The Life Scientist’s Guide To Cost-Saving In The Lab
Dementia ResearcherIn this Life Scientist’s Guide To Cost-Saving In The Lab, neuroscience PhD student Karolina Farrell from UCL shares her top tips for cutting costs (not corners) in the lab.
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Alzheimer’s Research UK – Dementia Attitudes Monitor
Blog shared from Hilary Evans for Alzheimer’s Research UK – New report published by Alzheimer’s Research UK shines a light on the UK’s attitudes towards dementia and research
How scientists can team up with big tech
Technology companies are attracting researchers through funding and partnership opportunities.
How to write effectively for international journals
Blog from Nature Careers – Using modern tools to manage research literature, analyse published articles and find language teachers to improve manuscripts for publication.
How to read and understand a scientific paper: a guide for non-scientists
LSE Impact BlogJennifer Raff has prepared a helpful guide for non-scientists on how to read a scientific paper, for the LSE Impact Blog. Steps and tips useful to anyone interested in the presentation of scientific findings.
Exploring the role of community hospitals & patient experience
A comprehensive profile and comparative analysis of the characteristics, patient experience and community value of the community hospital.
Erasmus+ funding available for EU internships
Thinking of undertaking an internship in the EU this summer? The Erasmus+ Traineeship Grant to help you with the costs associated with interning outside of the UK. Tanja Hann shares her experience of the programme.
Scientific progress is built on failure
Learning to handle failure is just part of scientific life, writes Eileen Parkes for the Nature Careers Blog
Building a culture of research impact
Louise Shaxson writes for the LSE Impact Blog suggesting developing a culture of engagement and collaboration, is just as important to achieving research impact.
CryoEM γ-Secretase Structures Nail APP, Notch Binding
Alz ForumIn the January 11 Science, Yigong Shi, Tsinghua University, Beijing, and colleagues present a high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy structure of γ-secretase enfolding a fragment of APP. Find out more on their work from this post on the Alz Forum.
Turing Lecture from Stephen Friend – How smartphones and wearable technology can help in the care of chronic illnesses
Now available watch healthcare researcher Stephen Friend’s Turing Lecture on using smartphones & wearable technology to support those with chronic conditions such as dementia.
Enabling NHS staff to contribute to research
A new report from the RAND Europe looks at NHS staffs contribution to research reflecting on current practice and informing future opportunities