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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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Research aims to improve sleep for people with dementia

14/02/2022

Dementia Researcher

Two new research programmes from the University of Exeter are helping find new ways to support people with dementia who experience problems with sleep.

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Podcast – Support Networks for Minoritised Scientists

14/02/2022

Dementia Researcher

Dr Oz Ismail talks to Dr Yolanda Ohene, Victor Ekuta & Caitlin Corona-Long exploring the challenge for minoritised scientists

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Blog – Women and Girls in Science: Agents of Change

11/02/2022

Hannah Hussain

Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science! Hannah Hussain shares some of the science greats who have inspired her & shares stats on the challenges

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Catch-up – NEURACLIN 2022 Dealing with Dementia

10/02/2022

Dementia Researcher

If you missed the Neuraclini Conference on the 17th January, you can watch back now – 13 talks from leaders in their research fields.

Partner Blogs

My PhD qualifying exam was hell – but it doesn’t define me

09/02/2022

Dementia Researcher

Blog from Gabriela Lopez a Ph.D. candidate at Northwestern University – shared from Science Magazine. A story of overcoming challenges

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Blog – The perils of ‘what next’…?

09/02/2022

Dr Beth Eyre

The last year of your PhD can be challenging, researching, writing, the viva… and the hard part… what next? Beth Eyre shares her thoughts and plans.

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Profile – Victor Ekuta, Massachusetts Institute of Tech

08/02/2022

Dementia Researcher

Victor Ekuta MIT linQ Catalyst Fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology researching Alzheimer’s Disease biomarkers and member of Black in Neuro.

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Race Against Dementia Drug Discovery to Trial Project

08/02/2022

Dementia Researcher

Race Against Dementia announes its funding for a new RAD Discovery Hub at The University of Edinburgh and Alzheimer’s Centre, Amsterdam.

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Profile – Caitlin Corona-Long, Johns Hopkins University

07/02/2022

Dementia Researcher

PhD Candidate researching structural, functional, and fluid biomarkers of amnestic mild cognitive impairment – and related to not one but two Presidents

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Blog – Research ‘Flies’ When You’re Having Fun

07/02/2022

Jodi Parslow

Jodi Parslow explains why Flies are one of science’s most useful model organisms & gives insights into the kind of research they contribute to

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An introduction to knowledge mobilisation

06/02/2022

NIHR

NIHR webinar shares what knowledge mobilisation is and why it is important to embed into a research project. with Dr Helen Baxter & Prof Lindsay Bearne

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Profile – Jodi Barnard, King’s College London

04/02/2022

Dementia Researcher

PhD graduate from King’s College London, now a Senior Scientific Content Strategist / Writer for Supreme Optimization Ltd. having transitioned to industry.