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Blog – A Scientific Christmas Message of Hope

27/11/2025

Dr Becky Carlyle

Becky Carlyle shares a Christmas message filled with scientific progress optimism and new possibilities in dementia research drawn from the latest discoveries

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Blog – The Cognitive Dementia Rating (CDR) Scale: The future is coming

25/11/2025

Dr Emma Law

Dr Emma Law weighs the promise of AI voice agents against the human touch of clinicians in dementia trials using the Cognitive Dementia Rating Scale.

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XXplored Podcast – The Midlife Transition: Menopause and the Brain

24/11/2025

Dementia Researcher

Laura Stankeviciute talks with Claudia Barth and Gillian Coughlan about how the midlife transition menopause shapes symptoms brain health and Alzheimer risk.

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Step Forward and Present Your Work at AAIC 2026

19/11/2025

Alzheimer's Association

Submit your AAIC 2026 abstract and share your research in London with a global community in Alzheimer and dementia science ready to hear your latest work.

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Alzheimer’s Society I-Care DTC PhD Studentships

17/11/2025

Dementia Researcher

Apply for a funded PhD Studentship within the Alzheierm’s Society I-Care DTC – help shape compassionate integrated dementia care across leading UK universities.

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Podcast – Beyond the Pill Methodology in Dementia Clinical Trials

11/12/2025

Dementia Researcher

Clinical trials in dementia go far beyond medicines as Dr Annalise Rahman Filipiak talks with Dr Elizabeth Rhodus, Dr Inga Antonsdottir, and Dr Elisa França Resende about methods and early careers.

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Season Three…Science Without Anguish

11/12/2025

Dementia Researcher

Prof Michael Coleman, from the University of Cambridge is back with season 3 of his blog “Science Without Anguish” sharing guidance he wishes he had as an ECR

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PhD Opportunities with the Alzheimer’s Society I-Care DTC

11/12/2025

Dementia Researcher

Watch our session with Nathan Davies and Claudia Cooper to learn about funded PhD studentships and a Clinical Training Fellowship in dementia care.

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ISTAART Year in Review Webinar Series 2026

11/12/2025

Alzheimer's Association

Join ISTAART PIAs for Year in Review webinars sharing key 2025 research and future directions in Alzheimer and dementia science with expert panels.

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UKDRI Connectome Poster Series Highlights

10/12/2025

Dementia Researcher

Explore short recordings from UKDRI Connectome, sharing researchers presenting their posters & discussing ideas that advance understanding of dementias

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Alzheimer Europe ‘Dementia in Europe Yearbook 2025’

09/12/2025

Dementia Researcher

Alzheimer Europe launches its 2025 Yearbook exploring transport and cultural access for people with dementia and carers across Europe.

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Dementia Researcher supporting Open Access to Your Research

08/12/2025

Dementia Researcher

Get free support, and join Dementia Researcher in its mission to get your research webinars, seminars, symposiums and conferences to a wider audience.

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UK animal research capabilities review

06/12/2025

Dementia Researcher

BBSRC and MRC invite views through a questionnaire to shape future support for UK animal research and guide planning across academia industry and other groups.

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Blog – Pursuing Your Passion: Finding Purpose in Chaos

04/12/2025

Adam Smith

First blog from Gemma Lace on the triggers that shaped her path and how noticing what makes you buzz can guide your career, with more to come.

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Recordings from the 2025 BRACE Conference

03/12/2025

Dementia Researcher

BRACE Conference recordings with Vesna Vuksanovic and Liz Coulthard on brain ageing and early dementia diagnosis showing how imaging and biomarkers inform care.

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Call for Papers – The Exposome and Alzheimer’s

03/12/2025

Dementia Researcher

Call for papers on exposome research and its links to Alzheimer and related dementias inviting interdisciplinary studies on risk resilience and disparities.

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Elevate Your Career Trajectory With ISTAART Ascent

02/12/2025

Dementia Researcher

Apply now for the ISTAART Ascent Career Development Program to grow skills, expand networks, and secure support to attend AAIC twenty six in London.