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How not to lose the plot when you lose a postdoc

Dr Becky Carlyle on what a PI loses when a postdoc leaves, and the record keeping, offboarding and reframing that keep a lab going without them.

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BlogMy Grandad’s Story: Why I Became a Neuroscientist
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PodcastFellowship vs Lectureship: Which Is Right for You?
the blog "Brain Drain: The Controversy Around Glymphatics" by Dr Yvonne Couch. Against a dark navy background, "BRAIN" appears in large pale blue capitals, with "DRAIN:" spelled out below in blue scrabble style tiles. On the right, an illustrated orange and pink brain drains blue fluid through a funnel shaped opening into a metal sink drain and pipe, with small purple, cream and red spiked particles scattered across the fluid on the brain's surface. Below the title, a blue banner reads "The Controversy Around Glymphatics." Along the bottom, an orange band carries the Dementia Researcher logo, the words "Guest Blog," and the author's name, Dr Yvonne Couch, Associate Professor, University of Oxford, beside a photograph of her smiling.
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Early Career Researcher Award in PPIE 2026
OpportunityEarly Career Researcher Award in PPIE 2026Closes 15 Nov
Proteintech Microscopy Image Competition
OpportunityProteintech Microscopy Image Competition 2026Closes 5 Oct
Equadem Internship
OpportunityEquaDem Research Internships 2027Closes 27 Nov
ISTAART Grant Review
OpportunityBecome a Grant Reviewer for the Alzheimer’s AssociationCloses 31 Oct
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OpportunityPatient and Public Involvement Scotland Showcase – Open for AbstractsCloses 30 Oct
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OpportunityEuropean Survey on Dementia Research PPIECloses 30 Sep
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OpportunitySchilling Research Award 2027: €20,000 Neuroscience PrizeCloses 15 Oct
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OpportunitySurvey: How Hot Weather Affects Research in the UKCloses 30 Sep
Free Dementia Courses: Six Wicking MOOCs Worth Your Time
OpportunityFree Dementia Courses: Six Wicking MOOCs Worth Your TimeCloses 31 Dec
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OpportunityHave your story told with the Wellcome Photography PrizeCloses 21 Oct
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  9. 9Dr Vaitsa Giannouli, Democritus University of ThraceProfile
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Democritus University of Thrace
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Brainkind
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University College London
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Harvard Medical School
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Happy 200th: How UCL is Changing Dementia ResearchListen
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Why Women’s Sleep Is Different – XXplored PodcastListen
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Fellowship vs Lectureship: Which Is Right for You?Listen
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2Nov
Co-producing Community-based Initiatives in Dementia CareIn personWorkshop
28Oct
ISTAART Guide to Grants: After You Hit SubmitOnlineWorkshop
21Oct
Develop your wellbeing skillsOnlineWorkshop
16Nov
Qualitative AI Course: Generative AI in NVivo and MAXQDAOnlineTraining
23Nov
UKARFF Early Career Researcher Event 2026In personForum

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30Sep
Research Showcase – How Art Can Support Brain Health in Dementia CareHybridWebinar
30Sep
Leading changeOnlineWorkshop
30Sep
Communicating Science and Shaping Research: The role of PPIEOnlineTraining
1Oct
Interventions and Prevention for MLTCOnlineWebinar
1Oct
Inflammation in Alzheimer’s and Cancer: Swanton and TanziOnlineWebinar

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Pack Your Pipettes: Moving Lab, City and Country

Changing 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…

Research With People – PPIE Essentials

Explore our PPIE archive collection, bringing together blogs, podcasts, webinars and articles on involving people in dementia research.

Writing and Publishing Your Research

Explore writing and publishing in research with tips on peer review, first papers, co authors, journals and avoiding predatory publishers from expert voices