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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Blog – Sharing Time and Brain Space

06/09/2023

Dementia Researcher

Honest insights of parenthood in UK academia. In this blog Dr Vitor Zimmerer shares his journey of love, challenges, & hope for our Family LIfe & Research week.

Careers

How two scientist mothers made it happen

05/09/2023

Nature Careers Blog

Verónica & María both struggled with the idea of juggling our families and field teams — but we found good reasons to keep pursuing our goals

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Balancing Act – Dr Gemma Lace

05/09/2023

Dementia Researcher

In this no-holds-barred interview Dr Gemma Lace provides a candid, comprehensive picture of her day-to-today past & present as a working mother and academic.

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Podcast – Managing Family Life and a Research Career – Reunion

04/09/2023

Dementia Researcher

In this podcast we bring back Dr Jo Barnes, Dr Gemma Lace, Prof Tammaryn Lashley & Dr Angelique Mavrodaris revising the challenges of managing family & career.

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Balancing Act – Dr Lovesha Sivanantharajah

02/09/2023

Dementia Researcher

Dr Lovesha Sivanantharajah talks about starting a family, pregnancy, returning to work, adapting to a new life and co-parenting – get some top tips.

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Profile – João Moreira

01/09/2023

Dementia Researcher

Staff Engineer and Husband to Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Isabel Castanho helping to deliver balance, occasional coding help and gaming support.

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Profile – Michael O’Reilly

01/09/2023

Dementia Researcher

Scenic Artist, Father and Husband to Neurologist and PhD Student Dr Zanna Voysey helping to deliver balance, great design and empathy.

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Profile – Andrew Lashley

01/09/2023

Dementia Researcher

Architect, Father and Husband to Professor Tammaryn Lashley helping to deliver balance, great design and cooking up a storm.

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Profile – Dr Zanna Voysey, University of Cambridge

01/09/2023

Dementia Researcher

Clinical Research Fellow & Neurology Specialist Registrar funded by Guarantors of Brain researching if sleep abnormalities accelerate dementia pathobiology.

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Blog – Reconsidering The Leaky Pipeline

31/08/2023

Dr Jodi Watt

Dive into Dr Jodi Watt’s blog, where they challenge academia’s “leaky pipeline” metaphor, spotlighting queer experiences, inclusion, and diversity.

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Blog – Barriers to Innovation & what it means for Dementia Research

30/08/2023

Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali

Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali uncovers barriers to scientific innovation in dementia research – resistance, funding biases, & cultural hurdles. Embrace change for progress

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Goodbye, APOE4. Hello, Healthy Brain?

29/08/2023

Alz Forum

Would carrying a muted version of APOE4, the strongest genetic risk factor of sporadic Alzheimer’s disease, protect against the disorder? Alz Forum explores