‘Innovation in PPI’ Soapbox
Have you got a novel idea about how to approach PPI in research? Prepared to pitch it on our PPI Soapbox?
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“Staying safe” – a narrative review of falls prevention in people with Parkinson’s – “PDSAFE”
Parkinson’s disease demonstrates a spectrum of motor and non-motor symptoms. Falling is common and disabling.
“TEXT!!” What can Love Island teach us about careers?
I assume you watched Love Island, right? It seems we all did. And if you didn’t (Don’t worry it will be back in the summer). Cancel all plans and you’ll be caught up in no time. It’ll be well worth it. Much like David Attenborough’s Planet Earth, Love Island offers new perspectives on our world,…
£1.2 million to roll-out dementia care home programme to COVID-hit sector
New government funding to help researchers develop an innovative online programme to improve and personalise care for people with dementia in care homes, which were hard-hit by the COVID-19 crisis.
10,000 research participants recruited through Join Dementia Research – Could it help your study?
Could Join Dementia Research help recruit to your study? Meeting those essential targets
11 ways to avert a data-storage disaster
Hard-drive failures are inevitable, but data loss doesn’t have to be. Top tips from Jeffrey M. Perkel in this blog shared from Nature Careers.
12 top tips for writing a grant application
Dr David Crosby, Programme Manager for Methodology and Experimental Medicine, has a pretty good idea what a grant board is looking for.
2019 Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Research Leaders award winners announced
The winners of the Alzheimer’s Society ‘Dementia Research Leaders awards’ were announced at our annual conference.
3 hot topics from the world’s largest dementia research conference
Aoife Kiely, Research Communications Officer, shares her highlights from the AAIC with insights from Dr Doug Brown, Chief Policy and Research Officer.
30th Alzheimer Europe Conference: Call for Abstracts
Alzheimer Europe Conference is being organised in collaboration with Societatea Română Alzheimer in Bucharest, Romania and takes place from 20 to 22 October 2020. Submit your abstract by the 15th May.
40 Must-read academic blogs for researchers and PhD students
40 popular blogs by academics (who also make the most of Twitter)
5 common research designs: A quick primer for journalists (and newbies)
If you’re not sure how a cross-sectional analysis differs from a randomized, controlled clinical trial, keep reading. This article offers a broad overview of five of the most common research designs journalists (and newbie researchers) encounter.