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Dementia Researcher Blogs
Dementia Researcher blogs are written and then narrated by the authors. Through this podcast channel, we share the narrations, so you can listen back where ever you get your podcasts, as well as on our website - careers, research and your science. Brought to you by www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk - everything you need, all in one place.
Episodes
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Kamar Ameen-Ali - The use of Generative AI in academia & higher education: friend or foe?
Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher. Kamar examines the rapid rise of generative AI and its complex impact on academia and…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Jodi Watt - How to Write a Powerful Conference Abstract
Dr Jodi Watt, narrating a new blog they wrote for the Dementia Researcher website. In this blog, Jodi offers essential advice for crafting a conference…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Yvonne Couch - Writing Your First Fellowship
Dr Yvonne Couch, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. In this practical blog, Yvonne shares personal insights and lessons learned…
Dementia Researcher BlogsBernie McInally - LGBTQ+ and higher dementia risk
Bernie McInally narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher. In this updated blog, Bernie McInally examines the heightened dementia risk among LGBTQ+…
Dementia Researcher BlogsAjantha Abey - What Happens In a Grant Review Panel
Ajantha Abey narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher. In this blog, Ajantha provides an exclusive look into the inner workings of an Alzheimer's…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Becky Carlyle - Choose your Mentors
Dr Becky Carlyle, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. This time Becky's blog addresses the complex but essential role of mentorship…
Dementia Researcher BlogsYasmin Bonsu - Embracing Unplanned Opportunities
Yasmin Bonsu, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. In this blog Yasmin discusses her emotional journey after securing an unexpected…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Clíona Farrell - How PPIE involvement can Improve a Conference
Dr Clíona Farrell, narrating her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. In this blog, Clíona reflects on her experience at the UK DRI Vascular ECR…
Dementia Researcher BlogsMarian Montanha - What I Wish I Knew Before Working in Clinical Trials
Marian Montanha, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. In her first blog for Dementia Researcher Marian reflects on her initial nine…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Sam Moxon - Will Dementia Research Funding Weather the Financial Storm?
Dr Sam Moxon, narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher. Sam examines the impact of the UK's shifting financial priorities on dementia research…
Dementia Researcher BlogsRebecca Williams - Stand-Up Scientists: Lessons from Comedy
Rebecca Williams, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Rebecca explores how stand-up comedy techniques can enhance science…
Dementia Researcher BlogsEmily Spencer - Balancing fieldwork and family
Emily Spencer, narrating her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Emily discusses the unexpected complexities of balancing PhD fieldwork and…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Kamar Ameen-Ali - How to use controls in your scientific studies
Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher. Kamar highlights the importance of using controls in scientific research to ensure…
Dementia Researcher BlogsRahul Sidhu - My PhD: Neurovascular effects of heart disease in Alzheimer's
Rahul Sidhu, narrating a new blog he wrote for the Dementia Researcher website. Rahul's blog explores his research and the connection between heart disease and…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Jodi Watt - So you need some data – now what?
Dr Jodi Watt, narrating a new blog they wrote for the Dementia Researcher website. Jodi explores the challenges and essentials of working with research data…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Becky Carlyle - How on earth do I hire my team?!
Dr Becky Carlyle, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Becky shares practical insights on hiring your first lab team, from crafting…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Emma Law - My First Clinical Trial: Lessons Learned
Dr Emma Law, narrating her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Emma shares her experiences from her first clinical trial, reflecting on the…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Sam Moxon - How to turn your thesis into publications
Dr Sam Moxon, narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher. Struggling to turn your thesis into a publication? Dr Sam Moxon breaks down the process in…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Clíona Farrell - My first time as a peer reviewer
Dr Clíona Farrell, narrating her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Clíona shares her experience of peer reviewing a research paper for the…
Dementia Researcher BlogsRebecca Williams - Draft Zero to Hero
Rebecca Williams, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Rebecca reflects on the challenges of academic writing, emphasising the value…
Dementia Researcher BlogsEmily Spencer - Writing, Parenting, & Everything Else: Making things Work
Emily Spencer, narrating her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. In blog, Emily reflects on the whirlwind journey of juggling a PhD and…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Kamar Ameen-Ali - Addressing inequalities in access to dementia treatment
Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher. In this blog Kamar discusses the inequalities in access to new Alzheimer's disease…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Clíona Farrell - Experience from a collaborative research trip
Dr Clíona Farrell, narrating her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Clíona shares her experience of a collaborative research visit to a US lab…
Dementia Researcher BlogsYasmin Bonsu - Final Semester: Uncertainty, Applications & Balance
Yasmin Bonsu, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. In this guest blog, Yasmin Bonsu, a Neuroscience BSc student at the University of…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Jodi Watt - Heading Into a Year of Job Uncertainty
Dr Jodi Watt, narrating a new blog they wrote for the Dementia Researcher website. In this blog Jodi reflects on navigating career uncertainty, securing…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Becky Carlyle - To teach, or not to teach?
