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SUMMARY:Alzheimer's Association International Conference
DESCRIPTION:Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® (AAIC®) 2026 — July 12-15\, in London\, U.K.\, and online\, you’re stepping into the largest global gathering of Alzheimer’s and dementia researchers\, clinicians and innovators. Last year\, more than 11\,000 attendees came together to share insights\, build partnerships and push the boundaries of what’s possible. In 2026\, that momentum continues\, and we want you there! \nWhy register now? \nAs a member of the Alzheimer’s Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (ISTAART)\, you enjoy exclusive\, priority access designed to elevate your AAIC experience. Register now to secure early entry to limited‑capacity events and hotel accommodations\, ensuring you make the most of your time at AAIC and fully engage with the science\, experts and opportunities that matter most to you. \nRegister Early to Experience the Best of AAIC 2026 \n\n*If your attendance depends on your abstract or fellowship decision\, please wait to register or book travel until you receive an update from the Association the week of March 16. We cannot reimburse costs if you register or book travel before receiving a fellowship decision\, or if you change your attendance type after abstract notifications. Fellowship applicants who do not follow this may forfeit part or all of their award.
URL:https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/alzheimers-association-international-conference/
LOCATION:ExCel London\, Royal Victoria Dock\, London\, Greater London\, E16 1XL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Synergy for Science 2026
DESCRIPTION:Throughout history\, scientific endeavours have traditionally been compartmentalized into disciplines\, where like-minded researchers converge to address specific problems from a shared perspective. This approach has undeniably facilitated focused research\, hastened the pace of discoveries and contributed to the major breakthroughs of the last century. However\, an unintended consequence of this specialization has been the development of specialized languages and a sense of belonging within these disciplinary communities\, ultimately fostering impermeable knowledge silos across the entire scientific landscape.  \nWhile the establishment of disciplinary boundaries has played a crucial role in shaping our modern society\, there is now a recognized imperative to transcend these boundaries and confront the substantial challenges facing our globalized world. The emergence of interdisciplinary science represents a departure from the norm\, driven by courageous scientists eager to construct cultural bridges between disparate communities. Pioneers of interdisciplinary science have achieved remarkable results\, powered by their unique perspectives. However\, while the intersection at the heart of interdisciplinary science is inherently dynamic\, signifying its vitality\, the downside lies in its relatively modest scale. When extracted from their original environments\, interdisciplinary communities frequently struggle to attain the critical mass necessary for a lasting impact on our evolving society. \nSynSci26 will mark the inaugural conference set to take place in Glasgow in July 2026. With the subtitle “Meeting for a Healthier Future\,” this event aims to bring together diverse communities to collectively address the mandate of the third Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) outlined by the United Nations. By emphasizing collaboration and innovative approaches\, SynSci26 seeks to contribute meaningfully to the pursuit of a healthier\, more sustainable future. We invite scientists\, researchers\, and thought leaders from various disciplines to be part of this historic occasion\, breaking down barriers and shaping a brighter\, healthier world through interdisciplinary science. Together\, let us pave the way for future SynSci conferences that continue to make significant strides in addressing global challenges. \n\nRegister
URL:https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/synergy-for-science-2026/
LOCATION:Scottish Event Campus\, Exhibition Way\, Glasgow\, G3 8YW\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Faculty Uplift Virtual Summit
DESCRIPTION:Lead your research group at a higher level\, without taking it all back onto your own desk. \nWhen something is not working\, the reflex is to step in and fix it yourself. That is usually the wrong move. Four days of practical sessions from the Glia-Leadership on better ways to lead your team\, and on protecting or rebuilding your own well-being in the process. \nFree 48-hour access to each day. The VIP Pass keeps it all for a year\, $79. \nClick Here\n\n\n\nTHE FOUR DAYS \n\n\n\n\nMore than 20 talks from coaches who work with academics\, most of them former academics themselves\, alongside researchers and academic leaders. You watch on your own schedule and pick what fits your week. Topics span leadership\, mentoring\, team systems\, grant and scientific writing\, making the right decisions\, and protecting your own well-being. \n\n\n\n\nDay 1: YOU \n\n\n\n\nWellbeing\, Identity & Mindset \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe skills that keep the job from hollowing you out. Burnout\, identity\, the comparison trap\, and what it actually takes to protect your own well-being inside an academic career. \n\nPeter Anderson\, PhD PCC – Inner Citadel Consulting – Get off the Burnout Bus – Self-Compassion and Agency for Overworking Faculty – Why high autonomy and high uncertainty are a burnout recipe — and two immediately usable skills to start slowing the cycle down.