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Defying Dementia Student Society

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Defying Dementia is a campaign founded at the university; to support research into drugs and development relating to dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases. Our society works to support this campaign by hosting various fundraising events. Another of our aims is to make a more Dementia friendly campus by offering Dementia Friends sessions in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s Society. We also offer several volunteering opportunities including the Bay Dementia Hub, Defying Dementia Charity Shop, Join Dementia Research (JDR), and the chance to volunteer within the Dementia ward at Lancaster hospital. Our volunteering opportunities are a fantastic way to gain experience and to try your hand at something you may not have previously had a chance to. We have now started to fund a six week summer internship for a student at Lancaster University to work in the labs. This will be an annual internship. 

Our society is also the proud winner of the LUSU Fundraising and Volunteering Award 2022 and our previous President, Ffion won the LUSU Lasting Impact Award 2023 for her work with the Defying Dementia Student Society. 

Fundraising Events:

  • Bake Sales
  • Santa Dash
  • Valentine's Rose Deliveries
  • Quiz Night
  • Raffles
  • Well-being boxes
  • Thrift Shop 
  • Mystery book/dvd sale
  • Mystery Christmas Bags

 

Socials:

  • Games Night
  • Movie Night
  • Bingo Night
  • Themed Night out in Lancaster
  • End of Term Meal

 

The Exec:

President - Raahima Shahzad

Treasurer - El Richardson

General Secretary -  Agnes Chow 

Events Manager - Elise Eastham

Media and Communications Officer- Holly Parsons

Social Secretary - Elise Eastham

Communication officer - Melissa Jones

Health and Safety Officer- Madeleine Woods

Volunteer Co-ordinator - Melissa Jones


An exec bi-election will be held in first term where we hope to fill the following positions: President, Vice-President, General Secretary, Social Secretary and Communications and Volunteer Co-ordinator. Anyone can apply from any year of study.

Contact Us:

Email: defyingdementiastudentsoc@lancaster.ac.uk

Facebook: Defying Dementia Student Society

Instagram: defyingdementialu

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By joining this group basic information such as name, email and date of birth will be made available to the organisers of the group. Next of Kin details may also be provided if part of the registration. Anonymised demographic information of the group’s membership will be used to improve activity but will not identify any individual.