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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Blog – What should I research and how do I formulate the question?

09/02/2021

Dr Emily Jones

Sometimes your research is decided for you, and sometimes you get to choose for yourself, but how do you decide and what might influence that? Dr Emily Oliver explores the topic, and has some advice for the undecided.

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Podcast – Researching the impact of COVID-19 on dementia care

08/02/2021

Dementia Researcher

Dr Tamlyn Watermeyer: interviews three researchers sharing how they adapted research to look at the important issue of how COVID-19 was impacting dementia care.

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Profile – Dr Stephen Mason

05/02/2021

Dementia Researcher

Research and Development Lead in Palliative and End of Life Care at the University of Liverpool, supervising and mentoring a team of researchers.

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Blog – How to Deal with Homesickness at Uni

05/02/2021

Morgan Daniel

70% of students who leave home for the first time experience homesickness. Morgan Daniel discusses this topic and strategies that help

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New Dementia Research Collection from NIHR Evidence

04/02/2021

Dementia Researcher

This Collection brings together NIHR research relating to dementia – everything from training to lifestyle, care mapping and more

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Catch-up on Neuroscience Training in Challenging Times

04/02/2021

Dementia Researcher

The Action Collaborative on Neuroscience Training: Developing a Nimble and Versatile Workforce, an initiative associated with the National Academies’ Forum

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Profile – Jacqueline Cannon, The Lewy Body Society

04/02/2021

Dementia Researcher

Jacqueline Cannon is CEO of The Lewy Body Society, managing every aspect of business that goes a small charity. Passionate about public engagement & research

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Blog – International research during the pandemic

03/02/2021

Dr Clarissa Giebel

International research collaborations can help bring a new perspective to your work, and ensure the findings or intervention can be used elsewhere. Dr Clarissa Giebel discusses how her research is going global in her latest blog – read or listen.

Careers

Award-winning mentors share their secrets

02/02/2021

Nature Careers Blog

Recipients of Nature prizes discuss how they inspire and motivate others – shared from Nature Careers and written by Chris Woolston

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Profile – Jane Ward

01/02/2021

Dementia Researcher

Alzheimer’s Society Research Network Member helping set the strategy priorities, reviewing research projects and helping funding decisions.

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Profile – Dr Amy Burrell

01/02/2021

Dementia Researcher

Research Network Volunteer for Alzheimer’s Society. Inducting new members, supporting the network and reviewing funding applications and organising events.

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Blog – A PhD during COVID-19

01/02/2021

James Watson

We last hear from James Watson back in June 2020, when he updated us on his progress in undertaking a systematic review. James is now in the second year of his PhD, and in his latest blog he updates us on the research he has been doing, how this changed as a result of the pandemic, and how the next phase is more important than ever.