Blog - This is not a goodbye post (except it is, sort of…)
Dr Jodi Watt signs off from Dementia Researcher, reflecting on job precarity, belonging, and her next steps as she moves into a new research support role..
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Blog - Is kindness key in academic life?
Kindness matters in research. Dr Lindsey Sinclair explores how small acts of empathy can improve academic culture, wellbeing, and collaboration..
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Blog - Time, Work, and a Two-Year-Old
Juggling a PhD, new job, and parenting a fearless toddler, Emily Spencer reflects on time, balance, and how motherhood shapes her life and work..
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Are these the happiest PhD students in the world?
Brazil, Australia & Italy have the highest satisfaction scores in Nature’s global 2025 PhD survey, but are they really the best places to do a doctorate?.
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Blog - Uncertainty: Academia’s Drive & Downfall
Rebecca Williams explores how uncertainty drives science but also threatens careers, reflecting on her PhD journey, stability, and the thrill of the unknown..
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Blog - Navigating Digital Fatigue and Techno-Resistance
Dr Jodi Watt, University of Glasgow, explores digital fatigue and techno-resistance in dementia research, sharing challenges and tips for inclusion..
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27 things we wish we’d known when we started our PhDs
Nature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture..
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Blog - Understanding Inequalities in Dementia
Professor Naaheed Mukadam explores inequalities in dementia, highlighting barriers in diagnosis, care, and research, and efforts to address them..
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Blog - First and last of publication authorship
Dr Charlie Arber shares his journey to senior authorship, developing iPSC astrocyte and microglia models to explore inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease..
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Blog - The Perfect Study Playlist
Adam Smith shares how he built a study playlist that improves focus, drawing on science, structure, and his own trial and error..
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Blog - World Alzheimer's Day reflection
Dr Clíona Farrell reflects on progress, challenges, and hope in Alzheimer’s research this World Alzheimer’s Day, sharing why she's inspired to study the disease.
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Blog - Rethinking Balance in Research
PhD student Emily Spencer reflects on boundaries, wellbeing, and work-life balance in research, and how rethinking priorities can bring real change..
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Blog - Genetically determined Alzheimer’s: ADAD-DSAD Recap
Dr Clíona Farrell shares insights from the ADAD-DSAD meeting on genetically determined Alzheimer’s, spanning research, trials, and lived experience..
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Blog - Career Decisions in Academia
Rebecca Williams shares why there is no 'wrong path' in academia or life, exploring career choices, fear of mistakes, and the value of diverse experiences..
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Blog - The Myth of the Neutral Scientist
Dr Jodi Watt challenges the idea of the ‘neutral scientist’, exploring how values, identity, and lived experience shape dementia research..
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Blog - Letting Go of Mum Guilt
Emily Spencer reflects on mum guilt and explains why adding an extra childcare day will help her work and support her energetic toddler’s wellbeing..
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Blog - How I Got into Clinical Research: My Career Journey
Julie Scott, Research Nurse at the Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network, shares her journey from frontline care to clinical research in Aberdeen..
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Blog - Patients, Practice and the Research Mindset
Old Age Psychiatrist Dr Peter Connelly reflects on a lifetime of learning, showing how patient care and clinical research can shape and strengthen each other..
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Blog - Climate Change and the Brain
Dr Clíona Farrell shares insights from Hot Brain 3 on how climate change affects brain health, neurological conditions, and care systems worldwide..
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Blog - Go with the Flo: Periods at Work
Rebecca Williams explores how periods impact work, calling for more research and kindness in the face of hormonal and cognitive shifts..
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Blog - AAIC 2025, Big, Busy and Worth It
Adam Smith shares reflections and tips for navigating AAIC 2025 in Toronto – a conference that’s big, full on, and genuinely worth the effort..
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Blog - Who Gets Left Out of Dementia Prevention?
Who gets left out of dementia prevention efforts? Dr Jodi Watt highlights how social inequity shapes risk and why we must rethink prevention for everyone..
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Blog - The Exhausting Reality of Data Collection
Emily Spencer shares the day-to-day challenges of research data collection in dementia studies, from rushed paperwork to long hours and mental overload..
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Blog - Closing the Gap Between Research and Implementation
Adam Smith explores why promising research so often fails to reach practice and shares five practical ways to help ensure your findings are adopted and used..
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Blog - How to be okay facing the unknown
Facing the unknown can feel overwhelming. In this guest blog, Dr Clíona Farrell shares reflections on uncertainty, career breaks, and embracing not knowing..
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