\nBrielle Harbin\, PhD – Your Cooperative Colleague – The Faculty Comparison Trap – Why You Feel Behind (Even When You’re Not) – What is actually driving that quiet calculation when a colleague announces a new publication — and why it has very little to do with your work.\nWhitney Swander\, MPP – Whitney Swander Coaching & Facilitation – Beyond Achievement: – The Soul-led Life Audit – A practical framework for examining where your time and energy go versus what actually makes you feel most alive — and one action to close the gap.\nLaura Timm\, ACC – Laura Timm Coaching – The Worry Habit – Practical Mindfulness Skills for Anxiety and Uncertainty in Research Leadership – Why worry runs on autopilot as a learned habit — and a simple three-step method to work with it rather than push through it.\nEcho Rivera\, PhD – Creative Research Communications – How to Love and Leverage Public Speaking for Your Academic Career – The myths most academics still believe about presentations in 2026 — and practical tips for building the kind of talk that actually changes audiences\, policies\, and networks.\n\n\n\n\n\nDay 2: YOUR RESEARCH \n\n\n\n\nWriting\, publishing\, funding\, and the systems that make it sustainable \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe systems that keep research moving when your schedule is already full. Writing consistently\, building a multi-year funding strategy\, and creating real time for deep work without working more. \n\nAnna Clemens\, PhD – Researchers’ Writing Academy – How to Publish Consistently with a Busy Professor Schedule – The most common mistakes that stall consistent publication — and whether AI actually helps or gets in the way.\nTanya Garcia\, PhD – Coaching with Tanya / UNC Chapel Hill – Feedback That Builds Writers\, Not Anxiety – Why vague feedback backfires\, and how two simple questions can make any comment more effective without raising defenses.\nAna Pineda\, PhD – I Focus and Write – Design Your Multi-Year Strategy to Get Funded – How to plan across multiple funding calls\, why failure needs to be built into the process\, and which elements — from papers to science communication — actually maximize your chances.\nStefanie Robel\, PhD – GLIA-Leadership – The Four Levers of Time Management – Four concrete levers — how you spend your hours\, how much you protect for deep work\, the energy you bring to it\, and the boundaries that hold most weeks — that create real\, usable time without working more.\nMorgan Giddings\, PhD – SCI-Foundry – Why Well-Written Proposals Still Fail – The Model-First Shift That Makes Them Fundable – You did everything right and still got rejected. The problem isn’t your prose — it’s that fundability is decided before the writing starts. We’ll trace what a scientific model actually is (not your hypothesis)\, why reviewers can only fight for ideas they can hold in their head\, and how to find the exact break point in your own proposals.\n\n\n\n\n\nDay 3: YOUR TEAM \n\n\n\n\nLeadership\, mentoring\, collaboration\, and what it actually means to be the boss \n\n\n\n\n\n\nNobody taught you how to be someone’s boss. A full day on the leadership and mentoring skills that running a research group actually requires. \n\nJen Heemstra\, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis – Four Strategies to Learn the Leadership Skills You Need to Lead Your Research Group – A clear picture of the skills needed to lead yourself\, lead others\, and develop future leaders — with concrete examples for how to actually learn and practice them.\nStefanie Robel\, PhD – GLIA-Leadership – The Agile Research Engine – A project management approach that fits academic research – How to apply agile principles to research workflows so projects keep moving even when priorities shift\, funding changes\, or the data takes you somewhere unexpected.\nRhonda Sutton\, PhD – Purposeful Path Consulting / NC State University – Mentoring and Leadership for Faculty Success – How to build a mentoring plan\, adapt to different communication styles\, and create an environment where graduate students can hold themselves accountable.\nJennifer Askey\, PhD PCC – Jennifer Askey\, Coach – Discovering Your Collaborative Working Style – A Framework for Figuring Out How You — and Your Colleagues — Work Best – A practical introduction to the Belbin Team Roles framework\, plus a clearer picture of your own natural tendencies and what frustrates you about others.