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 – Anti-Racism in STEM

12/08/2020

Dementia Researcher

Maya Gosztyla is working to facilitate more productive conversations (and in turn, tangible systemic changes) toward addressing racial discrimination in STEM

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Podcast – Neuroinflammation in mouse models

10/08/2020

Dementia Researcher

Dr Sarah Carpanini, Dr Tom Phillips and Dr Megan Torvell from the UK Dementia Research Institute discuss neuroinflammation using mouse models.

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Profile – Dr Sarah Carpanini

09/08/2020

Dementia Researcher

Post-doctoral research associate at the UK DRI at Cardiff University investigating the role of complement at the synapse in Alzheimer’s

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Profile – Dr Megan Torvell

09/08/2020

Dementia Researcher

Research Associate at the UK DRI at Cardiff University investigating the role of inflammation in neurodegenerative disease.

Careers, Partner Blogs

Look beyond publication records, urges report

06/08/2020

Nature Careers Blog

Science Europe recommends assessing societal impact and contributions to knowledge and policy when awarding grants and promotions.

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PhD Essentials Podcast Playlist

03/08/2020

Dementia Researcher

A selection of podcasts which are essential listening if you’re about to embark on a PhD or are at the early stages of your journey.

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NIA – National Summit on Dementia Care Research PT2

03/08/2020

Dementia Researcher

Recording from the US NIA Summit Virtual Meeting Series: 2020 Care, Services, and Supports for Persons with Dementia and Their Caregivers

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NIA – National Summit on Dementia Care Research PT1

03/08/2020

Dementia Researcher

Sharing the recordings from the US NIA Summit Virtual Meeting Series: 2020 Care, Services, and Supports for Persons with Dementia and their Caregivers

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Big journals acting as gatekeepers to discoverability

03/08/2020

LSE Impact Blog

Open access increases the impact of academic research by making it more broadly and easily accessible. But to subscription still hold the key

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Podcast – AAIC 2020 – Day Four

31/07/2020

Dementia Researcher

Day 4 AAIC Podcast – Public Health; Care & Psychosocial Factors. Our last for 2020, with Adam Smith, Dr Riona McArdle, Dr Byron Creese and Esther Wiskerke.

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Podcast – AAIC 2020 – Day Three

30/07/2020

Dementia Researcher

Day 3 AAIC 2020 Podcast – Clinical Manifestations; Drug Development. Sharing news from Adam Smith, Dr Anna Volmer, Danielle Wilson and Dr Leonidas Chouliaras.