Our blogs cover a whole range of topics, to help early career dementia researchers (ECRs). Our contributors share information about their research, from social care to basic science, share advice from their own experiences, careers tips, what they learned from recent training events and conferences and much more. We have a small team of ECR staff bloggers who write each month, on a whole range of topics and every year we add more people who discuss their experiences of studying at particular places or on different topics. In addition to our staff bloggers, we welcome one-off contributions, and curate and link to content from other great sources, including our charity partners, the LSE Impact Blog, Nature Careers and where ever great support can be found.
To help find what you're looking for, you can browse through the articles, or use the filters on the right to find blogs by a particular person, or on a particular topic.
We are always on the lookout for new contributors, so if you would like to write for us, just head to the forum to drop us a line, or email dementiaresearcher@ucl.ac.uk
All of our blogs (since April 2020) come with narrations from the writer. You can listen while you read along on our website, or enjoy our blogs on the move via your podcast app. Look for Dementia Researcher Blogs, or visit one of these platforms, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify and Goodpods.
Blog – Reflections on My PhD Viva & Next Steps
Don't miss Dr Hannah Hussain's final blog! She reflects on her PhD viva journey, sharing insights and tips for success. A must-read for PhD students!
Blog – Challenges of Dementia Care for Ethnic Minorities in the UK
In this blog Hannah Hussain writes about the unique challenges diverse communities face in UK dementia care and why we need inclusive solutions.
Blog – Pulling together your PhD thesis
Hannah Hussain shares insights on PhD thesis writing, as she comes to the final stages of completing her own! Structure understanding, feedback & storytelling
Blog – Coping with distress: the strength of caregivers
Exploring the resilience of caregivers, Hannah Hussain addressesthe challenges of coping with the distress of dementia, especially under adverse conditions.
Blog – What is statistical mapping?
Explore statistical mapping with Hannah Hussain's blog. From community pharmacy to PhD, learn how she navigated quantitative research challenges.
Blog – Conference Countdown: Mastering the Art of Preparation
In this blog by Hannah Hussain, llearn how to prepare for a conference and when you get there, how to maximise your experience
Blog – Weightlifting is only for your younger years, right? … Wrong!
Fight Sarcopenia: Lift Weights to Improve Your Health. Discover how resistance training benefits older adults' muscles, bones, heart, brain, and mood.
Blog – Introduction to Psychometrics
Hannah Hussain provides an introduction to psychometrics after using them in her own work for outcome development and validation.
Blog – Vitamins, Food Supplements & Dementia
How do vitamins and food supplements impact the brain? Pharmacist and PhD Student Hannah Hussain takes us through their role.
Blog – Outcomes matter!
Hannah Hussain talks through how we measure 'health outcomes', important when evaluating if the treatment or intervention was successful.
Blog – Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality isn't just for fun gaming, it's increasingly used as a valuable tool for dementia researchers. Hannah Hussain explore for tech & dementia week
Blog – Medicines Management in Dementia
Getting medicine use “right” has the potential to not only improve patient outcomes but also contribute to patient safety, Hannah Hussain explores
Blog – Stepping outside of academia
Blog from PhD Student Hannah Hussain discussing the potenial careers you can choose, outside academia, following completion of your PhD.
Blog – Tops tips for your 1st literature review
Blog from PhD Student Hannah Hussain providing a complete guide to smashing out your first literature review - listen or read.
Blog – Can fasting help prevent dementia?
We are in the middle of the holy month of Ramadhan, which prompted Hannah Hussain explore diet and fasting, and the benefits for health.
Blog – The impact of furry friend’s on people living with dementia
Are you a proud pet parent? Hannah Hussain has been exploring how pets can help people living with dementia - read or listen.
Blog – Women and Girls in Science: Agents of Change
Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science! Hannah Hussain shares some of the science greats who have inspired her & shares stats on the challenges
Blog – Beating the Winter Blues
Hannah Hussain provides her top 5 tips for boosting your productivity, and help you to get on track and smash out those research goals in 2022.
Blog – 10 Christmas Gift Ideas for the Researcher in your Life
It's Christmas - here are Hannah Hussain's Top 10 festive gift recommendations for the academic or scientist in your life!
Blog – Squid Game, Player 001, Dementia
Did you watch Squid Game? Warning this blog contains spoilers! Hannah Hussain explores the image of dementia portrayed on television.
Blog – Preparing for your PhD confirmation review
In this blog Hannah Hussain discusses how to prepare for the exam that comes at the end of the first year of your PhD, the dreaded confirmation review
Blog – Top 10 tips for new PhD students
Hannah Hussain is about to finish the 1st year of her PhD, in preparing for her confirmation meeting, she shares her top 10 tips for new PhD Students
Blog – What does a health economist do?
Hannah Hussain provides an introduction to the principles of health economics - how to measure & deliver cost effective care & treatments.
Blog – Sharing my story, meet Hannah Hussain
Meet new blogger Hannah Hussain. In her 1st blog she shares her story of family influences, inspiration and a move from Pharmacy to Health Economics

