The funding has been awarded by Health and Care Research Wales on behalf of the Welsh Government. CADR, (Directed by Prof. Burholt) is a collaboration between Swansea, Bangor and Cardiff Universities, which was established in 2015. Building on existing internationally recognised and transformative research networks, CADR is a world-class research centre addressing key internationally important questions in ageing and dementia. The Centre integrates multi-disciplinary activity and develops areas of expertise from biological, through psycho-social and environmental, to social policy in ageing and dementia.