Profile – Dr Pulkit Khandelwal, Harvard Medical School
Dr Pulkit Khandelwal, is a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School and MGH, links postmortem brain MRI with histopathology to study neurodegeneration.
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Early Career Researcher Award in PPIE 2026
PhD students and postdocs in UK rare disease research: apply with your PPIE contributor for RDR UK’s award and win a trip to its 2027 conference. Closes 15 Nov.
Podcast – Happy 200th: How UCL is Changing Dementia Research
UCL turns 200. Selina Wray, Aygun Badalova, Tammaryn Lashley and Andre Altmann on what dementia research has achieved there, and what needs to come next.
How to Apply for a Research Assistant Job (and Actually Get Shortlisted)
A practical guide to research assistant job applications in UK dementia research: how shortlisting really works, reading the grant behind the post, supporting statements, sensible use of AI, visas and interviews.
Conversations about academic authorship need to be transparent
Madeleine Pownall and Mary Hausfeld call for research teams to be more explicit, equitable, and reflective about how they assign scholarly credit
Proteintech Microscopy Image Competition 2026
Enter your best immunofluorescence image in Proteintech’s 2026 Microscopy Image Competition. Open worldwide, any supplier’s antibodies. Closes 5 October 2026.
Help! My Control Cells Didn’t Get the Memo
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Profile – Dr Vaitsa Giannouli, Democritus University of Thrace
Dr Vaitsa Giannouli, Assistant Professor at Democritus University of Thrace, researches neuropsychological assessment and financial capacity in older adults.
15-Minute Speech Test for Dementia: Memory Services Wanted
MemoryTell has Innovate UK funding to test a 15-minute speech and language assessment in memory clinics, and wants to hear from memory services keen to get involved.
Who pays when free academic journals change the rules?
Hundreds of once-free academic journals now charge a fee. What drives the shift, and what does it mean for researchers with limited funds to publish their work?
World Alzheimer Report 2026: Key Findings on Dementia Clinical Trials
The World Alzheimer Report 2026 from ADI focuses on dementia clinical trials. Key findings, the ten recommendations, and what they mean for researchers.
Profile – Dr Connor McDonald, University of the West of Scotland
Dr Connor McDonald is an early career researcher at the University of the West of Scotland, developing family centred reminiscence for care home visits.