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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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Blog – What is an ‘Early Career Researcher’?

19/04/2023

Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali

With her recent appointment to the position of Lecturer Kam realised… that she lost her ‘Early Career Researcher’ Badge, so what defines you as an ECR?

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Profile – Thomas Brown, University College London

18/04/2023

Dementia Researcher

Research Assistant funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK working on Neuroimaging biomarkers, ageing, and Alzheimer’s disease.

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Simple Guide to Giving a Talk

18/04/2023

Dementia Researcher

We need to talk about talks… because they could be soooo much better… this guide might help you ace your next presentation.

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Diversity and inclusion in STEM

18/04/2023

Dementia Researcher

The UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has published recommendations to government on how to address Diversity and inclusion in STEM

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Blog – Getting Involved in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Leadership

18/04/2023

Dr Connor Richardson

Dr Connor Richardson writes a personal and practical account of what working in EDI means, why he got involved and what they do.

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Profile – Dr Imogen Swift, Vesper Bio

17/04/2023

Dementia Researcher

Research Scientist at Vesper Bio focussing on fluid biomarkers and preclinical development for treatment development for frontotemporal dementia and Parkinson’s

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Profile – Fiona Kinsella, University College London

14/04/2023

Dementia Researcher

Study Coordinator wrangling the Digital-HD and HDClarity studies in Professor Edward Wild’s research group, interested in Huntington’s disease biomarkers

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Profile – Will Coath, University College London

14/04/2023

Dementia Researcher

Part-time PhD student working in Neuroimaging in Alzheimer’s disease, funded by Alzheimer’s Association and working on the ‘Insight 46 study’.

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Blog – Apathy Research: Why Should We Bother?

14/04/2023

Rebecca Williams

Did you know, Apathy affects over 90% of people with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia? Rebecca Williams discusses the topic and her research.

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Ask Your Mentor Podcast – Professor Patrick Lewis

12/04/2023

Dementia Researcher

In this episode of Ask Your Mentor, Dr Chris Henstridge talks to his mentor Professor Patrick Lewis, matched through the ARUK Mentoring Programme.

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Improving animal models for the study of Alzheimer’s

11/04/2023

UK DRI

The UK DRI hosted a presentation from Dr Michael Sasner discussing recent advances in efforts to generate translationally-relevant mouse models of Alzheimer’s.

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Profile – Alex Mellor, University of Plymouth

10/04/2023

Dementia Researcher

PhD Student looking at the link between chronic inflammation and ischaemic brain injury, particularly looking at the effects of inflammation on white matter.