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- Grants and Trusts ManagerNewPosted 10 Nov
- Research Assistant: AIM-UP and GRACENewPosted 10 Nov
- Assistant/Associate Professor: Neurodegenerative DiseasesNewPosted 9 Nov
- PhD: Dementia and Brain Health (4 Precision Medicine Projects)NewPosted 9 Nov
- PhD: Neurodegeneration and Dementia (7 MRC NW-DMS Projects)NewPosted 9 Nov
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- BHF Research Training Fellowships for Nurses and AHPsNewPosted 10 Nov
- NIHR Future Leaders Fellowship (Cohort 2)NewPosted 9 Nov
- MND Discovery Network Risk Factor AwardsPosted 6 Nov
- THCS Joint Transnational Call 2027: Transforming the Health and Care WorkforcePosted 6 Nov
- NIHR RfPB for Allied Health Professionals 2026/27Posted 6 Nov
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Nursing → ResearchGemma Willingham-Storr making dementia research inclusive
Neuroscience → ProfessorPatrick Lewis on building a Career in Dementia Research
Technician → ResearchAnna Tierney a technical route into dementia research
Software engineer → ResearchOluwatosin Olubanke: a software engineer’s career
Psychology → ResearchSunny Chan on building a Career in Dementia Research
Clinician → ResearcherRichard Talbot a clinical route into dementia research
Career break → IndependenceKira Shaw on Returning to Research and Building Independence
Neurologist → AcademicDavid Whiteside on building a clinical academic career
Nursing → Research leaderEmma Law from dementia nursing to research leadership
Teacher → ResearcherClaire Rowley from Teaching to Dementia Research
Speech therapy → ResearchAnna Volkmer on building a research career around better conversations
Undergraduate → ResearchHoney Blossom McLaughlin a route into Dementia Research
Nursing → ResearchGillian Eaglestone from Nursing to Dementia Research
Palliative care → ResearchTharin Phenwan a career in dementia research
Scientist → ProfessorLouise Serpell on Research, People and Changing Direction
Portfolio career → PhDRachel McHendry on building a career in dementia research
Psychology → FellowshipTamlyn Watermeyer on following curiosity in dementia research
Sydney → OxfordAjantha Abey on finding a route into dementia research
Academia → IndustryFiona Ducotterd on a career in dementia drug discovery
Social work → ResearchJoanne Bush on bringing social work into dementia research
Nursing → PhDJanine Lane From Dementia Nursing to a PhD
Summer placement → PhDSofianna Nouka from a Summer Placement to a Dementia PhD
Chief exec → PhDPaul Newman on moving from chief executive to doctoral researcher
Doctor → ResearcherTerry Quinn an unexpected career in dementia research
Clinical genetics → PhDAdriana Perez Grovas from clinical genetics to a PhD
Biomedicine → EpidemiologyConnor Richardson on building a career in dementia epidemiologyOpportunities
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Beccy Owen looks at what the COVID-19 lockdown meant for people living with dementia, from lost routine and social contact to sleep, stress and family carers.
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Carer and PPI member Fiona Hartley on the Celebrating Scottish Research conference in Stirling, co-production, and why other conditions matter in dementia.
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Rahul Sidhu and Prisha Sharma started out in neuroscience research. One stayed in the lab, one moved into clinical work. They compare notes on both paths.
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In the second of our Alzheimer Europe 2026 Conference podcasts, Felicity Slocombe, Andy Northcott, Tiffeny James & Gianna Kohl share their highlights.
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In the first of our Alzheimer Europe 2026 Conference podcasts from Dublin, Jodi Watt, Rasa Mikelyte, Julieta Camino and Catherine Quinn share their highlights.
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Dr Jenny Rabin and Dr Louise Schindler on why heart health shapes women's dementia risk, from midlife blood pressure to menopause, HRT and GLP-1s.
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In this podcast, Sarah Marzi, Georgina Charlesworth, Nathan Davies and Amanda Heslegrave share how to start and manage academic collaborations that work.
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Researcher StoriesAnna Volkmer on building a research career around better conversations
Research newsResearch England to end research culture funding from 2027-28
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Research newsPoster Talks from UK DRI Connectome 2026 | Watch the Playlist
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Pack Your Pipettes: Moving Lab, City and CountryChanging lab, university or country? Pack Your Pipettes brings together researchers who've packed the boxes, moved the grant and lived to tell the tale.
World Brain Day Special: Who Gets Brain Health?A World Brain Day special: four blogs and two podcasts on brain health, prevention and inequalities in dementia, and who gets left out of…
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