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Dementia Researcher Vodcast
A biweekly podcast for early career researchers, bringing together fantastic guests to discuss their research, careers + much more. Dedicated to sharing the science, encouraging collaborations, attracting more people to the field of Alzheimer's and other dementias research, and supporting those already here to succeed. Brought to you by https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk at University College London, in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's…
Episodes
Dementia Researcher VodcastAlzheimer Europe 2026 Conference Highlights - Part Two
This episode of the Dementia Researcher Podcast comes from the final day of the 36th Alzheimer Europe Conference in Dublin, looking back over three days of…
Dementia Researcher VodcastAlzheimer Europe 2026 Conference Highlights - Part One
This episode of the Dementia Researcher Podcast comes from the 36th Alzheimer Europe Conference in Dublin. Researchers, policymakers and people with lived…
Dementia Researcher VodcastXXplored - Women's Heart Health and Dementia Risk
In this episode of XXplored: Women's Brain Health, host Dr Laura Stankeviciute from the University of Gothenburg is joined by Dr Jenny Rabin from the…
Dementia Researcher VodcastStarting & Managing Academic Collaborations
Academic collaborations shape most research careers, yet few researchers are ever taught how to start one, who to trust, or what needs agreeing before the work…
Dementia Researcher VodcastHappy 200th: How UCL is Changing Dementia Research
In this special episode, recorded to mark UCL's 200th birthday and released on World Alzheimer's Day, three UCL researchers working at very different ends of…
Dementia Researcher VodcastXXplored - Why Women's Sleep Is Different
Sleep, the menstrual cycle and women's brain health rarely line up the way people expect. Women report worse sleep than men, yet objective recordings often…
Dementia Researcher VodcastFellowship vs Lectureship: Which Is Right for You?
Should you pursue a fellowship or apply for a lectureship? The choice is often framed as protected research time versus a permanent contract, but the reality…
Dementia Researcher VodcastChanging the Course of Dementia: What Will Make the Biggest Difference?
Changing the course of dementia depends entirely on where you are standing, and this panel is standing in four different places. Recorded in front of a live…
Dementia Researcher VodcastXXplored - The Neuroscience of Motherhood
Around 80% of women worldwide will become mothers, and pregnancy triggers the largest hormonal shift the body will ever experience. So what does it do to the…
Dementia Researcher VodcastAAIC Day Four 2026 Highlights
In this episode, we share highlights from the fourth day of the 2026 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC). Adam Smith chats with Dr Niying…
Dementia Researcher VodcastAAIC Day Three 2026 Highlights
In this episode, we share highlights from the third day of the 2026 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC). Adam Smith chats with Cari…
Dementia Researcher VodcastAAIC Day Two 2026 Highlights
In this episode, we share highlights from the second day of the 2026 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC). Adam Smith chats with Nathania…
Dementia Researcher VodcastAAIC Day One 2026 Highlights
In this episode, we share highlights from the first day of the 2026 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC). Adam Smith chats with Sarah Graef…
Dementia Researcher VodcastRelay Podcast - Clinical Trials Advancement and Methods PIA 2026
Welcome to the seventh season of the Dementia Researcher X ISTAART PIA Relay Podcast. Across six episodes, leading early career and senior researchers hand the…
Dementia Researcher VodcastRelay Podcast - PIA to Elevate Early Career Researchers
Welcome to the seventh season of the Dementia Researcher X ISTAART PIA Relay Podcast. Across six episodes, leading early career and senior researchers hand the…
Dementia Researcher VodcastRelay Podcast - Lewy Body Dementias PIA
Welcome to the seventh season of the Dementia Researcher X ISTAART PIA Relay Podcast. Across six episodes, leading early career and senior researchers hand the…
Dementia Researcher VodcastRelay Podcast - Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease PIA
Welcome to the seventh season of the Dementia Researcher X ISTAART PIA Relay Podcast. Across six episodes, leading early career and senior researchers hand the…
Dementia Researcher VodcastRelay Podcast - Health Policy PIA
Welcome to the seventh season of the Dementia Researcher X ISTAART PIA Relay Podcast. Across six episodes, leading early career and senior researchers hand the…
Dementia Researcher VodcastRelay Podcast - Technology and Dementia PIA
