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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Profile – Mauricio Molinari Ulate, University of Salamanca

21/10/2022

Dementia Researcher

ECR at University of Salamanca exploring technology for the assessment, monitoring, rehabilitation, and stimulation for people living with dementia

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Blog – Going on my own: Being my own boss for my new fellowship

21/10/2022

Dr Anna Volkmer

Stepping out on your own doesn’t have to be scary, if you got this far, you’re ready. Dr Anna Volkmer discusses her new found research freedom.

Careers, Partner Blogs

Authors names have ‘astonishing’ influence on peer reviewers

20/10/2022

Nature Careers Blog

Nobel prizewinners are 6 times more likely than someone less well known to get a thumbs-up for acceptance,. Blog by Nicola Jones for Nature Careers

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Profile – Dr Pascale Heins, Maastricht University

20/10/2022

Dementia Researcher

Occupational Therapist and Postdoc Researcher within the Alzheimer Centrum Limburg, Maastricht University exploring technology to support social participation

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Blog – Innovative long-term care for dementia

19/10/2022

Dr Clarissa Giebel

There are almost 14,500 Care Homes in England, Dr Clarissa Giebel has been working with their Dutch counterparts to see how the two approaches to care differ.

Science

Forced Into Fat-Burning Mode, Microglia Gobble Up Plaques

18/10/2022

Alz Forum

Scientists led by Jie Zhang, Xiamen University, reported that hexokinase 2—a pivotal enzyme in glucose metabolism—ramps up in microglia in the AD brain.

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Profile – Dr Joni Gilissen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

18/10/2022

Dementia Researcher

Senior Postdoc Researcher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel working on early integration of palliative care and navigation for older people with serious illnesses

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Blog – Is Leadership Important In Science?

17/10/2022

Dr Yvonne Couch

Dr Yvonne Couch talks about leadership in research, exploring different styles and approaches and how you might apply them.

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Profile – Lesley Garcia, University of Nottingham

14/10/2022

Dementia Researcher

Occupational Therapist and Early Career Researcher at University of Nottingham researching Dementia and technology to support social participation.

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Blog – Writing my first grant application

14/10/2022

Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali

Kam just wrote her first grant application (well not really her first) and in this blog she descrives how she went about it, and shares her tips

Research News

Changing working lives

12/10/2022

Dementia Researcher

Prof Veronica van Heyningen discusses the challenges to intergenerational fairness within research culture, and introduces our Changing Working Lives project.

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Profile – Dr Charlèss Dupont, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

12/10/2022

Dementia Researcher

Postdoctoral researcher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel exploring ementia, palliative care, and technology as part of the CAPACITY Project