A what? A Public Advisor Researcher? You may well ask…
Emma and Sue Williams are Public Advisor Researchers at the University of Liverpool. Two years in, they explain a job nobody could describe to them..
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How to Write a Literature Review
Struggling to make your literature review analytical? Dr Elizabeth Yardley shares a simple three-step structure to help you write with clarity and focus..
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Blog - Overcoming Academic Conference Presentation Anxiety
Emily Spencer on conference presentation anxiety, returning to conference season after maternity leave, and why the talk she dreaded went better than expected..
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Blog - Good Research Still Needs an Audience
Adam Smith on why good research does not speak for itself, and how science communication and visibility help findings get used and careers get noticed..
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Blog - What Sport Can Teach Science
Dr Lindsey Sinclair on what sport can teach science, from rowing races to research projects, teamwork, marginal gains, goal setting and losing gracefully..
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Rejection in academia is structural not personal
Academic rejection often reflects scarcity, chance and structural pressures—not personal failure. It’s time to change how academia talks about it..
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Blog - Weightlifting and Creatine on Brain Health
Rahul Sidhu weighs up whether lifting weights and taking creatine actually protect the brain, and what the dementia evidence really supports..
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Blog - Research Habits I Wish I’d Started Earlier in My PhD
Dr Ajantha Abey shares the PhD lab hacks he wishes he had started earlier: experiment numbering, file naming, notes, references and figures.
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Blog - An Alzheimer’s Cabaret
Dr Clíona Farrell reviews Unforgettable, a funny, sad cabaret about familial Alzheimer's, and what it taught her about listening to families..
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Podcast - AAIC 2026 - Day Four
The fourth and final of AAIC 2026 highlights podcasts brings together Adam Smith, Dr Niying Li, Dr Natasha Anita & Lillian Morgado sharing learning from the day.
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Podcast - AAIC 2026 - Day Three
The third of our AAIC 2026 podcasts brings together Adam Smith, Abrar AbuHamdia and Cari Randa-Beaulieu discussing the talks and posters they explored..
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Podcast - AAIC 2026 - Day Two
The second of our AAIC 2026 podcasts brings together Adam Smith, Nathania, Dr Arezoo Talebzadeh and Dr Suelyn Koerich, sharing highlights & takeaways.
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Podcast - AAIC 2026 - Day One
The first of our AAIC 2026 podcasts brings together Adam Smith, Sarah Graef & Muthia Huda Islami to share their highlights from day one..
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Blog - When Experiments Fail: Staying Positive in Research
Beccy Owen on why a failed experiment does not make you a bad scientist, and how to keep a positive mindset when the work refuses to cooperate..
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Blog - How I Found My Way into Dementia Research
Harriet Greene got into an Oxford PhD at 23 with no master's, via Bali, a broken arm and a Greek dive boat. Her first blog on the give to gain principle..
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ISTAART RELAY Podcast - Clinical Trials Advancement and Methods PIA
Mixed pathology, fluid biomarkers and smarter trial design. Carla Abdelnour with host Sindhuja Govindarajan. The ISTAART Clinical Trials & Methods PIA on Relay. .
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ISTAART RELAY Podcast - PIA to Elevate Early Career Researchers
Spotting brain change years early, and levelling the field for ECRs. Sindhuja Govindarajan with host Joe Kane. The ISTAART PEERs PIA on Relay. .
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ISTAART RELAY Podcast - Lewy Body Dementias PIA
Why Lewy body dementia is so often missed, and what's changing. Joe Kane with host Patrick Lao. The ISTAART Lewy Body Dementias PIA on Relay. .
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ISTAART RELAY Podcast - Down Syndrome & Alzheimer's Disease PIA
How studying Down syndrome reveals Alzheimer's earliest steps. Dr Patrick Lao with host Lillian Morgado. The ISTAART Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's PIA on Relay. .
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ISTAART RELAY Podcast - Health Policy PIA
Why policy is the bridge from lab to patient: Lillian Morgado on dementia, law and access, with host Vanessa Young. The ISTAART Health Policy PIA on Relay..
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ISTAART RELAY Podcast - Technology & Dementia PIA
Sleep, wearables and the rise of 'nearables': Vanessa Young on digital biomarkers, with host Carla Abdelnour. The ISTAART Technology and Dementia PIA on Relay. .
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Podcast - Supporting Dementia at Home: Insights from PALLDEM
How can home care better support people with dementia at home? Hear about PALLDEM insights on care, IPOS Dem, lived experience and end of life support..
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Blog - Sleep and Dementia: Should We Worry?
Rahul Sidhu explores sleep and dementia, explaining why occasional restless nights are unlikely to matter, while long term sleep problems need attention..
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Podcast - Agentic AI and the Future of Dementia Research
In this podcast, Dr Niranjan Bose, Jonathan Hoover and Dr Kexin Huang on the Alzheimer's Insights AI Prize and what agentic AI means for dementia research..
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Blog - The Hidden Work of Finishing a PhD
Emily Spencer reflects on the final PhD stretch, hidden thesis tasks, conference pressure, rejected funding, and finding focus before submission.
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