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Dementia Strategies: Who Are They Really For?

12/05/2025

Dementia Researcher

Dr Smruti Bulsari, Dem Comm Fellow explores national and local dementia strategies the impact people with dementia, and why public involvement is essential

Research News

New framework aims to eliminate sex bias in preclinical research

12/05/2025

Dementia Researcher

New Sex Inclusive Research Framework tackles sex bias in biomedical research—helping ensure male and female samples are fairly included in preclinical studies.

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Profile – Dr Sofia Marcolini, University Medical Center Groningen

12/05/2025

Dementia Researcher

Dr Sofia Marcolini is a Postdoctoral Researcher at University Medical Center Groningen exploring risk factors & biomarkers of cognitive decline.

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Profile – Anna Wilson, University Hospitals Tees

12/05/2025

Dementia Researcher

Anna Wilson, Lead Dementia Nurse for University Hospitals Tees taking on the challenge of improving dementia care &d adherence to best evidence based practice

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Explaining Collective Writing and Dialogic Storytelling Methodology

12/05/2025

National Centre for Research Methods

NCRM webinar recording on collective writing and dialogic storytelling as research methods—exploring authorship, inclusion, and resistance in academic practice

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Podcast – Make Your Mark: Elevating Your Academic Visibility

12/05/2025

Dementia Researcher

🎙️ 🎧 Dr Anna Volkmer chats with Dr Warren Donnellan, Dr Alys Griffiths & Dr Joe Langley on using LEGO Serious Play to boost insight in dementia research.

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Have you booked your ticket for AAIC 2025?

09/05/2025

Alzheimer's Association

Claim your early bird rate for the AAIC 2025 in Toronto by May 16 at 11:59 p.m. CT!

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Blog – First time through the publication process

09/05/2025

Dr Clíona Farrell

Dr Clíona Farrell shares her experience of getting a first data paper published – the unknowns, the iterations, and the reality behind each stage.

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Why archiving research communication outputs is key to long term impact

08/05/2025

LSE Impact Blog

Andy Tattersall, Liz Such, Joe Langley, and Fiona Marshall advocate archiving research communications to sustain impact beyond traditional academic outputs.

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Profile – Dr Ekta Patel, Medicines Discovery Catapult

06/05/2025

Dementia Researcher

Dr Ekta Patel is a Partnership Manager within the Medicines Discovery Catapult managing the delivery of a multi-million pound consortium driving drug discovery

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Blog – The Role of Memory Clinics in Clinical Research

06/05/2025

Dr Peter Connelly

Guest blog by Dr Peter Connelly explores how memory clinics play a vital and often underused role in linking routine assessment to dementia clinical trials.

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Why you should write your PhD thesis backwards

05/05/2025

Nature Careers Blog

By considering the central statement of your entire PhD, you can structure your writing around it, says Tuuli Toivonen in a post on Nature Careers