Spend Your Placement Year at the Francis Crick Institute
Dementia ResearcherUndergraduates can apply for a paid 12-month placement in a Crick research group or science technology platform, starting July 2027. Applications close at noon on 6 October 2026.
Nominate for the Vivensa Academy Excellence Awards 2027
Three Vivensa Academy Excellence Awards of £120k each recognise a Rising Star, a Senior Leader and a Team Achievement in UK ageing research. Nominations close 30 October 2026.
Present Your Research in Montreal: IRCM ECS3 2026-27
Postdocs and research associates can apply to give a seminar at the IRCM in Montreal, meet its research community and have the trip covered. Applications close 2 November 2026.
Be a Podcast Guest at the Alzheimer Europe Conference 2026
Going to the Alzheimer Europe Conference in Dublin? Join us on our highlights podcasts and share what you’ve seen and heard. No experience needed.
Nominate a Drug for ARUK’s Dementia Drug Prioritisation Programme
Alzheimer’s Research UK wants clinicians and researchers to put forward drug candidates for dementia trials, including future arms of the AD-SMART platform trial.
Call for Papers: Exceptional Aging Special Issue
Alzheimer's AssociationTRCI wants original research, reviews and perspectives on exceptional aging in later life, from cognition and mobility to biological resilience and mixed pathology.
Early Career Researcher Award in PPIE 2026
PhD students and postdocs in UK rare disease research: apply with your PPIE contributor for RDR UK’s award and win a trip to its 2027 conference. Closes 15 Nov.
Proteintech Microscopy Image Competition 2026
Enter your best immunofluorescence image in Proteintech’s 2026 Microscopy Image Competition. Open worldwide, any supplier’s antibodies. Closes 5 October 2026.
EquaDem Research Internships 2027
EquaDem Research Internships: one day a week for up to 12 months to research solutions to dementia inequalities. For care and charity staff. Closes 27 Nov.
Become a Grant Reviewer for the Alzheimer’s Association
ISTAART members are invited to register interest in peer reviewing grant applications for the Alzheimer’s Association International Research Grant Program.
Patient and Public Involvement Scotland Showcase – Open for Abstracts
NHS Research Scotland has opened the call for abstracts for its 2027 Patient and Public Involvement showcase event in Dundee. Deadline: 30 October.
Schilling Research Award 2027: €20,000 Neuroscience Prize
The German Neuroscience Society is accepting applications for the 2027 Schilling Research Award, a €20,000 prize for outstanding early-career brain research
Free Dementia Courses: Six Wicking MOOCs Worth Your Time
Six free dementia courses from the Wicking Dementia Centre — including the Understanding Dementia MOOC. What each covers, and why researchers should bother.
Have your story told with the Wellcome Photography Prize
Wellcome TrustEnter the Wellcome Photography Prize and share powerful stories of health, science and human experience. Free to enter worldwide. Closes 21 October 2026.
Free online Stanford University courses for Researchers
Eight Free online Stanford University Courses that we think will be of interest to Dementia Researchers from Statistics to Coding to Communications
Introducing the Dementia Researcher Community and App
Introducing the Dementia Researcher Community and App: Your Ultimate Tool for Connection, Collaboration, and Career Growth
Join the INTERDEM Academy
Find our more about INTERDEM and how you can become a member and join the INTERDEM Academy to support ECRs and psychosocial research in to dementia
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