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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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Catch-up on the BSMS Dementia Research Conference 2023

22/05/2023

Dementia Researcher

Recordings from the Brighton & Sussex Medical School 2023 Dementia Research Conference, with national leaders and local experts talking about their research.

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A guide to starting out in clinical academic research

22/05/2023

NIHR

A series of ten films produced by NIHR ARC Wessex, giving advice and tips on becoming a clinical academic supported by support from UKRI Research England.

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Podcast – Inside the Global Brain Health Institute

22/05/2023

Dementia Researcher

In this podcast we learn about the Global Brain Health Institute & their Fellowship Programme, transforming brain health leadership worldwide.

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Profile – Dr Dominic Trépel, Trinity College Dublin

21/05/2023

Dementia Researcher

Assistant Professor of Economics and faculty for the Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College Dublin focussed on dementia and brain health.

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Profile – Dr Vitor Zimmerer, University College London

19/05/2023

Dementia Researcher

Lecturer in Clinical Linguistics, researching Language and cognition in clinical populations at University College London

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Profile – Dr Claire Gillan, Trinity College Dublin

19/05/2023

Dementia Researcher

Psychologist working to scale up research in psychiatry with data-science focused work & a smartphone app for connecting researchers to citizen scientists.

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4 ways to improve end-of-life care for people with dementia

19/05/2023

Dementia Researcher

New policy briefing from King’s College London: A Right to be Heard: Better palliative and end-of-life care for people with dementia.

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Blog – Conference Insights: Top 10 Takeaways in Dementia Research

19/05/2023

Dr Ajantha Abey

Ajantha Abey shares insights from recent conferences: Therapeutic breakthroughs, biomarker revolution, digital innovation, spatial transcriptomics and more!

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Why don’t we account for luck in research careers?

18/05/2023

LSE Impact Blog

Success in academia popularly linked to hard work. However, a study of how academics describe their careers suggests luck plays a significant role.

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Blog – How to include people with dementia in research

17/05/2023

Dr Sarah Griffiths

New blog for Dementia Action Week providing practical strategies that researchers can adopt to support the inclusion of people living with dementia in research

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Blog – Should you apply for a Lectureship?

17/05/2023

Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali

Transitioning from a postdoc to Lectureship: Lessons learned and advice for aspiring academics on obtaining a permanent position. By Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali.

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Unlocking the mysteries of the brain’s neocortex

17/05/2023

Nature Careers Blog

Entrepreneur Jeff Hawkins explains how our knowledge of the brain can help us to better understand artificial intelligence – for Nature Careers