Biography
Dr Gill Livingston is an academic psychiatrist and Professor of Psychiatry of Older People with a research focus on dementia at University College London, United Kingdom. She leads the Lancet Standing Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention and Care, including the publishing of the Commission’s reports in 2017, 2020, and 2024. Her work with the Commission has resulted in producing new knowledge and enacting changes in individual and clinical practice and policy in various countries, including the United Kingdom, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Germany, France, Switzerland, Norway and the United States.
Professor Gill collaborated in many international projects in the field of dementia research, and is involved in epidemiological work and systematic reviews to elucidate mechanisms as well as co-design and test interventions. Her most recent projects include ENHANCE, an intervention-based coaching application aimed to reduce cognitive deterioration for people with high risk of dementia, and the DREAMS:START trial, an intervention for sleep disruptions caused by dementia, which is currently completing a two-year follow-up study.
Keynote Presentation (2025) | Prevention of Dementia: What We Have Learned in the Lancet Commission
