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Catchup – Salon – Navigating Academic Promotions
09/07/2025 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
A weekly webinar to discuss careers and research topics. These sessions combine livestreams, guest speakers, and group online chat to exchange ideas, challenge, influence, inspire, and educate. In this session we hear from Dr Adejoke Elizabeth Memudu, Edo State University Uzairue and Dr Warren Donnellan from University of Liverpool discussing the challenge of navigating and getting an academic promotion.
If you are interested in this topic, we’re looking for someone to guest host – drop us a line to dementiaresearcher@ucl.ac.uk
Academic promotions can feel like a maze—complex, opaque, and sometimes intimidating. For dementia researchers juggling teaching, publishing, funding, and impact, the path to progression isn’t always clear. It’s not just about making a strong case once you’re ready to apply—it’s about understanding how to get to that point in the first place. What counts, what doesn’t, and how do you shape your career to meet the criteria? Today, we’ll explore how to prepare for promotion proactively, navigate the process confidently, and position yourself to take that next step when the opportunity comes.
Speakers
Dr Warren Donnellan is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Liverpool. Warren’s research interests lie in the intersecting areas of resilience, (un)paid caregiving, and dementia. Warren was awarded a Senior Fellowship of Advance HE in 2019 in recognition of his educational leadership. He is also a member of the British Society of Gerontology and a Chartered Psychologist who has been been through the academic promotions cycle.
Dr Adejoke Elizabeth Memudu is an anatomist and neuroscientist, and the founding Coordinator of the Neuroscience Research Group at Edo State University, Nigeria. She holds a BSc and PhD in Anatomy from the University of Ilorin and an MSc from the University of Lagos. A member of several national and international neuroscience societies, she has published over 40 papers on topics including Alzheimer’s disease, memory loss, and neuroprotection using natural products. Her work explores neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration, and innovative approaches to teaching anatomy and neuroscience.