\nChris Esparza – CO Create Consulting – Leading Without a Script – How Research Team Leads Can Navigate Uncertainty with Clarity\, Curiosity\, and Connection – Three skills: how to listen for what a team needs before rushing to solutions\, how to use curiosity in mentoring and delegation\, and how to create simple rhythms that support trust.\n\n\n\n\n\nDay 4: YOUR CAREER \n\n\n\n\nCareer strategy\, advancement\, and navigating the landscape ahead \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe landscape is shifting and most of the official guidance has not caught up. How to find funding\, read the job market clearly\, and make career decisions based on your own values rather than academia’s definition of success. \n\nShari A. Robinson\, PhD – Coaching with Conviction\, LLC – Leading for Flourishing – Applying the Limerick Framework for Action to Transform Organizational Culture – How to move beyond fragmented wellness initiatives toward systemic change — and at least one actionable leadership strategy to embed wellbeing into your organization or team.\nNCFDD / Lisa Hanasono\, PhD – NCFDD / Bowling Green State University – Navigating Uncertainty in Higher Ed: Research Funding Strategies – Panel discussion – Strategies for identifying alternative funding sources\, sustaining progress on existing research\, and adapting when the landscape shifts under you.\nNafisa Jadavji\, PhD FAHA – Southern Illinois University Carbondale – Increasing Transparency in the Academic Job Market – What the data actually shows about who lands faculty positions\, and practical insights for those navigating a market that is not equally legible to everyone who enters it.\nJennifer Polk\, PhD – From PhD to Life – What If Up Means Out? – Rethinking Success\, Security\, and Meaningful Work in and Beyond Academia – How to distinguish job security from career security\, and how to make career decisions based on your own values rather than academia’s narrow definition of success.\nMorgan Giddings\, PhD – SCI-Foundry – Create to Lead – The Creative Engine Behind Real Academic Impact – Creativity isn’t just for artists. For researchers in this moment\, it’s the skill that determines whether your work still moves. Create to Lead traces why\, and what to do about it.\n\n\nWho this summit is for:\nResearch team leads\, principal investigators\, lab heads\, senior postdocs heading toward independence\, and faculty who manage people\, projects\, and grants.
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LOCATION:Online\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:MND EnCouRage UK
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in the latest MND research? Would you like to connect with others in the MND community and MND researchers? \nYou’re invited to MND EnCouRage on 15 July! \nMND EnCouRage is open to anyone affected by MND\, including people living with MND\, family and friends\, carers\, healthcare professionals\, and volunteers. \nWhat can you expect?\n\nThe chance to hear from dedicated and passionate early career researchers.\nThe opportunity to connect with researchers and scientists in the MND research field.\nRound table discussions with researchers and others in the MND community.\nComplimentary accommodation at the Burleigh Court Hotel\, Loughborough on 14 and 15 July (if required).\n\nHow can I take part?\nRegistration for MND EnCouRage 2026 is now open! Click the button below to register. \n\nRegister\nPlaces at the event are limited. If the number of registrations exceeds the places available\, all names will be entered into a ballot. \nIf you have any questions\, please get in touch with the MND EnCouRage team at encourage@mndassociation.org
URL:https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/mnd-encourage-uk-3/
LOCATION:Burleigh Court Hotel\, Burleigh Court\, The Roundabouts\, Walls Quarry\, Stroud\, Gloucestershire\, GL5 2PF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Emerging Data\, Collective Impacts: A Global Consortium Approach to Alzheimer's Disease
DESCRIPTION:Join the Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative on Wednesday\, July 15 from 12:30–1:45 PM at the Crowne Plaza London Docklands for a corporate symposium on the global consortium approach to Alzheimer’s research at AAIC 2026 in London\, UK. \nThis symposium will showcase how consortium-driven infrastructure and partnerships are accelerating early scientific insights and expanding access to high-value datasets. Featuring speakers from ADNI\, AMYPAD\, the Global Neurodegeneration Proteomics Consortium (GNPC) and WW-FINGERS\, this event will explore how intersecting consortia models are reshaping the research landscape\, highlighting early scientific signals\, and creating opportunities for broader participation to accelerate open\, global discovery. \n\nRegister
URL:https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/emerging-data-collective-impacts-a-global-consortium-approach-to-alzheimers-disease/
LOCATION:Crowne Plaza London Docklands\, Royal Victoria Dock\, London\, E16 1AL\, United Kingdom
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