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The Stages of a PhD: What to Expect From Offer to Graduation

20/10/2026

Dementia Researcher

A stage-by-stage guide to the UK PhD, from accepting your offer to graduation: the milestones, reviews, teaching, the viva and what to think about when.

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The Dementia Research News Quiz: September 2026

16/10/2026

Dementia Researcher

Our first monthly dementia news quiz: 20 questions on September’s biggest dementia research stories. Play, get your score and see where you rank.

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Podcast – Starting & Managing Academic Collaborations

16/10/2026

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In this podcast, Sarah Marzi, Georgina Charlesworth, Nathan Davies and Amanda Heslegrave share how to start and manage academic collaborations that work.

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How to Respond to Peer Reviewers With Confidence

13/10/2026

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A step-by-step guide to turning reviewer comments into a stronger paper and a clear response letter, including when to disagree, with worked examples.

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Blog – When research becomes your reality: dementia and cancer

01/10/2026

Dr Chloe Fawns-Ritchie

Dr Chloe Fawns-Ritchie researches how health conditions shape cognitive decline. Then her mum got dementia, heart disease and cancer, all before 63.

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Blog – Understanding Changes to the UKRI Funding Strategy

29/09/2026

Dr Yvonne Couch

Dr Yvonne Couch reads UKRI’s new grant assessment plans and asks what fewer, longer grants, triage and interviews mean for early and mid-career researchers.

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Universities measure almost everything – except leadership

22/10/2026

LSE Impact Blog

Universities count papers and grants but not leadership. Christoph Trattner sets out what good research leadership looks like and how to document it.

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AD-SMART Alzheimer’s Platform Trial Launches in the UK

22/10/2026

Dementia Researcher

AD-SMART, a new UK platform trial, will test several Alzheimer’s drugs at once, starting with two repurposed medicines used for diabetes and ADHD.

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Universities are overlooking their established researchers

21/10/2026

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Steve Joy argues that established researchers need development and recognition that reflect their working lives, not just support at the start and the top

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Experts set out what AI brain scan tools need to reach memory clinics

20/10/2026

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Sixteen experts agreed eight statements on what AI neuroimaging tools need before memory clinics can use them, from diverse training data to clinician trust.

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Nominate a Colleague for the Wiley Research Heroes Prize 2026

20/10/2026

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Know a researcher who goes above and beyond? Nominate them for the Wiley Research Heroes Prize. Five winners each get USD 2,000.

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What’s the secret sauce for happy scientists at work?

20/10/2026

Nature Careers Blog

Meaningful work, flexibility and job security all matter more than salaries do, Nature’s job satisfaction survey shows. Shared from Nature Careers.

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Profile – Dr Jenny Rabin, University of Toronto

20/10/2026

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Dr Jenny Rabin of Sunnybrook Research Institute and the University of Toronto studies sex-specific pathways behind Alzheimer’s and women’s brain health.

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Nominate Someone for the BNA Brenda Walker Award for Neuroscience Communication

19/10/2026

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Know someone outside the lab who helps the public understand the brain? Nominate them for the BNA Brenda Walker Award for Neuroscience Communication.

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Blog – Why Research Culture Needs More Than Good Intentions

19/10/2026

Dr Yvonne Couch

Dr Yvonne Couch borrows from organisational psychology to ask what research culture really means, and why it follows what we reward, not what we say.

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Apply for the BMBH Emerging Scholars Program 2027–28

18/10/2026

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Postdocs and early career faculty studying brain ageing in Black men can apply to join an 18-month mentoring programme. Applications close 26 October 2026.

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Profile – Dr Jodi Watt, University of Glasgow

16/10/2026

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Dr Jodi Watt is a REF Officer at the University of Glasgow and a former postdoc researching neuroimaging and drug repurposing for dementia.