Green and gold: the highs and the lows of open access publishing
Publishing your research is great, but its even better if read it. In this blog Dr Anna Volkmer discusses her current efforts to make a new publication open access.
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Guest Blog – A little bit of Conversation Analysis can tell us a great deal about dementia
In her latest blog, Speech and Language Therapy Researchers, Dr Anna Volkmer talks to the value of conversation analysis, as a tool for life, not just for dementia – read or hear Anna read her own words.
Guest Blog – Anxiety dreams and short terms contracts
Dr Anna Volkmer had a strange dream… one we feel sure would never come to pass. In this blog Anna share her top tips for surviving the unstable and insecure life of an ECR
Guest Blog – Aphasia, public awareness
Aphasia, Apraxia and Dysarthria something the public may be more aware of since news of Bruce Willis’s diagnosis. and it’s Dr Anna Volkmer’s specialist subject.
Guest Blog – Can Conversation Analysis infiltrate mainstream Dementia Research?
Do research funders and those responsible for comissioning service favour quantative research over qualitative? Dr Anna Volkmer thinks so
Guest Blog – Cultivating a research culture in the NHS (reflections from a non-medic)
Can the research culture inside the NHS be improved? What role can non clinicians play? New blog from Anna Vollkmer discussing research culture inside the health service.
Guest Blog – Dementia care over the last 25 years: From “there is nothing we can do” to “a range of interventions”
We need more dementia researchers to make use of the funding available, and to ensure we can find new treatments and ways to improve care and eventually beat the disease. Dr Anna Volkmer takes us through a few of the discoveries research has found in the past 25 years.
Guest Blog – Dissemination: Building up to a podcast
New Blog from Anna Volkmer, talking about her experience of podcasting with Dementia Researcher.
Guest Blog – Doing a virtual viva and completing those darned amendments during COVID-19
Anna Volkmer (now Dr Volkmer) shares the story behind her on / off viva, and working on amendments, parenting and work during lockdown.
Guest Blog – Doing it for the girls: juggling academic and family life
Blog from Anna Volkmer, exploring life as a researcher and mother.
Guest Blog – Doing PPI on my PhD project
PPI with people with language led dementia: the barriers & the facilitators
Guest Blog – Finding your cheer team: Maintaining resilience in academia
How do you feel when your colleagues win grants? Is it okay to celebrate success, when others around you are less fortunate? Anna has been conflcted