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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Podcast – Gait and dementia

21/09/2020

Dementia Researcher

Dr Anna Volkmer hosts a podcast exploring Gait and its relevance to dementia, what it can tell us.. Dr Riona McArdle, Dr Silvia Del-din & Dr Keir Yong discuss

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Profile – Dr Silvia Del Din

17/09/2020

Dementia Researcher

Senior Research Associate at Newcastle University, researching digital health and wearable technology for mobility assessment, and not Swedish.

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Olivia read a paper every day for 899 days.

17/09/2020

Dementia Researcher

Olivia Rissland says reading a different paper every day has made her a better scientist in this article shared from the Nature Index.

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Blog – Sharing my MSc Journey

16/09/2020

Dementia Researcher

Morgan Daniel in the first of her monthly blogs for Dementia Researcher, sharing her MSc journey.

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Podcast – Morgan Daniel kick-starting a 12 month MSc Journey

16/09/2020

Dementia Researcher

Adam Smith chats with Morgan Daniel, as we start a 12 month journey following Morgan studying for her Dementia MSc at University College London.

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Profile – Morgan Daniel

15/09/2020

Dementia Researcher

Trainee Clinical Psychologist at University College London former Dementia Researcher contributor documenting her MSc journey

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Blog – Waving the flag for better social care in dementia

14/09/2020

Dr Clarissa Giebel

Dr Clarissa Giebel discusses her research into social care during the pandemic, providing a reminder that social support services are key, and they themselves need further support.

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Dementia Research Chatathon Live

10/09/2020

Dementia Researcher

On the 7th September, Adam Smith hosted a marathon 12 hour live-stream session, talking with 56 researchers and four special guests.

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Give your brain a break from science busywork

10/09/2020

Nature Careers Blog

If you can, escape the plate-spinning frenzy of online meetings by going on holiday, ideally for two weeks, says John Tregoning in this blog from Nature Careers

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Blog – Brexit: a noose slowly strangling academic research in the UK?

09/09/2020

Michelle Naessens

New blog from Michelle Naessens reflecting on her personal experience of how leaving the European Union is affecting her as a Dutch national, living and studying in the UK.

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Podcast – Music and Dementia

07/09/2020

Dementia Researcher

Megan O’Hare is joined by Grace Meadows, Emilie Brotherhood and Dr Robyn Dowlen exploring ways to help people with dementia through music & Music for Dementia

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Blog – Applying for a NIHR Development Skills Enhancement Award

03/09/2020

Dr Anna Volkmer

Dr Anna Volkmer blogs about her experience of completing her PhD, and how she worked to ensure she didn’t ‘fall off the edge’.