Podcast series: Clinical Research Career Conversations
Dementia ResearcherA new podcast series exploring different roles and professions involved in clinical research and highlights the incredible impact they have on healthcare.
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Primary Progressive Aphasia awareness day – 4th April 2025
We’re pleased to help spread the word about the official launch of the first-ever Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) Awareness Day – 4th April 2025!
Great Minds Live – Living Well With Dementia
Join Prof. Chudi Banerjee & Prof. Martin Prince presenting for Great Minds, as they explore dementia care, quality of life, and the limits of drug treatments.
Leaky pipelines: I track the ‘pink collar’ parallels between nursing and academia
Nature Careers BlogThe two professions can face similar gender-based challenges in recruitment and retention, says workforce modeller Alison Leary for Nature Careers
Meet the 1st cohort of Alzheimer’s Society Vascular & Immune DTC Students
Alzheimer's SocietyMeet the Vascular and Immune Contributors to Dementia (VIDA DTC’s) first PhD cohort, backed by Alzheimer’s Society’s £9m to pioneer dementia research.
Dr Chris Hardy appointed as Alzheimer’s Society Carol Jennings Fellow
Alzheimer’s Society has announced that Dr Chris Hardy from University College London is to become their second Carol Jennings Research Fellow
SHIMMER Trial Reports Positive Results
Exciting results from Cognition Therapeutics’ Phase 2 SHIMMER study of CT1812 for DLB: met safety endpoints & improved cognitive & motor functions. Details coming at January’s LBD Conference
Learning from the ‘Crossing the line’ Project
Explore key insights from University of Worcester’s 18-month study on family carers of dementia patients. Discover our new educational resources to aid care.
PPI with policymakers & practitioners: NIHR Active-6 study
NIHRNIHR Webinar series, drawing on the experiences of public contributors and researchers, will showcase examples of patient and public involvement in research.
New UK-Swiss bilateral funding for clinical trials to open in 2025
New NIHR £8m funding will soon be available for joint Swiss-UK clinical trials and to support early-career research capacity strengthening.
South West Dementia Brain Bank 40th Anniversary
Celebrating 40 years the SW Dementia Brain Bank shares its journey, achievements, and future impact. Watch the talks from Prof Patrick Kehoe & Dr Laura Palmer
Inclusion now a key condition for NIHR funding
The NIHR now requires applicants to show how their research tackles health & care inequalities. Learn about this key funding change