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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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Join the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation Research Committees

16/10/2026

Dementia Researcher

Early career MND researchers in the UK can join a My Name’5 Doddie Foundation funding committee for a year, with mentoring. Apply by 13 November.

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Profile – Louise Schindler, King’s College London

16/10/2026

Dementia Researcher

Louise Schindler, postdoctoral researcher at King’s College London, uses big data and genetics to study women’s brain ageing, menopause and depression.

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FESIP Cohort 3: Remote Bioinformatics Research Internship

16/10/2026

Dementia Researcher

A 42-week remote bioinformatics internship for recent graduates and Master’s and PhD students, built around leading your own research paper.

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The Dementia Research News Quiz: September 2026

16/10/2026

Dementia Researcher

Our first monthly dementia news quiz: 20 questions on September’s biggest dementia research stories. Play, get your score and see where you rank.

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Podcast – Starting & Managing Academic Collaborations

16/10/2026

Dementia Researcher

In this podcast, Sarah Marzi, Georgina Charlesworth, Nathan Davies and Amanda Heslegrave share how to start and manage academic collaborations that work.

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Profile – Professor Claire Surr, Leeds Beckett University

16/10/2026

Dementia Researcher

Professor Claire Surr directs the Centre for Dementia Research at Leeds Beckett, researching dementia workforce education, training and social care.

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Blog – Care Home Research: Getting the Balance Right

15/10/2026

Dementia Researcher

Lesley Cousland of ENRICH Scotland asks what eight research requests landing at once mean for a busy care home, and how to coordinate studies better.

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Blog – From Research to Clinical: Seeing Neurological Disease from Two Perspectives

14/10/2026

Rahul Sidhu

Rahul Sidhu and Prisha Sharma started out in neuroscience research. One stayed in the lab, one moved into clinical work. They compare notes on both paths.

Careers, Partner Blogs

Admire another researcher’s work? Tell them about it

13/10/2026

Nature Careers Blog

A small act of appreciation won’t solve the structural problems of academic life. But it can’t hurt. Shared from Nature Careers.

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How to Respond to Peer Reviewers With Confidence

13/10/2026

Dementia Researcher

A step-by-step guide to turning reviewer comments into a stronger paper and a clear response letter, including when to disagree, with worked examples.