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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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How to Write a Literature Review

05/08/2026

Dementia Researcher

Struggling to make your literature review analytical? Dr Elizabeth Yardley shares a simple three-step structure to help you write with clarity and focus.

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Profile – Sue Williams, The University of Liverpool

05/08/2026

Dementia Researcher

Sue Williams is a Public Advisor Researcher at the University of Liverpool, using lived experience to help improve dementia care and address inequalities.

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Free Dementia Courses: Six Wicking MOOCs Worth Your Time

05/08/2026

Dementia Researcher

Six free dementia courses from the Wicking Dementia Centre — including the Understanding Dementia MOOC. What each covers, and why researchers should bother.

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Blog – Overcoming Academic Conference Presentation Anxiety

05/08/2026

Emily Spencer

Emily Spencer on conference presentation anxiety, returning to conference season after maternity leave, and why the talk she dreaded went better than expected.

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Profile – Dr Sanjay Manohar, University of Oxford

04/08/2026

Dementia Researcher

Dr Sanjay Manohar is an Associate Professor in Computational Neurology studying how brain activity shapes memory, motivation and thought.

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Science-backed tips on how to avoid distractions

03/08/2026

Nature Careers Blog

Struggling to stay focused in the lab? Attention researchers offer some advice in this article shared from the Nature Careers Blog.

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Blog – Good Research Still Needs an Audience

31/07/2026

Adam Smith

Adam Smith on why good research does not speak for itself, and how science communication and visibility help findings get used and careers get noticed.

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Profile – Dr Ta-Wei Guu, China Medical University Taiwan

31/07/2026

Dementia Researcher

Dr Ta-Wei Guu is a consultant psychiatrist and assistant professor researching dementia, depression, sleep, wearable technology and photobiomodulation.

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Profile – Emma Williams, University of Liverpool

31/07/2026

Dementia Researcher

Emma Williams is a Public Advisor Researcher at the University of Liverpool, using her experience caring for her Mam with FTD to help improve dementia research.

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Blog – Pedagogy For Gen Z

30/07/2026

Dr Yvonne Couch

Dr Yvonne Couch on teaching Gen Z, why lecture cliffhangers are ridiculous, what small group teaching gets right, and the skills ChatGPT can never hand them.