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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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Profile – Dr Fiona Calvert, Alzheimer’s Research UK

20/03/2020

Dementia Researcher

Dr Fiona Calvert completed her PhD at Wellcome Sanger Institute and is a former Science Communications Officer at Alzheimer’s Research UK

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Blog – Liverpool Dementia going Dutch

19/03/2020

Dr Clarissa Giebel

Clarissa Giebel updates on her recent trip to Maastricht for her Alzheimer’s Society funded project, and discusses differences in study recruitment.

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COVID-19 on research funded or supported by NIHR

18/03/2020

NIHR

The NIHR community must prioritise nationally-sponsored COVID-19 research activity – help progress these studies at pace.

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Foldit – science games to help Alzheimer’s & Coronavirus

17/03/2020

Dementia Researcher

Foldit is a revolutionary crowdsourcing computer game enabling you to contribute to important scientific research (by folding proteins)

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Blog – Why are we excluding the best brains from dementia research?

17/03/2020

Dr Anna Volkmer

Is to possible to have security and stability while also pursuing a career as a researcher? Anna Volkmer discusses research culture, and what needs to change.

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Podcast – Being a research active clinician

16/03/2020

Dementia Researcher

Three NHS clinicians share their stories of becoming ‘research active’, with advise for others interested in following in their footsteps

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Podcast – Spanish voices in dementia research

16/03/2020

Dementia Researcher

Our first Spanish Language Special Podcast! Meet three inspiring dementia researchers from Latin America now working in the UK talking career transitions

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Updated – UK HRA Good Clinical Practice Guideline

15/03/2020

Dementia Researcher

New to clinical trials or need a refresher? Learn about Good Clinical Practice and access free NIHR GCP training via the NIHR Learn platform.

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Profile – Dr Daniel Jimenez, University College London

14/03/2020

Dementia Researcher

Neurologist from Chile working at University College London researching Cognitive Neurology & Dementia – often found performing traditional Latin American music

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Profile – Dr Sylvie Halsey, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare

14/03/2020

Dementia Researcher

Dr Sylvie Halsey is a Speciality Registrar in Old Age Psychiatry at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare. Drug trials sub-Investigator and PI

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NICE – Why Carers Deserve More Than Medals

14/03/2020

Dementia Researcher

After 50 years of caring, a child gave me a chocolate medal. His gesture says it all: carers are invaluable, but we deserve more than sweet recognition.