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Day in the life of a researcher
Varied is how I would sum up a day in the life of a researcher. A lot depends on the type of study you are working on, your role in…
Six academic writing habits that will boost productivity
What’s the secret to a productive spell of writing? Chris Smith shares insights gleaned from interviews with a diverse group of academics
Blog – Caring for people who have dementia in Community Hospitals
Paul Brownbill, is from the University of South Wales, in his blog he talks about ‘Quality of Life and the Role of Communal Space in Sheltered Housing’
Winner of the David Hague Early Career Investigator of the Year Award 2018
Dr Selina Wray has won the David Hague Early Career Investigator of the Year Award 2018 for her outstanding contribution to the tau biology field.
Profile – Dr James Dachtler
Plans for world domination with his wife, who is also a scientist. Currently working at Durham looking at the effects of Alzheimer’s disease upon sociability
Podcast – Managing & fostering good relations with PhD supervisors
In this weeks podcast, our panel explore how they have worked with, and managed their relationships with supervisors. How this develops over time, how you ensure your research is your own and their tips for success.
We need to talk about disability and chronic illness during the PhD
If you developed a chronic illness and an associated disability during your studies… where do you turn? How do you confront the challenge?
Cracking the mysteries of Alzheimer’s disease
With Pfizer shutting down its neuroscience unit and a long list of failed late-stage trials, the sheer difficulty of improving the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease has become painfully clear. How can researchers crack the mystery of this much-feared neurodegenerative disease?
Profile – Dr Chris Hardy, University College London
Ironman and Senior Research Fellow investigating symptoms of hearing loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease and the primary progressive aphasias
