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 – Tips and tricks for effective studying

23/02/2021

Morgan Daniel

Morgan Daniel shares information on her study routine, sharing advice she received from lecturers. Discover how the pomodoro technique works for her.

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Podcast – PhD Supervisors – The good, the great and the rest

22/02/2021

Dementia Researcher

The relationship between Student & Supervisor is very important. In this podcast we discuss what good looks like, what can go wrong, and how to deal with it.

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Profile – Vaiva Zarombaite

22/02/2021

Dementia Researcher

Dementia and Neuroscience MSc Student at UCL, interested in neuropsychology and solving true crimes (in her spare time – not as a job)

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Profile – Clive Thomas

22/02/2021

Dementia Researcher

Specialist Practitioner Mental Health Nurse at Swansea Bay University Health Board researching the triage and assessment of cognition in primary care

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Profile – Aiko Robert

22/02/2021

Dementia Researcher

Completed an MSc at UCL and now doing a PhD exploring Advantages and limitations of hiPSC-derived neurons for the study of neurodegeneration

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Profile – Dr Ashvini Keshavan

22/02/2021

Dementia Researcher

Post-doctoral clinical research associate and Neurology Registrar researching Biofluid biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease, rediscovering Odissi.

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More useful & interesting podcasts which you may have missed

19/02/2021

Adam Smith

Podcasts from some of our new Instagram friends, neuroscience, careers and more. Here are some of the shows we have been listening to this week

Careers, Funding

Dear grant agencies: tell me where I went wrong

19/02/2021

Nature Careers Blog

I don’t expect to get every grant I apply for, but the least agencies could do is give me a little feedback, says Juan Manuel Parrilla Gutierrez

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Common barriers to writing and how to overcome them

18/02/2021

LSE Impact Blog

Writing a thesis can feel overwhelming, we discuss the common reasons why PhD students tend to avoid writing and counter them.

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Blog – Conducting Interviews Online During COVID-19

18/02/2021

Bethany McLoughlin

Bethany McLoughlin has adapted her research becauses of the pandemic. In this blog she discusses a new opportunity, and tips for conducting online interviews.

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Science diversified: Starting young

16/02/2021

Dementia Researcher

Dom Byrne write in Nature Careers about how scientists at one research institute are heading back to school to inspire the next generation of researchers.

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Blog – Keeping Sane in Lockdown

15/02/2021

Dr Sam Moxon

We all know what we ‘should’ do to survive lockdown… but are you really doing those things? Dr Sam Moxon discusses what he is doing to stay happy, healthy, positive and productive during these difficult days. Read or Listen.