Dr Claire Burley
PhD A Multimodal Investigation of Brain Health: Cerebral Blood Flow, Cognitive Performance and Quality of Life; University of Birmingham, UK
MSc Clinical Neuroscience; University College London, UK
BSc (Hons) Psychology (with industrial placement, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust); Loughborough University, UK
Dr Claire Burley is a cognitive neuroscientist and dementia prevention researcher with experience across clinical, research, and translational projects across the UK and Australia. Her work focuses on implementation science and non-pharmacological approaches to healthy ageing, dementia risk reduction and care, spanning brain health measurement, physical activity, person-centred care, and co-designed, community-based prevention strategies.
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2025
CI, FHRI Precision Medicine Grant, $94,500. Machine Learning for Precision Dementia Prevention in CVD.
CIA, Curtin University enAble Institute Seed Grant, $10,000. Aboriginal Healthy Ageing Research Priorities.
2023
CIA, Neuroscience, Mental Health & Addictions Theme, $40,000. Healthy Body & Mind Program for people living with cognitive decline and osteoarthritis.
2022
CI, Dementia Australia Research Foundation (DARF) Project Grant, $75,000. Towards better mental health of people living with dementia in Residential Aged Care: Co-design of a performance measurement tool to aid organisational governance.
2021
CI, NHMRC DCRC World Class Research Grant, $600,000. Improving health outcomes, well-being and care for people living with dementia in a hospital setting.
2018
Named researcher, Birmingham-Nottingham Strategic Collaboration Fund, £38,000. Contrasting measures of cerebral haemodynamics between MRI (ASL, BOLD & PCA) and Doppler ultrasound (TCD, Duplex Doppler).
2016
CI, Cambridge Cognition Research Grant, Doctoral Researcher. A multimodal investigation of brain health: cerebral blood flow, cognitive performance and quality of life.
2023:
UNSW School of Clinical Medicine Travel Award ($600)
2022:
Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) Publication Award
2021:
Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) Travel Fellowship (Registration & accommodation)
2020:
Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) Early Career Researcher Bursary (Invitation to present, registration)
2018:
Birmingham College LES Travel Award (£500)
Physiological Society Travel Award (£500)
2017:
Birmingham College LES Travel Award (£600)
Physiological Society Travel Award (£500)
2016:
Guarantors of Brain Travel Grant (£1,000)
Physiological Society Travel Award (£500)
2015:
U21 Research Scholarship, UBC, Canada (£1,500)
Birmingham Travel Scholarship (£1,000)
Birmingham College LES Travel Award (£1,000)
Physiological Society Travel Award (£500)
2014:
3-year PhD Studentship, University of Birmingham