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SUMMARY:UCL Neuroscience Symposium 2025
DESCRIPTION:In 2025\, the UCL Neuroscience Domain is celebrating 17 years since its launch by hosting a special edition of the renowned UCL Neuroscience Symposium. This is a fantastic opportunity to find out more about the latest research in neuroscience at UCL. \nOver 600 UCL neuroscientists are expected to attend\, and delegates will have the chance to create new cross-disciplinary links and foster collaboration between basic and clinical researchers\, discover new research applications and meet potential industry partners. \n\n\n\n\nImportant points to note\nTarget audience \nThis event is open to all\, however\, the programme is particularly relevant to researchers (PhD students\, postdocs\, research associates and Principal Investigators) working on any aspect of neuroscience within UCL\, partner NHS organisations or other institutions / organisations. \nDue to the popularity of the event\, entry is only guaranteed for those that have pre-registered. \nA limited number of tickets will also be made available to: \n\nUCL BSc/MSc students on neuroscience-related courses.\n\nTo confirm authenticity of your registration\, please use your UCL/NHS email address when registering (i.e. do not use gmail\, hotmail etc). \nIf you are affiliated to the Francis Crick Institute please use your primary organisation’s address. \nIf you are under 18\, please note you must be accompanied by an adult. \nAccess \nWe want to make this event as inclusive as possible. \n\nAccess to the IOE\, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society and all the event space (on Level One) we will be using within it is step-free\, with enough room to manouevre wheel chairs and mobility aids\nThe main lecture theatre (the Logan Hall) has a hearing assistance system\nThere are nearby accessible toilets\nWe can provide for a range of dietary requirements\n\nPlease let us know when registering if you have any access or dietary requirements so we can try to make reasonable adjustments. Alternatively you can email NeuroscienceSymposium@ucl.ac.uk. \nView the full Accessibility Guide for IOE\, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society \nPhotography \nThere will be photographs taken during the symposium. In registering for this symposium you are agreeing that your image may be used in future UCL promotional material. \nContinuing Professional Development (CPD)\nThis is not an accredited CPD event but the learning hours can be logged as part of your CPD record. A certificate of attendance is available to all attendees via UCL Life Learning for the purpose of recording learning hours. Please contact email: neurosciencesymposium@ucl.ac.uk after the Symposium if you would like a certificate. \nPrivacy\nWe are collecting your name\, email address\, job information\, and information about any dietary requirements and access requirements in order to administer your event attendance. Your data will be used by the conference planning team solely for the purpose of managing the UCL Neuroscience Symposium. \nPlease refer to our Event Attendee Privacy Notice for more information. \nPlease note that Eventbrite is a third-party service that is not owned or managed by UCL. You should refer to Eventbrite’s terms and conditions of privacy policy as we do not accept any responsibility or liability for their policies. \nEventbrite operates in the USA and subscribes to the EU-US Privacy Shield\, which commits subscribers to adhering to European standards of data protection. For further details\, please see: \n\nEventbrite terms and conditions\nEventbrite privacy policy\n\nThe UCL Research Coordination Office will remain responsible for your personal data as data controller and all queries should be directed to RCOcomms@ucl.ac.uk. \nCancellation policy\nNotice of cancellation must be given by email: neurosciencesymposium@ucl.ac.uk by Monday 2 June\, 5pm. \nContact\nIf you have any questions about the event\, please email: NeuroscienceSymposium@ucl.ac.uk
URL:https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/ucl-neuroscience-symposium-2025/
LOCATION:UCL – Faculty of Child Education and Society\, 20 Bedford Way\, London\, Greater London\, WC1H 0AL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Young Dementia Network: Supporting the autonomy of people with young onset dementia
