Advice from the high seas: how to transition to a new lab
Dementia ResearcherRespect for what you and your colleagues bring to the table is vital to successful integration, says Melissa T. Miller in her blog for Nature Careers
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Why you need an agenda for meetings with your principal investigator
A list of talking points can help with navigating potentially difficult topics and sticky negotiations.
New investigators can’t apply for NIHR research funding… can they?
Justine Tomlinson successfully applied for an NIHR RfPB award during her PhD and has shared her advice to encourage other doctoral students to apply.
Scientist Focus: Cassy Fiford
Alzheimer’s Research UK talking to Cassy Fiford a research assistant and PhD student to find out why she is passionately involved in dementia research.
Costing your research
What costs should you be considering on your next grant application – guidance from the MRC (useful for other funders too)
12 top tips for writing a grant application
Dr David Crosby, Programme Manager for Methodology and Experimental Medicine, has a pretty good idea what a grant board is looking for.
40 Must-read academic blogs for researchers and PhD students
40 popular blogs by academics (who also make the most of Twitter)
How to be the ‘star PhD student’ – when you are an introvert
Thesis WhispererDo you identify as ‘introvert’? Many PhD students do. In this post from Thesis Whisperer Sharong Yong discusses how this shouldn’t be a barrier.
To save the research literature, get rid of the literature review
The literature review is a staple of the scholarly article. But when those previous studies are misrepresented by an author, isn’t the knowledge base in fact degraded rather than preserved?
Why GDPR matters for research
On 25 May 2018 new data protection regulations are introduced in the UK and across the EU. What do the new regulations mean for research.
Understanding dementia: the value of co-research
#esrcblog by Professor Linda Birt on working alongside people with dementia as co-researchers
Blog – The myths and mysteries of transitioning from clinician to academic
Dr Anna Volkmer is debunking some of the myths around academia can help health professionals take their first steps onto this career path