Welcome to the seventh season of the Dementia Researcher X ISTAART PIA Relay Podcast. Across six episodes, leading early career and senior researchers hand the…
Dementia Researcher VodcastSupporting Dementia at Home: Insights from PALLDEM
Most people with dementia live, and many die, at home. The person who knows them best in those final months is often not a clinician but a home care worker…
Dementia Researcher VodcastAgentic AI and the Future of Dementia Research
In this episode, Professor Louise Serpell brings together Dr Niranjan Bose from the Alzheimer's Disease Data Initiative, Jonathan Hoover from the AI company…
Dementia Researcher VodcastLeaving Academia, Staying in Research
What happens when academia no longer feels like the right fit, but research still does? In this episode, Adam Smith is joined by Dr Ellice Parkinson from…
Dementia Researcher VodcastXXplored - Women, Hormones & Mental Health: Rethinking Psychiatric Disorders
Globally, women are twice as likely as men to experience depression and anxiety, and the risk peaks at moments of hormonal change: postpartum, the luteal…
Dementia Researcher VodcastReimagining Dementia with XR and Digital Therapeutics
Extended reality is starting to find a real place in dementia research and care. In this episode, host Dr Byron Creese is joined by David de Jong-Bambagioni…
Dementia Researcher VodcastRethinking Wandering in Care Homes
In this episode of the Dementia Researcher Podcast Dr Anna Volkmer hosts a discussion exploring the complexities of wandering in dementia care. Dr Bryony…
Dementia Researcher VodcastADPD 2026 Conference Highlights - Part Two
This episode of the Dementia Researcher Podcast continues our coverage from the AD PD Conference 2026 in Copenhagen, one of the largest international meetings…
Dementia Researcher VodcastADPD 2026 Conference Highlights - Part One
This episode of the Dementia Researcher Podcast comes from the AD PD Conference 2026 in Copenhagen, bringing together global researchers to share the latest in…
Dementia Researcher VodcastSpeech and Language Therapy in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a group of language led dementias where communication difficulties appear before memory loss. Despite this, diagnosis can…
Dementia Researcher VodcastRainwater Prize Winners: Advancing Tau Research
In this episode, Professor Louise Serpell is joined by 2026 Rainwater Prize winners Professor Dennis Dickson, Professor Melissa Murray and Dr Marc Busche. They…
Dementia Researcher VodcastLife As A Researcher With ADHD
In this episode of the Dementia Research Podcast, host Dr Gemma Lace is joined by guests, Dr Eric Hill from Loughborough University, Kalliopi Mavromati from…
Dementia Researcher VodcastDetecting UTIs Early in Dementia
In this episode of the Dementia Researcher podcast, host Adam Smith chats with with Professor Paul Freemont and researcher Tom Adam from the UK Dementia…
Dementia Researcher VodcastThree Researchers. One Disease. Lewy Body Dementia
In this episode of the Dementia Researcher Podcast, we focus on Lewy body dementia and why it remains one of the most misunderstood and frequently misdiagnosed…
Dementia Researcher VodcastUKDRI Connectome Conference Highlights
This episode shares highlights from the UK Dementia Research Institute (UKDRI) Connectome Conference. Host Dr Anna Mallach is joined by Dr Dayne Beccano Kelly…
Dementia Researcher Vodcast🎅 Should Santa be Running a Research Lab? Festive Charity Debate
This festive charity debate asks a question nobody saw coming but everyone had an opinion on. Would Santa Claus make a good principal investigator? Recorded…
Dementia Researcher VodcastTwelve Research Fails of Christmas 💥🧪
This festive special flips the script on polished papers and perfect protocols. Dr Fiona McLean is joined by Dr Ian Harrison, Dr Soraya Meftah, and Dr Kate…
Dementia Researcher VodcastBeyond the Pill: Methodology in Dementia Clinical Trials
In this episode of the Dementia Researcher podcast we look at how dementia clinical trials reach far beyond medicines. Host Dr Annalise Rahman Filipiak speaks…
Dementia Researcher VodcastXXplored - The Midlife Transition: Menopause and the Brain
In this episode of the Dementia Researcher - Xxplored Women’s Brain Health podcast, host Dr Laura Stankeviciute speaks with Professor Claudia Barth from…
Dementia Researcher VodcastExploring Psychotherapy for People with Dementia
In this episode, host Dr Anna Volkmer is joined by Dr Alys Griffiths, Sophie Jeffery, and Esther Whittlesea Reed to explore a two-year Alzheimer’s Society…
Dementia Researcher VodcastSupporting Young Carers in Dementia
In this episode of the Dementia Researcher Podcast, host Dr Anna Volkmer, Associate Professor at UCL and Speech and Language Therapist explores the experiences…
Dementia Researcher VodcastXXplored - Why Sex Matters & What we've Ignored in Brain Ageing