Dr Becky Carlyle, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. This time Becky discusses the choices between teaching-focused and…
Dementia Researcher BlogsVictoria Gabb - MCI Core Outcomes Study: Interviewing the experts
Victoria Gabb, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Join Victoria as she takes us through the fascinating stages of her Mild…
Dementia Researcher BlogsRebecca Williams - The Binary of Science & Femininity
Rebecca Williams, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. In this blog Rebecca explores the challenging perceptions and stereotypes that…
Dementia Researcher BlogsEmily Spencer - Productivity, Focus, and Parenthood
Emily Spencer, narrating her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. In her latest guest blog, Emily shares an intimate look at how she navigates the…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Yvonne Couch - Your CV Needs You: Part Two
Dr Yvonne Couch, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Explore essential CV tips with Dr Yvonne Couch in "Your CV Needs You! Part…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Jodi Watt - Textile Arts and Dementia
Dr Jodi Watt, narrating a new blog they wrote for the Dementia Researcher website. In this blog, Jodi discusses the role of textile arts in dementia care…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Sarah Griffiths - The Emotional Labour of Study Recruitment
Dr Sarah Griffiths, narrating her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Explore the concept of emotional labour in dementia research with Dr. Sarah…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Kamar Ameen-Ali - Facing Redundancy in Academia
Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher. In this blog we join Kam as she navigates the turbulent waters of academia in the face of…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Clíona Farrell - A vascular element of Alzheimer’s: Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
Dr Clíona Farrell, narrating her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Explore the lesser-known yet vital aspect of Alzheimer's disease in our…
Dementia Researcher BlogsYasmin Bonsu - Essential Resources for Internship Success
Yasmin Bonsu, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. In her latest guest blog on Dementia Researcher, Yasmin unveils her essential…
Dementia Researcher BlogsOpening Notes: Dr Becky Carlyle's Journey
Dr Becky Carlyle, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. In her first blog for Dementia Researcher, new regular contributor Becky…
Dementia Researcher BlogsRebecca Williams - A PhD’s Christmas Carol
Rebecca Williams, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Today Rebecca narrates the transformative journey of a PhD student during the…
Dementia Researcher BlogsAmelia Robson - Working on the road: Benefits of traveling to meet participants
Amelia Robson, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Amelia shares her unique experiences as a travelling researcher, highlighting the…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Sam Moxon - Dementia Winter Care
Dr Sam Moxon, narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher. In this blog Sam examines the hidden challenges faced by people living with dementia during…
Dementia Researcher BlogsEmily Spencer - Battling Perfectionism and Building Resilience
Emily Spencer, narrating her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. In her latest blog, Emily reflects on the challenges of juggling academia and…
Dementia Researcher BlogsLorna Smith - Co-Analysis in Dementia Research: Insights from D-PACT
Lorna Smith, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Lorna shares her first-hand experience of involving people with dementia and carers…
Dementia Researcher BlogsRebecca Williams - Be the Door, Bringing Academia to Life
Rebecca Williams, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Rebecca reflects on the importance of representation and authenticity in…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Yvonne Couch - Coping with An Absent Supervisor
Dr Yvonne Couch, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Yvonne reflects on the difficulties of dealing with absent supervisors…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Jodi Watt - Financial Exploitation & Scam Susceptibility in Dementia
Dr Jodi Watt, narrating a new blog they wrote for the Dementia Researcher website. In this blog Jodi examines financial exploitation and scam susceptibility in…
Dementia Researcher BlogsAdam Smith - Bringing Project Management into your PhD
Adam Smith narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher. In this blog, Adam shares practical advice on applying project management principles to PhD…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Clíona Farrell - Should You Stay? Pros and Cons of Postdoc’ing in Your PhD Lab
Dr Clíona Farrell, narrating her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Clíona discusses her decision to transition from PhD student to postdoc in…
Dementia Researcher BlogsVictoria Gabb - Learning from experience to develop MCI Core Outcomes
Victoria Gabb, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Victoria’s latest blog provides an update on her team’s progress in developing a…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Connor Richardson - Dear Diary, Why I Keep a Research Journal
Dr Connor Richardson narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher. In Connor's blog, he highlights the benefits of maintaining a research journal as a…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Yvonne Couch - Imposter Syndrome as a PI
Dr Yvonne Couch, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. In her latest blog, Yvonne reflects on the pervasive impact of imposter…
Dementia Researcher BlogsEmily Spencer - Unexpected Snags and Small Wins as a PhD Mum
Emily Spencer, narrating her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. For the past year Emily has been sharing her journey through pregnancy…
Dementia Researcher BlogsRebecca Williams - The Dark World of Computational Modelling
Rebecca Williams, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Rebecca, explores the often-intimidating realm of computational modelling in…
Dementia Researcher BlogsBernie McInally - LGBTQ+ in Care Home Research
Bernie McInally narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher. In his guest blog, Bernie McInally, explores the often-overlooked needs of LGBTQ+ residents…
Dementia Researcher BlogsYasmin Bonsu - The Comparison Trap: Finding Balance in Your Final Year
Yasmin Bonsu, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Yasmin explores the pitfalls of self-comparison that many students face as they…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Jodi Watt - Dementia-Friendly Spaces
Dr Jodi Watt, narrating a new blog they wrote for the Dementia Researcher website. Jodi explores the importance of designing dementia-friendly spaces to…
Dementia Researcher BlogsAmelia Robson - Why I have a complicated relationship with TV adverts
Amelia Robson, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. In this blog, Amelia reflects on her experiences working with people living with…
Dementia Researcher BlogsElla Moonan-Howard - Alzheimer’s Society newest support package: Launchpad
Ella Moonan-Howard, narrating her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. The Alzheimer’s Society has launched a new support package called…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Sam Moxon - How do you create a university spin out?
Dr Sam Moxon, narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher. Sam's blog, offers a step-by-step guide for academics interested in turning their research…
Dementia Researcher BlogsElla Moonan-Howard and Pepsi Reilly - 4 reasons academics make good Innovators
Ella Moonan-Howard, narrating her and Pepsi Reilly's blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. In this blog, Ella and Pepsi, explore why academics make…
Dementia Researcher BlogsElla Moonan-Howard - Venture Science: What is it?
Ella Moonan-Howard, narrating her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Discover how venture science is transforming dementia care in the first…
Dementia Researcher BlogsDr Clíona Farrell - Journey to a PhD: A week in the life of a PhD student
Dr Clíona Farrell, narrating her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. Clíona shares a typical week looks like for a PhD student. From lab work and…