DESCRIPTION:Autonomy and independence are cornerstones for how most of us want to live our lives\, a hope that doesn’t change with the onset of dementia. However\, dementia can bring issues and impacts that affect people’s autonomy. Our webinar on Wednesday 18th June 2025 at 12.30-1.30pm will explore some practical ideas and resources that can support ways in which autonomy can be maintained for younger people with dementia. \nLinda Clare\, Professor of Clinical Psychology of Ageing and Dementia at University of Exeter\, will draw on her research to describe the elements that make it possible to experience a good quality of life when living with dementia. Some of the tools and resources that have emerged from this research offer practical ways to promote autonomy and choice in people’s lives and will also be touched on – including the ‘Living with dementia toolkit’\, ‘My life today’ and ‘My life\, my goals’. Finally an action plan manifesto directed at others to support autonomy and created by people with dementia and carers’ will be shared. \nThe second half of the webinar will be a conversation between Rachael Litherland\, Director\, Innovations in Dementia and Allison Batchelor and Chris Norris\, who both live with young onset dementia\, building on the ideas around empowerment\, autonomy and choice raised in Linda’s presentation. They will discuss the making of the co-produced resource ‘My life\, my goals’ – a practical guide full of hope to help people to set and reach their goals. Allison and Chris will also discuss what autonomy and choice means to them. \nRegister to Attend
URL:https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/young-dementia-network-supporting-the-autonomy-of-people-with-young-onset-dementia/
LOCATION:Online\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Supporting the autonomy of people with young onset dementia
DESCRIPTION:Autonomy and independence are cornerstones for how most of us want to live our lives\, a hope that doesn’t change with the onset of dementia. However\, dementia can bring issues and impacts that affect people’s autonomy. Our webinar on Wednesday 18th June 2025 at 12.30-1.30pm will explore some practical ideas and resources that can support ways in which autonomy can be maintained for younger people with dementia.   \nLinda Clare\, Professor of Clinical Psychology of Ageing and Dementia at University of Exeter\, will draw on her research to describe the elements that make it possible to experience a good quality of life when living with dementia. Some of the tools and resources that have emerged from this research offer practical ways to promote autonomy and choice in people’s lives and will also be touched on – including the ‘Living with dementia toolkit’\, ‘My life today’ and ‘My life\, my goals’. Finally an action plan manifesto directed at others to support autonomy and created by people with dementia and carers’ will be shared. \nThe second half of the webinar will be a conversation between Rachael Litherland\, Director\, Innovations in Dementia and Allison Batchelor and Chris Norris\, who both live with young onset dementia\, building on the ideas around empowerment\, autonomy and choice raised in Linda’s presentation. They will discuss the making of the co-produced resource ‘My life\, my goals’ – a practical guide full of hope to help people to set and reach their goals. Allison and Chris will also discuss what autonomy and choice means to them. \nRegister to Attend
URL:https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/supporting-the-autonomy-of-people-with-young-onset-dementia/
LOCATION:Online\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Improving the lives of laboratory zebrafish
DESCRIPTION:Zebrafish are commonly used in biological and biomedical research and interest in how to maintain and promote higher standards of welfare for this species continues to grow. In this webinar\, Professor Robert Gerlai will explore how an ethological approach\, grounded in an understanding of zebrafish behaviour and ecology\, can improve care of zebrafish in the laboratory and scientific outcomes. He will share findings from pilot studies focused on improving the welfare of zebrafish within his laboratory by investigating tank size\, stocking density and handling methods. Robert will also place emphasis on the importance of having high standards of animal welfare for improving reproducibility and reducing variability and animal numbers. \nThis webinar is the first in an upcoming series focused on evidence-based welfare refinements for laboratory animals. Aimed at everyone working with research animals\, the series highlights topics with practical relevance to support positive change in day-to-day practice. \nAbout the speaker\nRobert holds the position of John Carlin Roder Distinguished Professor in Behavioural Neuroscience at the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto (Mississauga campus). He is a leading figure in neurobehavioral genetics and zebrafish behavioural neuroscience research. He has published over 350 papers in peer reviewed scientific journals in addition to several book chapters and books\, which together have been cited over 25\,000 times. Robert has received numerous awards and recognitions\, including selection as the North American recipient of the 