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Profile – Fiona Hartley, Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network

18/08/2026

Dementia Researcher

Fiona Hartley is a retired physiotherapist and PiR member with Scotland’s Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network, drawing on clinical and caring experience.

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Blog – The PhD Comfort Zone

18/08/2026

Harriet Greene

Harriet Greene was comfortable in her Oxford lab, so she spent 3 weeks in a Spanish one instead, this is her blog on why the PhD comfort zone is worth leaving.

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Survey: How Hot Weather Affects Research in the UK

17/08/2026

Dementia Researcher

Take part in a new UCL survey on how hot weather affects research in the UK. Anonymous, 8 to 15 minutes, open to all career stages until late September.

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Blog – GCP Training: Do We Really Need Regular Refreshers?

13/08/2026

Dr Emma Law

Dr Emma Law does her GCP update every two years and wondered why. She traces the rules back to 1947, and shares what changed in her latest refresher

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Might AI Help Sharpen Dementia Diagnosis?

13/08/2026

Dementia Researcher

Could AI sharpen dementia diagnosis? Research presented at AAIC shows how medical records might help GPs identify who needs specialist testing.

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Dementia Researcher Solutions Lab – Here to Help!

13/08/2026

Dementia Researcher

Welcome to the Solutions Lab, a place where you can submit your questions or dilemmas anonymously for thoughtful, experience-based advice

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Blog – An Academic career, then and now

12/08/2026

Dementia Researcher

Professor Frank Gunn-Moore on 40 years in research, the three gambles that shaped his career, and why collaboration and early career researchers matter most.

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Alzheimer’s Research UK Network Funding Call: Questions Answered

12/08/2026

Dementia Researcher

Dr Jacqui Hanley explains Alzheimer’s Research UK’s new research network funding call, what replaces the Network Centres, and how to apply before 1 September.

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Lived Experience Survey Design

12/08/2026

National Centre for Research Methods

Learn how to design ethical, accessible surveys with people with lived experience, from co-production and consent to sensitive questions, testing and support.

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Blog – Building Labs Where It’s Safe to Fail

11/08/2026

Dr Becky Carlyle

Dr Becky Carlyle on what happens in a lab after something goes badly wrong, and why the group leader’s reaction matters more than the mistake.

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Seven tips for a graceful lab exit

11/08/2026

Dementia Researcher

Leaving the lab? 7 tips to organise samples, secure data, share knowledge and make your move smoother for everyone. Shared from Nature Careers

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Profile – Dr Lauren Walker, Teeside University

10/08/2026

Dementia Researcher

Dr Lauren Walker is a Lecturer in Biomedical Science at Teesside University, researching the neuropathology of Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

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