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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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Reflections on academic fundraising: the art of getting there

04/09/2019

LSE Impact Blog

In this post from the LSE Impact Blog, Abel Polese reflects on his own experiences of academic fundraising and argues that for researchers seeking research funding, failure is relative and that rather than trying to game the system academics should focus on quality.

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In Alzheimer’s, More TREM2 Is Good for You

02/09/2019

Alz Forum

Certain mutations in TREM2 strongly increase risk for late-onset Alzheimer’s. Could tweaking the function of this microglial receptor help people with the disease?

Careers, Dissemination

The Life Scientists’ Guide For New PhD Students

29/08/2019

Dementia Researcher

Do you have new PhD students starting this Autumn? Or are you starting one yourself? Check out The Life Scientists’ Guide for New PhD Students. It’s crammed with advice that our fellow scientists have shared with us, as well as a few tips from our own experience.

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New NIHR centre for public involvement and research dissemination

28/08/2019

Dementia Researcher

New centre will look to improve research relevance for all by combining the strengths of current NIHR approaches to research dissemination and to patient and public involvement, engagement and participation (PPIE). There is now an opportunity for Early Career Researchers to engage in this process.

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Blog – ARUK North-West Network ECR Day

27/08/2019

Dementia Researcher

New blog from Jo Sharpe – sharing news from the recent Alzheimer’s Research UK Network day in Manchester.

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Profile – Jo Sharpe

27/08/2019

Dementia Researcher

PhD Student at the University of Manchester using fruit flies, to investigate the molecular mechanisms that underpin FTD and ALS. Slide-line in animation, bringing Morph back to life!

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Podcast – Life In The Lab

26/08/2019

Dementia Researcher

Life in the lab, from long days and failed experiments to teamwork, training and small wins, with researchers sharing what gets them through.

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Profile – Dr David Steadman

22/08/2019

Dementia Researcher

Axe man, new Dad and Research Associate, currently working on the development and discovery of new drugs to treat neurodegeneration at the UCL ARUK Drug Discovery Institute.

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Using mobile applications for social science research

22/08/2019

LSE Impact Blog

This post from the LSE Impact blog discusses the use of mobile phone applications as a research method in the social sciences. Reflecting on their own use of apps to study fear of crime, and providing four key points to consider when seeking to use apps in your projects.

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Blog – The Reading University ARUK Dementia Research Day 2019

20/08/2019

Anne-Marie Greenaway

New blog from Anne-Marie Greenaway – sharing her key take-aways from the recent Alzheimer’s Research UK Network day in Reading.

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Blog – International collaboration: Managing primary progressive aphasia

13/08/2019

Dementia Researcher

New blog from Anna Volkmer – An international collaboration: Spreading the word on speech and language therapy approaches to managing primary progressive aphasia.

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Podcast – Longitudinal research into Familial Alzheimer’s

12/08/2019

Dementia Researcher

Ivanna Pavisic and Antoinette O’Connor discuss familial Alzheimer’s research, early biomarkers, cognitive change, and why presymptomatic stages matter.