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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Helping to shape the future of dementia research

10/03/2021

Dementia Researcher

Guest blog from the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) discussing their Open Research publishing platform and contribution to dementia research.

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Rosetrees Interdisciplinary workshop on neurodegeneration

08/03/2021

Dementia Researcher

Talks and recordings from the Rosetrees Interdisciplinary workshop on neurodegenerative diseases of the brain that was held on 10 February

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Blog – From Nursing to Dementia Research

04/03/2021

Dr Emily Jones

Dr Emily Oliver discusses her career from Nursing the Clinical Academic and back to Nursing, be inspired to consider your future in dementia research.

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Profile – Dr Royhaan Folarin, Olabisi Onabanjo University

04/03/2021

Dementia Researcher

Lecturer at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria. #ECRPIA Continent Lead for Africa, researching Biopsychiatry and Neuroregeneration.

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Blog – Finding Your Place in Dementia Research

04/03/2021

Dr Sam Moxon

When Sam was waiting to go into his interview he was thinking “I am not a neuroscientist, this could be a tricky one”, he quickly realised that what they actually wanted was a fresh approach. So don’t be deterred from applying for that job or course, you might be just what they’re looking for.

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Blog – “A Product of Failure” – How I fell into dementia research

04/03/2021

Nadine Mirza

Nadine Mirza from University of Manchester shares the story of her career, highlighting the importance of perseverance and how a passion for the subject can mean the difference between success and failure.

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Blog – Is a masters the right choice?

04/03/2021

Morgan Daniel

If you’re just graduating or thinking of re-entering education, or looking to study to improve your skills for your job a Masters could be a good choice, but there are other options. Morgan Daniel discusses MSc programmes and if they might be right for you.

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Blog – Studying whilst working in dementia research – it’s possible!

01/03/2021

Dr Clarissa Giebel

Dr Clarissa Giebel discusses her career path, exploring the twists and turns and discussing how it is possible to work and study, in fact… it may actually help your research career.

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Blog – My path into dementia research, and what I have learnt

01/03/2021

Dr Ashvini Keshavan

Dr Ashvini Keshavan is a Post-doctoral clinical research associate, hear what inspired her to follow a career into medicine & passion for dementia research

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Blog – Why should you become a lab-based dementia researcher?

01/03/2021

Dr Beth Eyre

It can sometimes feel like you take 2 steps forward & 1 step back during your #PhD, but as long as you’re moving forward, you’re doing well! In her first blog for 2021 Beth Eyre shares tips for looking after your wellbeing in a pandemic.

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Leaving the lab but not the field: alternative careers

26/02/2021

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Dementias Platform UK spoke to four people who moved from a research career into roles including science communication and project management.

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Blog – Academia vs medicine: Why academia was right for me

26/02/2021

Dr Christina Toomey

Christina always wanted to be a doctor, but had no idea when she got her A-level results that this would come through a career in scientific research and not in medicine. Could this also be the right alternative for you?