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Dementia ResearcherLearn about new career tools from the NIH intramural program Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (CARD) in the USA.
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Blog – Navigating Collaborative Science
Dr Gaia BrezzoDr Gaia Brezzo explores collaborative science’s evolution, lab dynamics, and positive citizenship in this insightful blog full of top tips.
Blog – Why You Should Teach Alongside Your Research
Dr Ajantha AbeyDiscover the joy of teaching: as a PhD student, embrace the classroom to enrich your research, communication skills, and future prospects – Ajantha Abey
Blog – Population Studies: What we have learned and why we need them
Dr Connor RichardsonDr Connor Richardson discusses population-based studies to understanding cognitive function distribution, and effective strategies for older individuals
Ask Your Mentor Podcast – Dr Aitana Sogorb-Esteve
Shania Ibarra chats with Dr Aitana Sogorb-Esteve, talking lessons from her career, from Spain to London and to being a RAD Fellow & UKDRI Emerging Leader
Blog – How to Build your Academic Network
Dr Sam MoxonDr Sam Moxon highlights the importance of collaboration in dementia research and offers practical tips to nurture effective partnerships.
Ask Your Mentor Podcast – Dr Ian Harrison
Dr Josie Fullerton interviews her brilliant mentor Dr Ian Harrison. Talking life, careers, baking, research + much more. In association with ARUK
Blog – Isolation in Academia
Dr Yvonne CouchDr Yvonne Couch’s blog emphasises the importance of mentoring in academia for mental health and academic success, advocating for compulsory mentoring programmes
Using ChatGPT (ChattieG) to write good
Thesis WhispererThesis Whisperer provides a hot take on ChatGPT: Academics have a responsibility to show others, how to use these tools responsibly, creatively and ethically
Learn how to collaborate effectively
NIHRWatch this webinar from the NIHR with Claire Goodman, to discover how to collaborate effectively across the complex health and social care system.
Blog – Pivoting your research area
Dr Kamar Ameen-AliDr Kamar Ameen-Ali shares her experience of pivoting research areas during postdoc positions, emphasising the importance of leveraging existing skills.
Blog – 5 things I wish I had known about writing up my PhD thesis
Dr Beth EyreBeth Eyre gives tips for PhD thesis writing, emphasising routine, realistic expectations, separating writing and editing, and completion over perfection.