2024 IQ Consortium/AAALAC International Global 3Rs Award for his work on refinements to zebrafish handling. \n\nRegister to Attend \n\n\nTalk abstract\nHow to improve the life of zebrafish in our laboratories? The importance of the ethological approach – Professor Robert Gerlai \nIn the past\, the zebrafish was viewed as an egg-production factory\, and most maintenance conditions were geared towards efficient and cost-effective mass-production of embryos. However\, by now the zebrafish has become popular in most subdisciplines of biology\, well beyond embryology\, and in both basic research and biomedical\, translational\, studies. With this increased interest has come the realisation that numerous aspects of zebrafish maintenance conditions and experimental procedures employed in our laboratories may be suboptimal for this species. In this talk\, I argue that systematic analyses\, which parametrically manipulate environmental factors and measure their effects\, are needed. I also argue that the starting points of these analyses should be information gathered about the natural habitat (ecology) and the natural behaviour (ethology) of the zebrafish. I present a theoretical example for why keeping zebrafish under unnatural conditions may lead to elevated error variation in the laboratory\, and how this translates to reduced replicability and reproducibility of experimental results. I also present a couple of experimental examples for the first pilot studies we have conducted in my laboratory on improving conditions for\, and procedures with\, zebrafish: 1\, optimization of tank volume and fish density in zebrafish housing; and 2\, human handling methods. I argue that better understanding of the ethology and ecology of the zebrafish and optimization of maintenance conditions and of some common experimental procedures should reduce error variation\, increase statistical power\, and thus allow the investigators to use fewer animals in their studies. I conclude that what is humane and good for these fish is also good for the experimental biologist.
URL:https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/improving-the-lives-of-laboratory-zebrafish/
LOCATION:Online\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Catchup - Salon - The Importance of Equity\, Diversity and Inclusion
DESCRIPTION:A weekly webinar to discuss careers and research topics. These sessions combine livestreams\, guest speakers\, and group online chat to exchange ideas\, challenge\, influence\, inspire\, and educate. In this session\, we hear from Dr Hamied Haroon & Dr Yolanda Ohene from The University of Manchester on the importance of equity\, diversity and inclusion. \nEquity\, diversity and inclusion aren’t just values to aspire to—they’re essential to good science. In dementia research\, where lived experience\, culture\, and context deeply shape how diseases are understood and addressed\, who is at the table matters. But how do we ensure our work reflects the diversity of the communities we serve? How do we move from statements of intent to real structural change? Today\, we’ll explore why embracing equity\, diversity\, and inclusion isn’t just the right thing to do—it’s the key to making dementia research more innovative\, impactful\, and just. \nSpeakers\n\nDr Yolanda Ohene is a neuroimaging researcher at The University of Manchester\, developing MRI techniques to study the blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s disease. With a background in physics and medical imaging\, she is also a committed advocate for equity\, diversity\, and inclusion in science. \n​Dr Hamied Haroon is a Research Fellow in Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Imaging at The University of Manchester\, where he develops advanced MRI techniques to detect early signs of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases. Born with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease\, he has transformed personal challenges into a distinguished career in science and advocacy. As the founder and chair of the National Association of Disabled Staff Networks (NADSN)\, Dr Haroon champions equity\, diversity\, and inclusion across academia and the public sector\, striving to improve opportunities for disabled professionals. \nProgramme\nThe format of the event is a 30 minute livestream where the speakers will each present their thoughts on this topic for 10 minutes each\, the host will then ask questions and the livestream will end. The speakers will then join the online chat and interact with the audience\, answering questions and giving those who attended a chance to share their thoughts on the topic.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAvailable to join exclusivley in Dementia Researcher Communities – Online or in the App\n\nWatch the Recording
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