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 – Motherhood, PhDs, and the Funding Gap

24/03/2026

Emily Spencer

Emily Spencer reflects on motherhood during a PhD, exposing funding gaps, maternity pay uncertainty, and why research systems must better support parents.

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Profile – Dr Lauren O’Neill, University of Dundee

24/03/2026

Dementia Researcher

Dr Lauren O’Neill is a postdoc researcher at Dundee studying alpha synuclein in DLB, inspired by personal loss and focused on mitochondrial links and genomics

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Trinity study links leaky brain barrier to athlete damage

23/03/2026

Dementia Researcher

Trinity research shows a leaky brain barrier drives long term damage in retired athletes after repeated head injuries, opening paths for early detection & treatment

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Poster Talks from ADPD 2026 | Watch the Playlist

23/03/2026

Dementia Researcher

32 poster talks from ADPD 2026, short videos from the poster hall sharing new ideas across Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, biomarkers, care and more

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Podcast – Speech & Language Therapy in Primary Progressive Aphasia

23/03/2026

Dementia Researcher

In this podcast experts discuss speech & language therapy in primary progressive aphasia, why diagnosis can take years, & why early referral can improve care

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Profile – Grace Thomson, University of Exeter

22/03/2026

Dementia Researcher

Grace Thomson is a PhD student at the University of Exeter researching microRNAs in Lewy body dementia and their role in disease and future treatments.

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Profile – Dr Alice Carstairs, Alzheimer’s Society

20/03/2026

Dementia Researcher

Dr Alice Carstairs is a Research Communications Officer at Alzheimer’s Society, sharing dementia research and engaging audiences across web, media and socials

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Blog – From Academia and Beyond

19/03/2026

Professor Louise Serpell

After 34 years in academia, Prof Louise Serpell reflects on mentoring, burnout, and starting again. A story of science, students, and finding a new direction.

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Blog – Managing patient expectations (without overpromising)

18/03/2026

Dr Emma Law

Dr Emma Law explores how researchers manage patient expectations in research while being clear about uncertainty, consent, and the realities of clinical trials.

Partner Blogs

Why a high publication rate doesn’t always reflect success

17/03/2026

Nature Careers Blog

Seven papers in a year sounds like success. This researcher explains why quiet years without publications still matter and how invisible progress shapes careers

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Blog – If Only I Were an ECR Lessons from a Bangkok Park

16/03/2026

Dementia Researcher

Bernie McInally reflects on a Bangkok park where exercise, karaoke and community among older adults raise new questions for dementia research.

Partner Blogs

Do women academics need to work 2.4 times harder to succeed?

13/03/2026

LSE Impact Blog

Ulf Sandström revisits the famous 2.4 times gender bias claim in academic peer review, showing how field differences change the result and lessons for policy.