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Rejection in academia is structural not personal

28/07/2026

Dementia Researcher

Academic rejection often reflects scarcity, chance and structural pressures—not personal failure. It’s time to change how academia talks about it.

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Blog – Weightlifting and Creatine on Brain Health

28/07/2026

Rahul Sidhu

Rahul Sidhu weighs up whether lifting weights and taking creatine actually protect the brain, and what the dementia evidence really supports.

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Profile – Dr Laura Winchester, University of Oxford

27/07/2026

Dementia Researcher

Dr Laura Winchester is an Oxford Associate Professor using genomics, proteomics and machine learning to uncover disease mechanisms and biomarkers in dementia.

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ISTAART Launches Two New Professional Interest Areas

27/07/2026

Alzheimer's Association

ISTAART launches two new PIAs on physical activity and post-traumatic neurodegeneration. Join now to connect, collaborate and shape dementia research.

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Blog – Research Habits I Wish I’d Started Earlier in My PhD

26/07/2026

Ajantha Abey

Dr Ajantha Abey shares the PhD lab hacks he wishes he had started earlier: experiment numbering, file naming, notes, references and figures

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Profile – Peter Johnson, Age UK

26/07/2026

Dementia Researcher

Peter Johnson is Head of Service at Age UK Oxfordshire, leading support for people living with dementia and their families across Oxfordshire.

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Blog – An Alzheimer’s Cabaret

22/07/2026

Dr Clíona Farrell

Dr Clíona Farrell reviews Unforgettable, a funny, sad cabaret about familial Alzheimer’s, and what it taught her about listening to families.

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Three tips to avoid AI image mistakes in science

22/07/2026

Nature Careers Blog

AI tools can be useful for brainstorming and creating graphics, but they can introduce errors. If you’re going to use them, here’s how to avoid problems.

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Blog – Small Vessel Disease: A Quiet Driver of Dementia

22/07/2026

Dr Connor Richardson

Dr Connor Richardson on small vessel disease: the vascular driver behind almost half of dementia cases, and maybe our best shot at prevention.

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Profile – Professor Michele Hu, University of Oxford

21/07/2026

Dementia Researcher

Professor Michele Hu studies biomarkers for early and prodromal Parkinson’s, focusing on sleep, brain imaging and wearable technology at Oxford.

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Abstract submission is open for AD/PD™ 2027

21/07/2026

Dementia Researcher

Abstract submission is now open for AD/PD 2027 in Barcelona. Deadline 1 September 2026, with Junior Faculty Awards for early career researchers and no embargo.

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