In our first episode of the XXplored Women's Brain Health podcast, our resident expert and host Dr Laura Stankeviciute from University of Gothenburg engages…
Dementia Researcher VodcastConference Lightning Talks: Preparation to Performance
In this episode of the Dementia Researcher Podcast, host Adam Smith (Programme Director at UCL) is joined by Dr Sam Moxon, Dr Lindsey Sinclair, and Dr Ece…
Dementia Researcher VodcastThe Road To AAIC Neuroscience Next 2026
In this episode of the Dementia Researcher podcast, host Adam Smith discusses the upcoming AAIC Neuroscience Next Conference with guests Tricia Nicholson, Dr…
Dementia Researcher VodcastCaring, Connecting, Changing - Stories of Dementia and Research
In this episode we welcome three GBHI Fellows: guest host and filmmaker Michelle Memran, documentary photographer Alex Kornhuber, and social sciences academic…
Dementia Researcher VodcastFailing Forward: What My Grant Rejection Taught Me
Grant rejection is part of every researcher’s journey — and it never stops, no matter your career stage. In this episode of the Dementia Researcher Podcast…
Dementia Researcher VodcastAAIC Day Four 2025 Highlights
In this podcast we share a few selected highlights from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) day two and day three of the main event in…
Dementia Researcher VodcastAAIC Day Three 2025 Highlights
In this podcast we share a few selected highlights from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) day two and day three of the main event in…
Dementia Researcher VodcastAAIC Day Two 2025 Highlights
In this podcast we share a few selected highlights from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) first and second day of the main event in…
Dementia Researcher VodcastAAIC Day One 2025 Highlights
In this podcast we share a few selected highlights from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) pre-conference and first day of the main…
Dementia Researcher VodcastRELAY Podcast - Neuroimaging PIA
Welcome to the sixth season of the Dementia Researcher X ISTAART PIA Relay Podcast. This series features interviews with ISTAART PIA committee members talking…
Dementia Researcher VodcastRELAY Podcast - Diversity and Disparities PIA
Welcome to the sixth season of the Dementia Researcher X ISTAART PIA Relay Podcast. This series features interviews with ISTAART PIA committee members talking…
Dementia Researcher VodcastRELAY Podcast - Nutrition, Metabolism and Dementia PIA
Welcome to the sixth season of the Dementia Researcher X ISTAART PIA Relay Podcast. This series features interviews with ISTAART PIA committee members talking…
Dementia Researcher VodcastRELAY Podcast - Sensory Health and Cognition PIA
Welcome to the sixth season of the Dementia Researcher X ISTAART PIA Relay Podcast. This series features interviews with ISTAART PIA committee members talking…
Dementia Researcher VodcastRELAY Podcast - Biofluid Based Biomarkers PIA
Welcome to the sixth season of the Dementia Researcher X ISTAART PIA Relay Podcast. This series features interviews with ISTAART PIA committee members talking…
Dementia Researcher VodcastRELAY Podcast - Atypical Alzheimer's Disease PIA
Welcome to the sixth season of the Dementia Researcher X ISTAART PIA Relay Podcast. This series features interviews with ISTAART PIA committee members talking…
Dementia Researcher VodcastDelirium and Dementia: Clearing the Fog of Misunderstanding
In this episode of the Dementia Researcher Podcast, Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali is joined by Dr Ahmad Khundakar from Teesside University, Anna Wilson from South Tees…
Dementia Researcher VodcastMinds in Motion: Dr Sarah Kate Smith - Brain Health & Dementia Prevention
The Minds in Motion Podcast from Dementia Researcher in association with the NIHR Applied Research Collaborations and Alzheimer’s Society, brings together NIHR…
Dementia Researcher VodcastClinical opportunity for Blood-based Biomarkers
In this episode of the Dementia Researcher podcast, host Dr Amanda Heslegrave leads an insightful discussion on one of the most promising developments in…
Dementia Researcher VodcastMinds In Motion: Dr Pippa Collins - Frailty, Dementia, and End-of-life Care
The Minds in Motion Podcast from Dementia Researcher in association with the NIHR Applied Research Collaborations and Alzheimer’s Society, brings together NIHR…
Dementia Researcher VodcastMake Your Mark: Elevating Your Academic Visibility - BNA2025 Festival of Neuroscience
Recorded live at the BNA 2025 Festival of Neuroscience, this special episode of the Dementia Researcher Podcast explores how researchers can build visibility…
Dementia Researcher VodcastBuilding Insights Brick by Brick: Lego Serious Play
In this podcast, host Dr Anna Volkmer explores the use of Lego Serious Play as a research tool / methodology in dementia and neurodegenerative disease studies…