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Further Research

The following research studies within our group are currently inviting volunteers to participate and support important ongoing research efforts. We greatly appreciate everyone who expresses interest in helping advance our work.

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  • We are conducting a survey examining the experiences of people with young onset dementia (YOD), their families, and care partners in accessing the NDIS.

    Why this matters: There are over 9,000 approved NDIS plans for people with young onset dementia in Australia, yet the system is not always well equipped to meet their needs. The findings from this survey will be shared directly with the NDIS to inform improvements to access processes and to support better guidance for people with dementia navigating their access requests and plans.

    Who can complete the survey:
    ✔️ People living with young onset dementia
    ✔️ Family members and informal carers
    ✔️ Formal carers and support workers

    The survey is online, confidential, and your voice will help shape a more responsive system.

    Click here to complete the survey. 

    Up as of 15 May 2026

  • We are seeking volunteers to help evaluate a new web-based education program aimed at helping people respond in positive and helpful ways to changed behaviours in their family member or friend with dementia.

    The program includes modules aimed at helping you approach various changed behaviours: apathy, acting without thinking, social difficulties, anger or agitation, hallucinations and delusions, anxiety or shadowing and communication difficulties.

    It also includes modules on understanding dementia, and the importance of self-care.

    If this program sounds like it might be useful for you, click here to find out more.

    Up as of 15 May 2026

  • This project aims to understand carers’ needs across different community groups and guide the development of future culturally sensitive dementia care programs for diverse communities.

    If you are a carer for someone living with dementia, you are invited to complete a brief, confidential online survey about your demographic background, knowledge of dementia, mental health and service use. We are particularly interested in the experience of carers from diverse cultural background. 

    Click here to complete the survey.

    Up as of 15 May 2026

  • Project Title: How do we remember? Precision mapping of human memory brain systems with novel integrated multimodal neuroimaging techniques

    Supervisors: Olivier Piguet, Marshall Dalton, Ramon Landin-Romero

    Summary: We are seeking a motivated PhD candidate to join FRONTIER at the University of Sydney’s Brain & Mind Centre to work on a newly-funded ARC Discovery Project investigating the neurobiological bases of human memory.

    This project aims to provide the first integrated model of age-related changes in the memory systems of the human brain. Core memory brain structures have been identified but how these structures are connected, their specific roles, and how they change as we age is lacking in humans.

    Our team has developed ground-breaking neuroimaging analysis methods that will be applied to address this important knowledge gap. This model will provide the benchmark against which to measure changes in memory functions during life and will provide a framework to understand how disruption in this memory system affects memory capacity. This project will enable human memory research to be integrated and biologically grounded.

    Essential Criteria: Honours or Master’s degree in psychology, neuroscience or related fields; an interest in human cognition, neuroimaging, ageing and in dementia.

    Desirable Criteria: Prior neuroimaging analysis skills and coding experience is desirable but not necessary.

    For further information, please email Prof Olivier Piguet (olivier.piguet@sydney.edu.au)

    Up as of 30 January 2026