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.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 618
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Dr Clarissa Giebel- Halving Social Care Reform Budget, what it means to dementia
Dr Clarissa Giebel narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.
Recently, the UK Government announced that the originally planned £500m social care reform budget would be halved. That’s means £…
Dr Aida Suarez-Gonzalez - Non-pharmacological interventions: methods matter
Dr Aida Suárez-Gonzalez narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.
In this blog Aida shares valuable tips for researchers who are planning to undertake research on non-pharmacological interve…
Dr Sam Moxon - The Academic Exodus
Dr Sam Moxon, narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher.
In this blog Sam explores the leaky careers pipeline in academia. For many aspiring academics, the path seems clear: get a PhD, publis…
Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali - What is an ‘Early Career Researcher’?
Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.
One of the most significant and prevailing challenges in academia over the last 10 years or so, has centred around how best to su…
Dr Connor Richardson - Getting Involved in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Leadership
Dr Connor Richardson narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher.
Welcome to this blog post about Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) leadership. EDI leadership is a crucial aspect of acad…
Rebecca Williams - Apathy Research: Why Should We Bother?
Rebecca Williams, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website.
Did you know that Apathy represents an early marker of cognitive decline and brain changes in presymptomatic frontotem…
Dr Yvonne Couch - The Impact of a Paper
Dr Yvonne Couch, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website.
This week Yvonne was inspired by a new student - from a country that shall remain nameless, the student was telling Yvo…
Dr Clarissa Giebel - Sharing dementia knowledge and support with other countries
Dr Clarissa Giebel narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.
Freshly returned from her second visit to Colombia for her ESRC project into the impact of stressful life events on the mental he…
Hannah Hussain - Introduction to Psychometrics
Hannah Hussain narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.
In this blog Hannah Hussain provides a whistle stop tour through some psychometric concepts. In a previous blog she discussed health …
Dr Aida Suarez-Gonzalez - Dementia Research and Advocacy
Dr Aida Suárez-Gonzalez narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.
There are many ways in which you can use your research and your knowledge to advocate. Aida encourages everyone to get bette…
Dr Gaia Brezzo - Moving four-ward, could a 4-day working week work in academia?
Dr Gaia Brezzo narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.
Work smarter not harder – I am sure you have heard this phrase before. And if you work in academia, like Gaia, I am sure you probabl…
Dr Timothy Daly - From Journal Clubs to Letter Writing for ECRs: Why and How
Dr Timothy Daly narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher.
In this blog, Tim encourages early-career researchers (ECRs) in dementia research to build on their existing journal clubs or indepe…
Dr Connor Richardson - My Path to an NIHR ARC Dementia Fellowship
Dr Connor Richardson narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher.
Thinking about applying for a fellowship can be daunting and often feels like the next big pressure you face after finishing yo…
Dr Anna Volkmer - Every penny counts, small grant applications
Dr Anna Volkmer, narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.
Small research grants play an important role in supporting early-stage research (and early stage researchers), encouraging innovati…
Dr Sam Moxon - Should we get paid for peer review?
Dr Sam Moxon, narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher.
Did you know that the academic publication industry is more profitable than the music and film industry? We’re talking tens of billion…
Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali - Using immunohistochemistry to understand disease pathology
Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.
Immunohistochemistry is both an experimental and diagnostic technique which is frequently used in research and clinical pathology…
Dr Clarissa Giebel - International Women’s Day, gender equity in science and celebrating fellow women’s achievements
Dr Clarissa Giebel narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.
Today, 8th of March, it’s International Women’s Day – Dr Clarissa Giebel takes the opportunity to highlight the many things fanta…
Beth Eyre - How to find a Postdoc Job
Beth Eyre narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.
The final year of a PhD is scary for many reasons. All of your hard work is coming to an end, you have to write a very long book and there…
Adam Smith - Find the right journal for your research & avoid predators
Adam Smith narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher.
If you're new to research, at some point you will need to publish your work. In this blog Adam Smith talks about how to avoid predatory p…
Dr Yvonne Couch - How Being Seen Might Matter in Science
Dr Yvonne Couch, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website.
Even for Yvonne this one is going to be slightly obscure (her words), full of unnecessary references to books you’ve pr…