News & Features

All the posts every put on our website. Blogs, Podcasts, Careers Support, News and all the good stuff that you wouldn’t want to miss. Only made possible thanks to funding from our amazing partners, NIHR, Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Alzheimer’s Society & Race Against Dementia.

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Mastering the Art of Safe and Effective Mouse Handling

27/09/2023

Dementia Researcher

The NC3Rs is excited to launch a new refined mouse handling free, 45 minute, e-learning course, created by the NC3Rs and US-based 3Rs Collaborative (3RsC).

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Blog – The Naked Truth About My Academic Confidence

27/09/2023

Dr Jodi Watt

Dr Jodi Watt explores academic confidence, from fast speech to imposter syndrome. Her surprising key to confidence? Life modelling.

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Profile – Dr Megan Rose Readman, The University of Liverpool

26/09/2023

Dementia Researcher

Research Fellow at The University of Liverpool exploring the relationship between hearing loss, dementia, Parkinson’s Disease Dementia and Lewy Body Dementia.

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MRC Researcher Roadshow – Ready to use Datasets

23/09/2023

Dementia Researcher

Recording from the recent Medical Research Council Roadshow Workshop explore what data you can access from the UK Data Service.

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Blog – The Role of Luck in Academic Success

22/09/2023

Dr Yvonne Couch

Dr Yvonne Couch explores the role of luck in academia, highlighting that success is often a blend of skill, preparation & serendipity. A must-read for academics

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World Alzheimer Report 2023

21/09/2023

Dementia Researcher

Alzheimer’s Disease International have released their ‘World Alzheimer Report 2023 – Reducing Dementia Risk: Never too early, never too late’.

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Blog – World Alzheimer’s Day 23: A new era of optimism

21/09/2023

Dr Ajantha Abey

For World Alzheimer’s Day, Ajantha Abey zooms in to consider the progress being made in developing new drugs to beat the disease.

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Blog – Be Your Own Benchmark: Measuring Your Career Journey

20/09/2023

Dr Sam Moxon

Dr Sam Moxon’s talks about imposter syndrome, how job changes can bring a flare up., and why setting personal benchmarks is key to sustainable career growth

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What is cognitive interviewing?

18/09/2023

National Centre for Research Methods

Watch this presentation from Dr Olivia Sexton from the National Centre for Social Research – learn what cognitive interviewing is, and why you might use it.

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Podcast – Food For Thought with Dr Helena Popovic

18/09/2023

Dementia Researcher

New ‘Food for Thought’ with Dr Sam Moxon & Dr Helena Popovic discussing the Ketogenic Diet’s impact on the body and brain health.

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Mobile Apps and Sensors in Surveys

15/09/2023

National Centre for Research Methods

Keynote talk by Professor Kathleen Cagney delivered at the NCRM Mobile Apps and Sensors in Surveys (MASS) workshop in 2023.

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New study discovers how neurons die in Alzheimer’s disease

15/09/2023

Dementia Researcher

New study led by Professor Bart De Strooper discovers Neurons are triggered into programmed cell death following exposure to amyloid plaques and tau tangles.