her experience joining the research team and working on this project.

The White Rose Dementia Symposium took place on Tuesday 24th May 2016, uniting researchers from the Universities of Sheffield, Leeds and York to present their work on dementia.

A collaboration between Alzheimer's Research UK, Deutsche Telecom and researchers from University College London and the University of East Anglia has led to the creation of a touchscreen mobile game that collects data from players to support dementia research. 

Apple have released the latest software update for their handheld devices range, iOS 9.3.