Profile – Dr Rachael Kelley
Research Fellow at Leeds Beckett University. Driven by a family connection, and driven by the potential to deliver improvements in care – and will eat any caterpillar that gets in her way!
All posts by Dementia Researcher
Digital Technologies for the Assessment of Cognition: A Clinical Review
Interested in what digital technologies can do for dementia?
Profile – Dr Cara Sass
Completed her PhD looking at the value of sporting reminiscence for men living with dementia, now a research Fellow at University of Leeds
How to mentor undergraduates as a postgraduate, and why it’s important
There’s a difference between mentoring and doling out to-do lists…
Alzheimer’s Society releases Impact report on PPI in research
New report shows impact of Alzheimer’s Society work in Patient & Public Engagement, and highlights what help is on offer.
To save the research literature, get rid of the literature review
The literature review is a staple of the scholarly article. But when those previous studies are misrepresented by an author, isn’t the knowledge base in fact degraded rather than preserved?
Profile – Dr Lakshini Mendis
Early Career Researcher working in the Office of the NIHR National Director for Dementia Research supporting delivery of the governments 2020 Dementia Challenge
Using patient and public involvement to improve research design and funding application
Using patient and public involvement to improve the research design and funding application for a project aimed at fostering a more collaborative approach to the NHS health check: the CaVIAR project (better Care Via Improved Access to Records)
Alzheimer’s Society – Dementia Researchers Leaders Award
Dementia Researchers Leaders Awards The future of dementia research is only possible with the next generation of dementia research leaders. With 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK and…
Patient engagement in guidelines: reality or myth?
There has been an increased emphasis on involving patients and the public in research. While this sounds like a positive movement, are guideline developers actually involving patients?
Podcast – Managing family life and research career
Like all busy mums and dads, we find creative ways to manage, our time and work – but how about when that work is a career in dementia research….
Gaining Notoriety, SORL1 Claims Spot Among Top Alzheimer’s Genes
Growing evidence now suggests that a sixth gene, the endocytic receptor SORL1, deserves a look.