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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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Profile – Amy Zile, University of East Anglia

10/08/2023

Dementia Researcher

Final year PhD Student working on Hydration in older adults who live in the community & Mental health and wellbeing of students and academic staff.

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Blog – Navigating Collaborative Science

10/08/2023

Dr Gaia Brezzo

Dr Gaia Brezzo explores collaborative science’s evolution, lab dynamics, and positive citizenship in this insightful blog full of top tips.

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The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is Changing

09/08/2023

Nature Careers Blog

Nature Careers – A shift from individual to institutional performance in the next REF exercise is welcome, but ignores realities of academia.

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Blog – Improving clinician-academic partnerships

08/08/2023

Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali

Explore the transformative potential of clinician-academic partnerships in advancing dementia research with Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali’s insightful blog.

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Profile – Dr Florence Jimoh, University of East Anglia

07/08/2023

Dementia Researcher

Senior Research Associate passionate about hydration in older adults who are at increased risk of dehydration due to physiological and congnitive changes.

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Podcast – Reshaping Misfolding Enzymes

07/08/2023

Dementia Researcher

Dr Sam Moxon interviews Matthias Alder, CEO of Gain Therapeutics discussing drug discovery, biotech startups, SEE-Tex, Parkinson’s disease and enzymes

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Blog – Why You Should Teach Alongside Your Research

04/08/2023

Dr Ajantha Abey

Discover the joy of teaching: as a PhD student, embrace the classroom to enrich your research, communication skills, and future prospects – Ajantha Abey

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Does the REF add any value to UK research?

03/08/2023

LSE Impact Blog

Shared from the LSE Impact blog Banal-Estanol et al. use a novel method to evaluate UK research performance against that of a US-based counterfactual.

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Blog – Population Studies: What we have learned and why we need them

02/08/2023

Dr Connor Richardson

Dr Connor Richardson discusses population-based studies to understanding cognitive function distribution, and effective strategies for older individuals

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Ask Your Mentor Podcast – Dr Aitana Sogorb-Esteve

01/08/2023

Dementia Researcher

Shania Ibarra chats with Dr Aitana Sogorb-Esteve, talking lessons from her career, from Spain to London and to being a RAD Fellow & UKDRI Emerging Leader

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NIHR awards over £100 million to new Policy Research Units

01/08/2023

NIHR

NIHR has awarded over £100m to 20 new Policy Research Units (PRUs) across England. Includes a focus on dementia and neurodegeneration, and end of life care

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Profile – Matthias Alder, Gain Therapeutics

01/08/2023

Dementia Researcher

CEO of Gain Therapeutics unlocking new treatments with the SEE-Tx™ supercomputer-driven, drug discovery platform targeting allosteric binding sites.