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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Blog – The Start of PhD Year Two

03/10/2018

Dementia Researcher

Blog from Katie Gambier-Ross reflecting on the last few months and life as she embarks on her 2nd year Dementia PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh

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Profile – Charlotte Mykura

02/10/2018

Dementia Researcher

Stand-up comedian, completed a PhD in genetics, and is now throwing herself into medical school life in Swansea

Dissemination, Top tips

Improving representation of female scientists in the media

01/10/2018

LSE Impact Blog

Can this show future generations of women that they belong?

Science

Does Cognition Change With the Seasons?

28/09/2018

Alz Forum

For everything there is a season—perhaps even cognition?

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Nobody should have to face dementia alone – Tracey’s story

28/09/2018

Dementia Researcher

Tracey, 51, who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, talks about her dementia journey from diagnosis to the support she has received from Alzheimer’s Society.

Partner Blogs, Top tips

statcheck – a spellchecker for statistics

27/09/2018

LSE Impact Blog

A study has revealed a high prevalence of inconsistencies in reported statistical test results. Such inconsistencies make results unreliable, as they become “irreproducible”, and ultimately affect the level of trust…

Careers, Lifestyle, Partner Blogs

How losing my husband to dementia inspired my research career

26/09/2018

Dementia Researcher

In 2008 at the age of 58 I made a big change in my life – I moved from Oxford to Manchester to pursue a new career as a dementia researcher.

Careers, Dissemination, Partner Blogs

Advice from the high seas: how to transition to a new lab

25/09/2018

Dementia Researcher

Respect for what you and your colleagues bring to the table is vital to successful integration, says Melissa T. Miller in her blog for Nature Careers

Podcasts, Science 1 comment

Podcast – Support in Primary Progressive Aphasia

24/09/2018

Dementia Researcher

Anna Volkmer, Rosemary Townsend and Oliver Sawyer talk speech and language therapy and their research around communication training for people with PPA

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#NHSWonderWomen

19/09/2018

Adam Smith

Showcasing the talent of North West women in health and social care research

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Blog – Let’s not forget care over cure

18/09/2018

Dr Clarissa Giebel

Blog from Dr Clarissa Giebel, discussing her work and the importance of dementia care research and helping people with dementia to remain independent for longer

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Profile – Oliver Sawyer

17/09/2018

Dementia Researcher

Rising to the challenge of making sourdough and studying Speech and Language Therapy at UCL