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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Podcast – Why, how and what it’s like to work in hospital research

03/10/2022

Dementia Researcher

Recorded LIVE on Twitter Spaces, Adam Smith interviews four researchers and healthcare professionals about their careers and work

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The Lancet Neurology 20th Anniversary Lecture: Professor Carol Brayne CBE

03/10/2022

Dementia Researcher

The Lancet Neurology 20th Anniversary Lecture: “The relevance of social and commercial determinants for neurological health”.

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Blog – A guide to Mixed Methods research design

29/09/2022

Nathan Stephens

Blog covering the things you’ll need to think about when planning a mixed methods research study – quick guide from Nathan Stephens

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Lecanemab Phase 3 Trial Meetings Primary Endpoint

28/09/2022

Dementia Researcher

Eisai confirms phase 3 Amyloid drug trial success with Clarity AD and sets sights on US, Euope and Japan approvals by March 2023

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New Paper Highlights Mentoring Success

28/09/2022

Dementia Researcher

New paper published in AMRC Open Research details the success of a mentoring scheme established by the ARUK Scotland and UCL Networks

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Profile – Dr Alex Tsui, University College London

27/09/2022

Dementia Researcher

Academic Geriatrician and NHS doctor researching delirium through population epidemiology, machine learning and deep phenotyping.

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Dementia Researcher partners with BNA on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

26/09/2022

Dementia Researcher

Dementia Research is pleased to announce a new partnership and work to improve equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in neuroscience.

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Podcast – How to be a GREAT Peer Reviewer

26/09/2022

Dementia Researcher

Adam Smith talks to Dr Yvonne Couch, Dr Isabel Castanho and Dr Martina Bocchetta getting insights and top tips on how they approach undertaking peer review

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Peer review – critical to our success

23/09/2022

Dementia Researcher

UK Research & Innovation CEO announces a review of the peer review process “Peer review is a central tool in the decisions we make.”

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Blog – The outcome: My NIHR Advanced Fellowship App

23/09/2022

Dr Anna Volkmer

Anna has some big news… and some top tips for anyone applying for an NIHR Advanced Fellowship, essential reading for Clinical Academics

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Blog – World Alzheimer Report 2022, Post-diagnostic care or lack thereof

21/09/2022

Dr Clarissa Giebel

Dr Clarissa Giebel has been reading the Alzheimer’s Disease International World Alzheimer’s Report 2022 and in this blog she shares her thoughts

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Profile – Dr Ross Paterson, University College London

21/09/2022

Dementia Researcher

Principal Research Fellow, Clinical Neurologist biomarker researcher with a particular interest in measuring protein turnover in humans