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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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Podcast – Quality of Life After a Dementia Diagnosis

04/11/2019

Dementia Researcher

Podcast recorded at University of Sussex with Ben Hicks and Laura Hughes discussing inequalities in dementia care, quality of life, and the DeterMIND study.

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Profile – Dr Laura Hughes

31/10/2019

Dementia Researcher

Dr Laura Hughes, Research Fellow at Centre for Dementia Studies, Brighton, studies quality of life and care in dementia. Solo cyclist and learner of Italian.

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How I overcame impostor syndrome after leaving academia

30/10/2019

Nature Careers Blog

Desiree Dickerson discusses learning to control the voice in her head that insisted she wasn’t good enough in this post shared from the Nature Careers website.

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Introducing: iPSC Collection from Tauopathy Patients

29/10/2019

Alz Forum

A multi-institutional group, including members of the Tau Consortium, unveiled a stem cell tool kit for scientists studying primary tauopathies.

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Profile – Dr Ben Hicks, Brighton and Sussex Medical School

28/10/2019

Dementia Researcher

Dr Ben Hicks is a Fellow at Brighton and Sussex Medical School exploring creative ways to support people with dementia, inspired by his gran’s experience

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US Frontotemporal lobar degeneration consortium combines and continues research efforts

24/10/2019

Dementia Researcher

In the US a new NIH grant connects existing studies to form cornerstone for clinical research into frontotemporal lobar degeneration

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Genetic light bulbs illuminate the brain

24/10/2019

Nature Careers Blog

Genetically encoded voltage indicators change colour in real time when neurons transmit electrical information, offering unprecedented insight into neural activity.

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Blog – You’ve passed your PhD, now what?

24/10/2019

Dr Emily Jones

Guest blog from Dr Emily Oliver who recently completed her NIHR Clinical Academic Doctorate at the University of Southampton. Discussing her thoughts on how handle completion and what comes next.

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10 Counter-intuitive insights from an academic writing coach

23/10/2019

LSE Impact Blog

10 counter-intuitive insights to help you understand and improve your own writing practice.

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Podcast – What’s new in Alzheimer’s Society fellowships

21/10/2019

Dementia Researcher

Alzheimer’s Society funding changes explained with tips on applications, the four Is, and insights from a funded fellow to help you prepare your next grant

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Profile – Katherine Gray, Alzheimer’s Society

18/10/2019

Dementia Researcher

Head of Research at Alzheimer’s Society sharing research updates and findings with the public, donors and supporters

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Oxford University is 1st in Europe to acquire latest MEG Technology from MEGIN

17/10/2019

Adam Smith

The University of Oxford is the first in Europe to acquire the latest technology in functional brain imaging. TRIUX™ neo, a magnetoencephalograph (MEG), is a highly sensitive non-invasive system for mapping the human brain.