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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.

Blog – Taking care of yourself during Grad School

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Blog – Taking care of yourself during Grad School

17/08/2021

As we almost reach the end of our year long journey with Morgan Daniel, she shares some tip tips for taking care of yourself during a Masters.

Podcast – Investigating the ubiquitin proteasome system

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Podcast – Investigating the ubiquitin proteasome system

16/08/2021

Dementia Researcher

Professor Selina Wray talks with ECRs from the Imperial College, UK Dementia Research Institute & UCL discussing their work on the ubiquitin proteasome system.

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Profile – Georgie Lines

13/08/2021

Dementia Researcher

Painter, Biker & PhD student / Post Doctorate Researcher at University College London investigating tau proteostasis in iPSC models of Frontotemporal dementia

Blog – From aspiring psychologist to neuroscientist

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Blog – From aspiring psychologist to neuroscientist

12/08/2021

Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali

We welcome Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali as our latest staff blogger, Kamar brings a wealth of experience, spanning NHS, Academia and a Research Funder.

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Profile – Liina Sirvio

12/08/2021

Dementia Researcher

PhD student at the UK Dementia Research Institute, Imperial College London, researching Proteasomal degradation of amyloid proteins

F**k Ups in Social Research: Learning from what goes ‘wrong’

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F**k Ups in Social Research: Learning from what goes ‘wrong’

12/08/2021

LSE Impact Blog

What happens when research goes wrong? How do researchers manage, or fail to manage, & can we learn from ‘failures’? This blog explains

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Profile – Katiuska Prieto, Imperial College London

10/08/2021

Dementia Researcher

PhD student exploring how certain mechanisms of inflammation lead to neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s & Alzheimer’s Disease.

Science-communication tips from a panel-show scientist

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Science-communication tips from a panel-show scientist

10/08/2021

Nature Careers Blog

Psychologist Ann-Marie Creaven regularly discusses her research on Ireland’s most listened-to station. Shared from Nature Careers

Blog – Hybrid care, the future of dementia care?

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Blog – Hybrid care, the future of dementia care?

10/08/2021

Dr Clarissa Giebel

Dr Clarissa Giebel discusses how dementia care is changing in the short and long-term as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Profile – Dr Emma Mee Hayes

09/08/2021

Dementia Researcher

Postdoctoral Research Associate at the UK Dementia Research Institute researching Tau pathology and Proteasomal Activity in iPSC derived neurons.

Blog – If research is so unpredictable, why do it?

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Blog – If research is so unpredictable, why do it?

09/08/2021

Dr Sam Moxon writes about motivation, what inspires people (and him) to pursue a career in science and research, and what it takes to keep going.

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Profile – Professor Selina Wray

06/08/2021

Dementia Researcher

Professor of Molecular Neuroscience exploring Molecular mechanisms of Alzheimer’s and FTD using patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cell models