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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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EquaDem Research Internships 2027

16/09/2026

Dementia Researcher

EquaDem Research Internships: one day a week for up to 12 months to research solutions to dementia inequalities. For care and charity staff. Closes 27 Nov.

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Blog – 10 Things My PhD Has Taught Me So Far

16/09/2026

Beccy Owen

Beccy Owen on 10 things my PhD has taught me so far, from troubleshooting and resilience to boundaries, confidence and not having your career mapped out.

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Profile – Prisha Sharma, Brainkind

14/09/2026

Dementia Researcher

Prisha Sharma is an Assistant Psychologist at Brainkind, working in a neurobehavioural service and researching neuropsychological outcomes after brain injury.

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Open-science platform to stop hosting data and code amid funding concerns

14/09/2026

Nature Careers Blog

Changes to the Open Science Framework’s policies will come into effect in November, forcing researchers to reconsider their workflows.

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Profile – Professor Andre Altmann, University College London

13/09/2026

Dementia Researcher

Professor Andre Altmann is a UCL biomedical data scientist using statistics and AI on imaging and genetic data to study dementia onset and progression.

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Become a Grant Reviewer for the Alzheimer’s Association

13/09/2026

Alzheimer's Association

ISTAART members are invited to register interest in peer reviewing grant applications for the Alzheimer’s Association International Research Grant Program.

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Complement and the Brain: Talks on the Immune System in Neurodegeneration

10/09/2026

Dementia Researcher

Five talks from the Complement and the Brain satellite symposium at EMCHD 2026 in Cardiff, on complement in Alzheimer’s, stroke, brain injury and synapse loss.

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Academic Promotion Criteria: What It Takes to Get Promoted

09/09/2026

Dementia Researcher

What do UK academic promotion panels look for? Real criteria from 5 universities, what to do years before you apply, and answers to 15 questions people actually ask.

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Blog – Returning to My Roots: Visiting a Memory Café

09/09/2026

Dementia Researcher

Jacqui Kerr spent an afternoon at a rural Alzheimer Scotland memory café. Tea, shortbread, and a sharp reminder of why research delivery matters.

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From Blog to Journal: The MCI Core Outcomes Study Delivers Its First Results

08/09/2026

Dementia Researcher

Victoria Gabb’s MCI Core Outcomes Study has its first published output – a scoping umbrella review in Alzheimer’s & Dementia mapping 143 outcomes reported in MCI trials.

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PhD Career Support Is Failing to Keep Pace With Ambition

08/09/2026

Dementia Researcher

A new HEPI report calls for better PhD careers support, as more researchers favour careers beyond academia but lack the preparation they need.

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Profile – Professor Georgina Charlesworth, University College London

07/09/2026

Dementia Researcher

Professor Georgina Charlesworth is a UCL clinical psychologist evaluating psychological and social interventions for people with dementia and family carers.