Profile – Margot Michalik, University of Glasgow
Margot Michalik, PhD student at the University of Glasgow, uses MRI to study how cardiovascular disease affects brain waste clearance and dementia.
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Making Conferences Accessible: New ALBA Guidelines for Organisers
New ALBA guidelines show conference accessibility needn’t cost much, plus a new database to connect neuroscientists with disabilities.
STEM PhDs: Why Background Still Shapes the Path to PhD
A major new report finds students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds are far less likely to reach a STEM PhD, even with a first from a top university.
Be a Podcast Guest at the Alzheimer Europe Conference 2026
Going to the Alzheimer Europe Conference in Dublin? Join us on our highlights podcasts and share what you’ve seen and heard. No experience needed.
How to Peer Review a Paper: A Step-by-Step Guide for Your First Review
Most researchers do their first peer review with no training at all. A step-by-step guide to reviewing a paper, from the invitation to the report, including what is and isn’t your job and the rules on AI.
Funded NIHR Grant Writing Retreat for Kent, Surrey and Sussex
A free three-day residential retreat in Tunbridge Wells for Kent, Surrey and Sussex researchers preparing NIHR bids. Apply by 29 November 2026.
Funding to Run Your Own Physics of Life Workshop
Have an idea for a workshop that brings physicists and life scientists together? The Physics of Life Network will fund and help run it. Open to UK researchers.
The Economic Case for Prioritising Alzheimer’s Disease Policy in Europe
A Biogen-funded CRA analysis estimates that prioritising Alzheimer’s policy could save Europe’s five biggest economies €182 billion by 2036.
AD/PD 2027: Late-Breaking Abstract Submission Now Open
Got new results since September? Late-breaking abstract submission for AD/PD 2027 in Barcelona is open until 18 November 2026.
Professional Services Staff: The Invisible Majority in Universities
A new HEPI report finds professional and support staff are 56% of the UK university workforce, yet change, low pay and missing career paths are taking a toll.
Survey: Community-Based Dementia Models of Support and Care
Take part in a WHO-supported international survey on community-based dementia support and care. 10 to 15 minutes, available in 16 languages.
Profile – Ananta Jain, Queen Mary University of London
Ananta Jain, an MSc Neuroscience graduate from Queen Mary University of London, is interested in neurodegeneration, pain and sex differences in disease.