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.
New centre will look to improve research relevance for all by combining the strengths of current NIHR approaches to research dissemination and to patient and public involvement, engagement and participation (PPIE). There is now an opportunity for Early Career Researchers to engage in this process.
This 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.
As microglia become more central to Alzheimer’s research, researchers are seeking better model systems to study their in vivo behavior – can chimeric mice provide a solution?
The NIHR has announced a £135 million investment in 15 new NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs).
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.
With 10,000 plays & listeners coming from more than 50 countries, we celebrate & draw the name of one of lucky person to win a fantastic pair of Sony Headphones
Listeners from around the world tune-in to the NIHR Dementia Researcher podcast.
The winners of the Alzheimer’s Society ‘Dementia Research Leaders awards’ were announced at our annual conference.
Around 140 scientists gathered in Rungstedgaard, north of Copenhagen, Denmark, May 5–9 for the biannual Brain Conference organised by the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies and the Lundbeck Foundation. This article from the Alz Forum shares news from the event.
Grab your audience’s attention by using slides as a roadmap and focusing on your role as a presenter, recommends Ananya Sen in this blog for Nature Careers.
This is a great opportunity to help the NHS graduate trainee scheme whilst also gaining a valuable skill, which is transferable to your own work.
Dementia Researcher
LSE Impact Blog
Alz Forum
Adam Smith