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 – Moving four-ward; could a 4-day working week work in academia?

27/03/2023

Dr Gaia Brezzo

Do you need to work smarter and harder to succeed in academia? Or just smarter? Dr Gaia Brezzo talks about a new way of working

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Rebecca Williams, University of Cambridge

24/03/2023

Dementia Researcher

Bioethics Training Programme Coordinator, driven by a family connection to dementia and researching ethics in Alzheimer’s: How can we do better research?

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Profile – Mila Redzic, The University of Edinburgh

24/03/2023

Dementia Researcher

PhD Student, interested in how microglial responses may shape changes occurring in the neurovascular unit if they can be manipulate to promote resilience

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Research Masterclasses on Demand

24/03/2023

Dementia Researcher

Are you looking to expand your research skills and knowledge? The Queen’s Nursing Institute bite-size online research masterclass is a good place to start!

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Blog – From Journal Clubs to Letter Writing for ECRs: Why and How

24/03/2023

Dr Timothy Daly

Dr Timothy Daly encourages ECRs to build on their existing journal clubs to take the step towards publishing letters as part of their professional development

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Profile – Dr Nikoleta Daskoulidou, Cardiff University

23/03/2023

Dementia Researcher

Research Associate interested in the role of innate immunity and neuroinflammation in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Blog – My Path to an NIHR ARC Dementia Fellowship

22/03/2023

Dr Connor Richardson

Connor has been awarded an NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Dementia Fellowship, in tihs blog he talks us through his experience of applying.

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Ananga & Jo’s Vow – ‘We’ll stand by each other’

21/03/2023

Alzheimer's Society

Ananga and Jo Moonesinghe discuss all things life, from how they met, to their experience with Ananga’s Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and hopes for the future

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Profile – Dr Timothy Daly, The Sorbonne

21/03/2023

Dementia Researcher

Bioethics Training Programme Coordinator, driven by a family connection to dementia and researching ethics in Alzheimer’s: How can we do better research?

Policy

Sweeping report calls for anti-bias measures in US science

21/03/2023

Nature Careers Blog

Universities must adopt practices to diversify their research workforce and move beyond hiring members of under-represented groups finds the US NASEM report.

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Podcast – ARUK Conference Roundup 2023, Part Two

20/03/2023

Dementia Researcher

In part-two of our ARUK Highlights Podcast it’s all about the science. Dr Zara Franklin hosts with Dr Steven Quinn, Dr Szu-Han Wang & Dr Natalie Connor-Robson

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Podcast – ARUK Conference Roundup 2023, Part One

20/03/2023

Dementia Researcher

The 1st of our 2-part special podcast recorded on location at the ARUK Conference in Aberdeen, in this show our four special guests discuss the ECR day.