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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 Keir Yong, University College London

29/02/2020

Dementia Researcher

Principal Research Fellow exploring how dementia may cause changes in vision and spatial awareness, particularly in individuals with posterior cortical atrophy

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Profile – Hannah Churchill, Alzheimer’s Society

29/02/2020

Dementia Researcher

Hannah Churchill is a Research Communications Manager at the Alzheimer’s Society. Helping the charity and researchers share their vital work.

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Blog – Reflecting on the first UK Dementia Care Research Summit

27/02/2020

Adam Smith

Adam Smith discusses what he learned from the recent UK Dementia Care Research Summit, and his top 10 take-aways that could improve dementia care research.

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The Global Caring Crisis

27/02/2020

Dementia Researcher

Exploriong care systems in different economies across the world, questioning why domestic work carried out chiefly by women and girls is largely underpaid

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Improving Survey Response Rates

25/02/2020

Dementia Researcher

Find out how University Hospital Southampton has improved survey response rates to their Patient Research Experience Survey.

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Blog – Accessing routine data for dementia across the globe

25/02/2020

Dr Clarissa Giebel

Dr Clarissa Giebel shares her exploration of dementia cohort datasets, and discusses how they are supporting her latest research and could help yours

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Can BACE2 Protect Against Amyloidosis?

24/02/2020

Dementia Researcher

It may seem counter intuitive, but could BACE2 protect against amyloidosis, rather than contribute to it? Find out in the post shared from the Alz Forum website

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Blog – Tips from inside the ARUK grant review board

20/02/2020

Dementia Researcher

Dr Fiona McLean reflects on her observations from a recent Alzheimer’s Research UK review board, sahring advise that might help your next grant application.

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Blog – Tips & hints on surviving life post-thesis, pre-viva.

20/02/2020

Dr Anna Volkmer

Do you get a sense of loss after hitting those major milestones? In this Blog Anna Volkmer reflects on dealing with the pre-viva lull.

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Profile – Dr Fiona McLean, University of Dundee

19/02/2020

Dementia Researcher

ARUK Fellowr esearching links between obesity, diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases, and very useful to have around if there is a risk of bears.

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New reports from Alzheimer Europe

18/02/2020

Dementia Researcher

Alzheimer Europe publishes key reports on ethical diversity in dementia research and updated prevalence data showing falling rates but rising future numbers.

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Top Tips for Embarking on your PhD Journey

17/02/2020

Dementia Researcher

Embarking on a PhD journey is often solitary, challenging and overwhelming. But you can also find the process liberating, fulfilling & academically stimulating