Professor Anthea Innes is among the world’s leading experts on the lived experience of dementia and dementia care. She is a social scientist who has specialized in the area of dementia for the last 25 years. Her research interests span the care continuum from pre-diagnosis to end of life and have been conducted in countries such as Great Britain, Canada and Malta.

An author and academic, Professor Innes was the first Professor of Dementia at the University of Salford and now holds the position of Coles-Medlock Director at the Salford Institute for Dementia.

At Salford, she has led the development of a programme of groups for those with dementia to produce evidence-based knowledge of what works to improve the social health of those with dementia and their care partners. Professor Innes has a particular interest in the design and implementation of dementia-friendly environments, both physical and social, and rural dementia care.

Professor Innes was a member of the Task and Finish groups that advised the UK Prime Minister on rural dementia care and dementia-friendly technology.

Her leading-edge research has been published as book chapters as well as articles in numerous peer-reviewed publications, including recently in Psychological Research and Dementia. Professor Innes has received funding from a Lloyds TSB Royal Society of Edinburgh personal fellowship to study rurality and dementia. She has also received funding from ESRC, EU and Age UK and other charitable funders.

Professor Innes is the co-author of many books including Remote and Rural Dementia Care, Dementia: The Basics, Dementia Studies: A Social Science Perspective and Dementia and Social Inclusion.

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