Blog - Life After the PhD: My Fellowship Application
Emily Spencer on the strange clarity that arrived when her PhD funding clock started ticking, and why a fellowship application suddenly made sense to her..
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Blog - PhD Application Advice: Assessing & Approaching a New Lab
Choosing a PhD lab matters as much as the topic. Dr Ajantha Abey shares how to assess supervisors, vet labs, and approach academics with confidence..
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The nine-to-five PhD: mere myth or an achievable goal?
Can you squeeze your graduate programme into a 40-hour working week? These 13 current and former PhD candidates reveal their top time-management tips..
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Blog - The Long Way Round to a PhD
Beccy Owen shares her path to a PhD, from doubt and detours to finding her place in dementia research, and what the journey has really felt like..
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Blog - Momentum in Dementia Research: What I Saw at ARUK
Rahul Sidhu reflects on the ARUK conference, sharing key science, emerging ideas, and why dementia research feels more connected and forward moving than ever..
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Blog - Optimise, troubleshoot, repeat - Beginning a new project
Dr Clíona Farrell reflects on starting a new postdoc, sharing how planning, troubleshooting, and perseverance shape early project progress in the lab..
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Blog - Motherhood, PhDs, and the Funding Gap
Emily Spencer reflects on motherhood during a PhD, exposing funding gaps, maternity pay uncertainty, and why research systems must better support parents..
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Blog - Real Food for Thought in the Fight Against Dementia
A moving blog from Dr Sam Moxon on Lewy body dementia, diagnosis uncertainty, family experience, and why awareness matters even without clear answers.
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Blog - Imposter Syndrome
Rahul Sidhu reflects on imposter syndrome in research and shares practical ways early career scientists can manage doubt, build confidence, and keep growing..
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Blog - How I Came To Enjoy Public Speaking As An Introvert
Dr Ajantha Abey reflects on moving from stage fright to enjoying public speaking, and how practice, teaching, and confidence shaped their voice as a researcher..
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Blog - Returning to work after a travel-filled career break
After five months travelling across Asia, Dr Clíona Farrell returns to a postdoc at UCL and reflects on breaks, doubt, and starting again..
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Blog - Learning to Let Good Be Enough
Emily Spencer reflects on perfectionism during her PhD, asking if striving for excellence can sometimes limit progress and wellbeing..
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Balancing a PhD, Two Young Kids, and Everything Else
Worried about PhD publications or slow results? Solutions Lab Q and A shares guidance from Cliona Farrell on papers timelines expectations and priorities..
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Blog - An Introverts Survival Guide to Conferences
Feeling overwhelmed at conferences? Dr Gemma Lace shares practical ways to manage anxiety, network comfortably and make events work for your career..
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Blog - My journey to a PhD in neuroscience: the highs & lows
From lab resits to first author papers, Rahul Sidhu shares his journey into dementia research and what it really takes to reach a PhD in neuroscience..
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Blog - Never Truly Known, The Reality of Lewy Body Dementia
A moving blog from Dr Sam Moxon on Lewy body dementia, diagnosis uncertainty, family experience, and why awareness matters even without clear answers.
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Blog - Alzheimer’s to Lewy Body Disease - Expanding our Research Horizons
From Alzheimer’s to Lewy body disease, Dr Ajantha Abey explains why looking beyond single diagnoses matters & how shared pathology can shape research and trials.
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Blog - Why you should Start Writing Blogs
Rebecca Williams reflects on how blogging shaped her PhD journey, built confidence, and helped her find her voice as a researcher..
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How Many Papers Do You Really Need During a PhD?
Worried about PhD publications or slow results? Solutions Lab Q and A shares guidance from Cliona Farrell on papers timelines expectations and priorities..
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Blog - What Changing Institution Taught Me
Blog from Dr Lindsey Sinclair on what changing institution taught her about confidence, career progression, family balance, and finding the right academic fit..
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Blog - Why the Business Side of Dementia Research Matters
The business side of dementia research can feel uncomfortable but it shapes what gets funded and what reaches patients writes Sam Moxon on why it matters.
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Blog - Which medical specialty should treat and research dementia?
Which medical specialty should lead dementia care and research Dr Tom Russ explores how neurology geriatrics and old age psychiatry each contribute.
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Blog - Battling Disconnection
Doing a PhD can feel lonely, especially alongside parenting and pressure. Emily Spencer shares how disconnection crept in and what helped her feel less alone..
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Blog - Working on the Move
Working on trains can feel awkward, but Dr Sam Moxon reflects on why using travel time productively matters less than how others might see us..
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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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