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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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Catch-up – Harnessing music for health & wellbeing by Dr Lillian Hung

07/05/2020

Dementia Researcher

Dr Lillian Hung presents her research into use of ‘Silent Disco’ headphones with older adults with dementia staying in a geriatric hospital unit.

Lifestyle

How to create the perfect background bookshelf

06/05/2020

Dementia Researcher

Thatcher Wine is the world’s most sought-after celebrity ‘book curator’. Penguin asked for his advice on how make the most of yours in the age of Zoom.

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7 insights for communicating research to busy policymakers

05/05/2020

LSE Impact Blog

7 insights for how academics can improve the chances of their evidence being used in the fast-paced, time-poor, information environment of the UK Parliament

Science

Which Cell Types Execute Your Genetic Risk? For AD

04/05/2020

Alz Forum

Genome-wide association studies have uncovered risk variants for neurologic diseases, but in which cells are these disease genes doing their dirty work?

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Blog – Looking into inequalities in dementia care pathways

30/04/2020

James Watson

James Watson is investigating the socio-economic and geographic variation in care pathways and the resulting health and economic outcomes for older populations.

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Catch-up – Telehealth to enable access to interventions for people with dementia by Anna Volkmer

29/04/2020

Dementia Researcher

Dr Anna Volkmer explores the evidence for use of Telehealth & reports on the perceived value of delivering speech and language therapy interventions remotely

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E-Worklife Online Resources

28/04/2020

Dementia Researcher

E-WORKLIFE was created by experts in digital distraction and work-life balance to provide you with evidence-based strategies to support remote working.

Lifestyle

Finding motivation in the lighter side of science

28/04/2020

Nature Careers Blog

Atma Ivancevic shares what keeps her passionate about science when academic work gets tough, and while working from home – in this post from Nature Careers

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Podcast – Maintaining your clinical identity & skills as an academic

27/04/2020

Dementia Researcher

Dr Aida Gonzalez, Dr Daniel Jimenez & Julieta Camino discuss how they maintain their clinical skills and identify, while working in academia.

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Profile – Dr Lillian Hung

25/04/2020

Dementia Researcher

Clinical Assistant Professor at University of British Columbia. Researching use of technology to improve the lives and care of people living with dementia.

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Scottish Dementia Research Consortium annual report

23/04/2020

Dementia Researcher

The Scottish Dementia Research Consortium has published its annual report celebrating Scotland’s dementia and brain health research, across all disciplines

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Catch-up – Dementia Friendly EDs by Dr Courtney Genge

22/04/2020

Dementia Researcher

Dr Courtney Genge discusses her Doctoral work on improving the quality and safety of care in emergency departments for people living with dementia.