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 – ADPD Conference Highlights 2022

24/03/2022

Dementia Researcher

Katy Hole from University of Bath hosts this chat with Dr Amanda Heslegrave, Dr Percy Griffin, Wagner Brum & Anna Wernick sharing the best bits from the AD/PD

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Blog – Judging capacity: Insights from face-to-face and remote recruitment

24/03/2022

Dementia Researcher

Judging capacity & seeking informed consent from people with dementia can be challenging, Leanne Greene & Alex Gude share advise from the D-PACT Study

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New guide to support development & improvement of memory services

22/03/2022

Dementia Researcher

New practice development and innovation guide for Memory Assessment Services (MAS) published by The Centre for Dementia Research at Leeds Beckett University

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Dr Cheryl Hurst – How to edit your academic CV for industry (and actually get interviews!)

22/03/2022

Dementia Researcher

Ready to make the switch from academia to one in a different industry? Here’s everything you need to know about how to make the right CV

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Blog – Knowing When to Quit in Science and Career

22/03/2022

Dr Yvonne Couch

Don’t panic Yvonne isn’t quitting, but she has been thinking about the motivation to quit, is there a good way, and would it make you happy?

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Profile – Anna Wernick, University College London

21/03/2022

Dementia Researcher

PhD Student at The Francis Crick Institute exploring the role of lysosomal dysfunction in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease

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Blog – Pesticides in Cannabis

21/03/2022

Masha Burelo

Masha Burelo from University of Aberdeen has an interest in Cannabis an Cannabinoids in her latest blog in this series she discusses some of the risks

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Profile – Alex Gude, University of Plymouth

18/03/2022

Dementia Researcher

Research Assistant at University of Plymouth developing and evaluating a system for dementia support based in general practice

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Profile – Leanne Greene, University of Exeter

18/03/2022

Dementia Researcher

Programme Manager at University of Exeter delivering translational & person-centred dementia research, and high impact randomised controlled trials

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Blog – The making of the clinical academic…the façade is slipping

18/03/2022

Dr Anna Volkmer

Dr Anna Volkmer questions how you sustain the Academic element of being a ‘Clinical Academic’, and how many hours per week justifies keepin the title?

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Blog – Do we need to peer review the process of peer review?

18/03/2022

Dr Sam Moxon

Dr Sam Moxon discusses the process of how we publish new scientific data, the rigour and complexity, the process and the flaws

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The Unintended Consequences of the pandemic on Non-COVID-19 Research Activities

17/03/2022

LSE Impact Blog

This post examines which researchers have been most affected by this shift in research prioritise and how it has impacted different types of university