PPI in pre clinical and basic life sciences research
Dementia ResearcherDr Emma Dorris, University College Dublin delivers a session on ‘Patient and Public Involvement in preclinical and basic life sciences research’.
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The Life Scientists’ Guide For New PhD Students
Do you have new PhD students starting this Autumn? Or are you starting one yourself? Check out The Life Scientists’ Guide for New PhD Students. It’s crammed with advice that our fellow scientists have shared with us, as well as a few tips from our own experience.
Using mobile applications for social science research
LSE Impact BlogThis post from the LSE Impact blog discusses the use of mobile phone applications as a research method in the social sciences. Reflecting on their own use of apps to study fear of crime, and providing four key points to consider when seeking to use apps in your projects.
How I switched from academia to science communication
Science communication can be a welcome destination for some PhD students, but my road there was not straightforward. It required support from a life coach and international organisations, explains Evguenia Alechine in this blog for Nature Careers.
Time to flip your presentation format
Conference presentations often follow a simple narrative format. Pat Thomson discusses the benefits of adopting a less linear narrative structure and how doing so can create space for discussing the key messages in a research presentation.
Planning on writing over the holidays? Here is how to do it
Many academics use the summer holidays as a time to relax, unwind and finally get that writing project done. However, is setting aside large chunks of time over the holidays the best way to approach academic writing?
Blog – Co-Production Week #CoProWeek
Ester BellaviaBlog by Ester Bellavia, PhD student from Newcastle, discussing #CoProWeek and how share uses co-production in her own dementia research.
Women in Dementia Research
Blog by Dr Aoife Kiely from the Alzheimer’s Society – The number of women working in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is beginning to increase. However, there’s still a long way to go…
UK Health Research Authority publishes new best practice guidance for public involvement
The HRA has launched new guidelines on how to involve patients and the public in research, Their new webpages introduce four key principles for best practice in public involvement.
Use peer support to improve well-being and research outcomes
Blog by Sarah Masefield for Nature Careers – PhD students’ knowledge can and should be harnessed to help others who are beginning their postgraduate journey.
Blog – Qualitative research methods in dementia: how does conversation analysis help?
Monthly blog from Anna Volkmer, from University College London, discussing her research, work and getting through her PhD.
The #PhDweekend
Thesis WhispererThis post is by Laura Wynne, a PhD student at the University of Tasmania. She just submitted her PhD – only 10 days after her scholarship ran out. How did she keep to time so well and keep her weekends free?