Alzheimer’s Society Accelerator Programme
EditorLooking to fund innovations and inventions that could help people affected by dementia live better.
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Alzheimer’s Society releases Impact report on PPI in research
New report shows impact of Alzheimer’s Society work in Patient & Public Engagement, and highlights what help is on offer.
An introduction to overviews of reviews: planning a relevant research question and objective for an overview
Overviews of systematic reviews are a relatively new approach to synthesising evidence, and research methods and associated guidance are developing.
Analysing the market for care homes for older people using Care Quality Commission and other data
In this webinar Professor Ruth Hancock analyses the market for care homes for older people using Care Quality Commission and other data.
Are Tauopathies Caused by Neuronal and Glial Senescence?
In AD, tau tangles correlate closely with neurodegeneration, but how they work their mischief remains unclear… or does it?
Asking for Reasonable Adjustments for a Health Condition or Disability
Disclosing your health condition consists of two parts of a conversation: the disclosure itself and the request for support.
At the coalface for Dementias Platform UK
Blog from Joshua Bauermeister for DPUK, providing an insight into a key job that makes it possible for researchers to compare data across different cohorts in the Data Portal.
Bad Synergy—Together, Vascular Problems and Aβ Hasten Memory Slippage
People at risk for future cardiovascular events also face greater odds of developing memory problems, according to a May 23 study in JAMA Neurology.
Basics of how to write about research methods in the social sciences
Patrick Brindle looks at the task in practical terms and examines the different writing challenges that face PhD students writing a methodology chapter
Beating the odds to secure a permanent contract
Six early-career researchers offer advice on how to secure a permanent contract in academia, and then make the most of it.
Blog – Life in the Doldrums (getting the wind back in your sails).
Allyson Rogers writes about how she found her research stagnating in the doldrums and how she got the wind back into her sails.
Blog – PhD Fear (a personal account)
How can you deal with PhD Fear, this great blog from Thesis Whisperer is by Elaine Campbell a Associate Professor at Northumbria Law School,