A brief history of research impact: how has impact assessment evolved in the UK and Australia?
Kate Williams and Jonathan Grant document the evolution of research impact assessment in the UK and Australia.
Dementia Researcher
A Gateway from Health Data to Health Discovery
The Health Data Research Innovation Gateway (the ‘Gateway’) provides a common entry point to discover and enquire about access to UK health datasets for research and innovation. Find out more about how it could help your research.
A look behind the scenes – how Alzheimer’s Research UK decides what research to fund
Earlier this year, Alzheimer’s Research UK offered dementia researchers in the early stages of their career a chance to sit in on a meeting of our Grant Review Board. Dr Lauren Walker took the opportunity…
A number of freely available tools can help you improve your literature review routine and stay on top of published research
A short sequence of steps and flagged a number of freely available online tools that will help researchers to easily integrate an effective literature review and discovery routine into their work lives.
A retrospective analysis of the peer review of more than 75,000 Marie Curie proposals between 2007 and 2018
Most funding agencies rely on peer review to evaluate grant applications and proposals, but do changes to process affect funding decisions? This paper by David Pina explores.
Academics Need to Talk
Academics Need to Talk is a global movement of the academic community to support each other through the pandemic. We will connect to give each other purpose, spread kindness and strengthen our bonds.
Achieving a good work-life balance.. or should that be life-work balance?
Listen to Professor Alexandra Olaya-Castro and Professor Geraint Rees in this UCL Podcast, discussing the challenges and turning points in their careers as they maintain the balance between success in academia and personal life.
Advance at the MRC Harwell Institute
New Advance training courses running at MRC Harwell -find out about their mouse Genetics and Pathology courses
Advice about becoming a scientist – Dementia Explained
Content provided by Alzheimer’s Research UK
Advice from the high seas: how to transition to a new lab
Respect for what you and your colleagues bring to the table is vital to successful integration, says Melissa T. Miller in her blog for Nature Careers
Alexa, do science! Voice-activated assistants hit the lab bench
Research-optimized tools can take notes, dictate instructions and answer questions, allowing researchers to work hands-free.