Careers in Dementia Research

As part of National Careers Week, NIHR Dementia Researcher, Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer's Research UK, Race Against Dementia, Dementias Platform UK and the Dementia Research Institute are working together to encourage young-people and undergraduates to consider a future in dementia research. National Careers Week (NCW) is a celebration of careers guidance and free resources in education across the UK. The aim is to provide a focus for careers guidance activity at an important stage in the academic calendar to help support young people leaving education.

On this page you will find...
  • Blogs - Inspirational blogs and articles written by early career dementia researchers, talking about their work and careers, and sharing how you could follow in their footsteps - all our blogs also include author narrations, so you can listen or read - if you have questions, you can post those in reply to the articles too. We also have a series from Morgan Daniel, following life as she moves from Scotland to London to student Dementia Care and Neuroscience.
  • Webinars - A schedule of live webinars, which bring together researchers from different areas of discovery to share what they do, how they got there, and taking your questions - themed around lab research, technology, creative arts, psychology and healthcare, and if you need inspiration or background on the disease, out webinar on Monday features people directly affected by the disease talking about it, and why research is important (you can register for these below, or if you missed the date, visit our YouTube channel to watch live or the recordings).
  • Podcasts - Below is a podcast we recently recorded with three Neuroscience MSc Students sharing information on their studies and student life at UCL, follow the link to access over 100 of our previous shows, and hear from over 200 researchers discussing what they do, and ways they have found to cope with studying. - this includes shows on how to decide on your career path.
  • Tools & resources - We have spend some time curating and collating links to lots of other websites and tools that will be useful to anything considering a careers as a dementia researcher. We have the online interactive career planner from the MRC, guidance for overseas students, links to job and funding articles and much more. Looks around, and get the support you need.
  • Further Education - We have created a directory of all the Higher and Further Education Courses we could find across the UK. Take a look and find a course that suits you and your interests.

For many people the first steps to becoming a dementia researcher is through education. If you just graduated from University, this could be in undertaking a postgraduate course, or if you're returning to education through a diploma or continuing professional development. In this podcast we spoke with three MSc Students from University College London - studying Dementia and Neuroscience. Hear them discuss their career paths, studies and what motivated them to follow this path.

Webinar recordings

What is dementia, how does it affect people and why is research important?
Careers in Dementia Research – Arts & Culture Researchers
Careers in Dementia Research – Psychology & Care focussed Researchers
Careers in Dementia Research – Scientists & Lab Based Researchers
Careers in Dementia Research – Technology, Data & Innovation Researchers
Careers in Dementia Research – Healthcare Professionals
Careers in Dementia Research

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Learn about Dementia

Dementia awareness e-learning course from SCIE

Jobs

From Research Assistant, to Science Comms and PhDs

Find a Masters

Directory of Masters degrees & postgrads around the world

Why study postgraduate?

A rewarding investment in your own future

Hear about the Future of Dementia Research

PhD Study

Develop research skills & become an expert in your field

PhD Advice

Looking for an introduction to PhD study?

How to choose a postdoc, and find the right Ph‪D‬

Dementia Research Funding

Alzheimer's Research UK fund early career researchers in a variety of ways

British Council

Opportunities and advice if you want to study, train or gain experience in the UK.

Volunteering to help Dementia

Find a volunteering opportunity supporting research

Getting some experience

Volunteers are a vital force in making breakthroughs possible

The impact of involving people with dementia in research

Researching Art to help people living with Dementia

Music & Dementia

Using Artificial Intelligence & data to fight dementia

Life in the Dementia lab

Breaking the Glass Ceiling

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