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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Podcast – Building your online profile as an ECR

24/06/2019

Dementia Researcher

Lakshini Mendis, Jack Rivers Auty and Kirsty McAleese discuss why online profiles matter for early career researchers and how to build one.

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Profile – Katherine Lawler

20/06/2019

Dementia Researcher

Recently emerged from the PhD vortex, and now a Lecturer in Dementia Studies at the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, University of Tasmania, Australia. No able to swap physiotherapy and books for fun!

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Blog – Thoughts on the The Australian Dementia Forum

20/06/2019

Dementia Researcher

Katherine Lawler reflects on her first conference as an academic, the voices of people with dementia and overcoming impostor syndrome.

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Smash Impostor Syndrome with Amy Cuddy

19/06/2019

Dementia Researcher

This article was inspired by a post we read on the UCL Careers Blog. Own your imposter syndrome, case away those doubts, and recognise your accomplishments. We hope this short post helps.

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Send thank-you notes to those who help you along the way

17/06/2019

Dementia Researcher

Encouraging a culture of appreciation not only makes for a more pleasant working environment, it can also advance your career, says Abdullah Shihipar in this blog shared from Nature Careers,

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Blog – Shaping young onset dementia support by involving the public

13/06/2019

Dr Clarissa Giebel

Blog from Dr Clarissa Giebel, discussing her work at the NIHR CLAHRC in the North West, engaging people with Young-onset Dementia and sharing the outputs of earlier research.

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MRC Talks podcast

13/06/2019

Dementia Researcher

The Medical Research Council has recently revamped its format and released the MRC talks Podcast, bringing stories from inspiring scientists working to improve lives through medical research. Take a look.

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How will the emerging generation of scholars transform scholarly communication?

12/06/2019

LSE Impact Blog

Presenting evidence from the Harbingers Study, a three-year longitudinal study of Early Career Researchers (ECRs), David Nicholas assesses the extent to which the new wave of researchers are driving changes in scholarly practices.

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Blog – Preparing for conference attendance – right from the start of a project!

11/06/2019

Dementia Researcher

Blog from Anna Volkmer, from University College London, discussing her conference and talk preparations.

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Podcast – Microglia and brain immunity in dementia

10/06/2019

Dementia Researcher

Recorded at the ARUK Conference in Harrogate, this episode explores microglia, brain immunity and why this fast growing field matters in dementia research.

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Profile – Dr Katharine Askew

07/06/2019

Dementia Researcher

Bunny entertained and Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Horsburgh Lab at The University of Edinburgh working on Neuroinflammation in vascular cognitive impairment

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Profile – Dr Mike Daniels

07/06/2019

Dementia Researcher

Postdoctoral fellow at The University of Edinburgh, UK Dementia Research Institute researching Neuroinflammation. Founder of haveyouhearduk.com and weather dependant outdoors person.