Collaborations

Funding bold solutions for dementia and older people’s complex care

Home improvement – a triple dividend. Part Two: Overcoming the Health and Care Polycrisis

As part of our work on promoting a suitable living environment for our ageing population, we’ve partnered with Demos and the Centre for Ageing Better to demonstrate the “Triple Dividend” of having a national home

Home improvement: a triple dividend – Part One

The Triple Dividend Briefing Series: In this first of three briefings, we’ve worked with Demos and the Centre for Ageing Better in recommending policy solutions that will enable more people to enjoy the benefits of a

Now open: Call for Multiple PhD Studentship proposals

Following the success of our two previous award rounds in 2020 and 2022, we are once again offering the opportunity for research institutions to apply for funding to support cohorts of PhD students focused on themes

Innovation Fellowships in Healthy Ageing

We are delighted to be joining forces with Zinc, to support researchers who would like to experience the world of commercial innovation and support the development of tech-enabled products and services that contribute to healthy

2023 Joint BGS / DMT Doctoral Training Fellowship – open for applications

Call for proposals open: joint RNID-DMT Post-doctoral fellowships

Hearing loss is a growing problem in an ageing population – by the time a person is 60, there is a more than 50% chance that they will have some form of hearing loss, yet

Our first mixed motive investment

In the autumn of 2021, we were excited to finally launch our Impact Investment Policy and in spring 2022 we made our first social investment in the Zinc 2 fund… The Zinc 2 Fund is

TAPPI: Phase 2 – from Principles to Implementation: Call for proposals for Evaluation partner

Open for applications for an Evaluation and Shared Learning Partner Following the successful publication of the Technology for our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation (TAPPI) Inquiry report in October 2021, we are now launching a

Joint BGS / Dunhill Medical Trust Doctoral Training Fellowship – open for applications

The Dunhill Medical Trust (DMT) and the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) invite front-line health professionals to apply for a Doctoral Training Fellowship. After the success of the previous three funding rounds, this is the first

Jointly funded post-doctoral fellowship with RNID: closing date 13 Jan

Once again, we’re delighted to announce that we’ve partnered with RNID to fund a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship, aiming to build research capacity in hearing research. Supporting the career development of the UK’s most talented new

Getting switched on to technology: the big insights

Join us at the Housing LIN‘s Festival of Ideas on 7th December at 3pm to hear more about the TAPPI Inquiry report. The session will examine how new smart homes and care technologies can drive

Report published today by the Commission on the Role of Housing in the Future of Care and Support

Funded by the Dunhill Medical Trust, and managed by SCIE, the Commission on the Role of Housing in the Future of Care and Support was established in October 2020. Composed of a group of leaders

TAPPI report published

Chaired by Professor Roy Sandbach, the former Director of the National Innovation Centre for Ageing at University of Newcastle, and funded by the Dunhill Medical Trust, we are pleased to announce the publication of the ‘Big Insights’

Housing must be at the heart of the vision for health

Paul Burstow discusses the crucial link between housing and health in article published today in Health Service Journal. Paul co-chairs the Commission on the Role of Housing in the Future of Care with Professor Julienne

Boosting later life housing options key to ageing well says new report

Housing settings don’t always provide the choice and availability for people who use care and support services. That’s the conclusion in our report, published on 18 February 2021 with SCIE (the Social Care Institute for

RE-COV research project launched with St Monica’s Trust and Housing LIN

Led by the St Monica Trust, in partnership with the Housing LIN, we’re delighted to announce our support for the RE-COV project. The aim of the research project is to better understand the experiences of retirement

Building ventures to improve the quality of later life – report published

Two characteristics of our new strategic framework are around encouraging multidisciplinary approaches to problem solving and working across sectoral and organisational boundaries. We hope this report inspires you to collaborate with the emerging band of

Full report on Social Movements for Health published

Technology to Aid our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation (TAPPI) – developing a benchmark for what ‘good’ looks like in technology for housing and care

There has been a ‘revolution’ in the way that digital and online technologies, communications and media have influenced our daily lives over the past few decades. However, the same cannot be said for the role

Social Care Institute for Excellence and Dunhill Medical Trust launch new Commission on the Role of Housing in the Future of Care and Support

With funding from DMT, a new commission has been set up to develop an evidence-based vision and roadmap for housing in the future of care and support. It will review progress of the 2014 Commission

Zinc: Improving the Quality of Later Life- how and where to innovate

Zinc was created in 2017, founded by Paul Kirby, Ella Goldner, Saul Klein and Julia Black, with the aim of testing different ways to tackle society’s most important problems. The team set out to: Unlock

RNID co-funded post-doctoral award

RNID and The Dunhill Medical Trust are pleased to announce a second round of two 2-year Post-doctoral Fellowships. Applications are invited in any of the following areas: We’re delighted to be working with RNID again. Hearing

Better research in care homes through collaboration

Social movements for health report (funder perspective) published

In November 2018, we partnered with Nesta to launch an innovation programme to support social movements seeking to bring about change in health and social care. We are excited to announce that we have now

Strengthening the evidence base for older people’s housing services: the Catch 22 Evidence Project

96% of older households live in mainstream housing, and most older people say they would like to remain in their home as they age. Despite this, there has been a critical lack of investment in

Care Home Friends and Neighbours Intergenerational Linking Project: linking older people in care homes with young people in their communities

Fostering relationships and links across generations can bring benefits to all. With matched funding from the National Lottery Community Fund #iwill campaign, the Dunhill Medical Trust is supporting projects that are establishing intergenerational links between

Association of British Neurologists: co-funded research studentships

British Geriatrics Society: co-funded research studentships