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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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Propose an ISTAART Immersive Workshop for AAIC 2027

06/10/2026

Alzheimer's Association

ISTAART members can propose half- or full-day hands-on workshops to run before AAIC 2027 in Chicago, on 16 and 17 July 2027. Proposals close 13 November 2026.

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Blog – Pandas, dementia and why we need to reach Early Career Researchers

06/10/2026

Bernie McInally

Why are people living with dementia in care homes still left out of research? Bernie McInally on what early career researchers hear, and what they don’t.

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Apply for a MOPGA 2027 Postdoc Fellowship in France

06/10/2026

Dementia Researcher

Early career researchers from outside France can apply for a 12-month MOPGA research stay at a French lab, on environment, climate and One Health themes. Apply by 15 December 2026.

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DPhil, PhD by Publication, Professional Doctorate, what’s the difference?

05/10/2026

LSE Impact Blog

Every PhD is a doctorate, but not every doctorate is a PhD. Fadime Sahin explains how the PhD, PhD by publication and professional doctorates differ.

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Tau strains keep their shape as they spread, mouse study shows

05/10/2026

Dementia Researcher

Tau filaments from Alzheimer’s and CBD brains made mouse tau copy their exact atomic structure, the clearest evidence yet that tau strains spread like prions.

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How to write a Research Professorship application

04/10/2026

Dementia Researcher

Thinking of applying for an NIHR Research Professorship? Committee chair Professor Amanda Daley on what makes applicants stand out and the pitfalls to avoid.

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Talks from the ARUK Thames Valley Public Research Day

02/10/2026

Dementia Researcher

Five talks from the ARUK Thames Valley Public Research Day in Oxford, with Hilary Evans-Newton, Clare Mackay, Helen Sloan, Kirsty Rogers and an expert panel.

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Blog – When research becomes your reality: dementia and cancer

01/10/2026

Dr Chloe Fawns-Ritchie

Dr Chloe Fawns-Ritchie researches how health conditions shape cognitive decline. Then her mum got dementia, heart disease and cancer, all before 63.

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How to Be a Good Mentor: The Training Nobody Gave You

01/10/2026

Dementia Researcher

Everyone is told to get a mentor, then to be one, but rarely how. A practical guide to being a good mentor in research, from the first meeting to the mistakes to avoid.

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Who’s Looking After the Researchers?

30/09/2026

Dementia Researcher

Researchers study society’s hardest issues, but the emotional toll goes unspoken. Why researcher wellbeing belongs at the heart of research culture. Shared from HEPI

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Ready for a Cure: ARUK’s case for a joined-up UK dementia research system

30/09/2026

Dementia Researcher

A reminder of Alzheimer’s Research UK’s July report on UK dementia research: falling trial numbers, a fragile workforce, and three priorities for government.

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Spend Your Placement Year at the Francis Crick Institute

30/09/2026

Dementia Researcher

Undergraduates can apply for a paid 12-month placement in a Crick research group or science technology platform, starting July 2027. Applications close at noon on 6 October 2026.