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
- 617
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Nathan Stephens - Social Value: a vehicle for social change
Nathan Stephens narrates his blog written for NIHR Dementia Researcher.
In this blog Nathan discusses the progressive shift towards more equitable health systems and why now is a good time for change…
Dr Clarissa Giebel - Grant Rejections, the norm in academia
Dr Clarissa Giebel narrates her blog written for NIHR Dementia Researcher.
New blog from Dr Clarissa Giebel - there is an unofficial statistic that only about 1 or 2 in 10 grant applications get fund…
Dr Yvonne Couch - The edge of anxiety
Dr Yvonne Couch, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website.
In this blog Yvonne writes about the scientific history of stressors and how they affect performance (because it’s inte…
Felicity Slocombe - “Do you remember…”: Studying remembering together using conversation analysis
Felicity Slocombe, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website.
Felicity discusses the start of her work on collective remembering or co-remembering and how it can be used in intera…
Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali - Has a reliance on animal models delayed progress in dementia research?
Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali narrates her blog written for NIHR Dementia Researcher.
Why have preclinical studies using Alzheimer’s disease mouse models failed to translate into successful clinical trials? Kam…
Dr Yvonne Couch - Dear Scientist... Celebrating Ada Lovelace Day
Dr Yvonne Couch, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website.
It's Ada Lovelace Day and to mark the occasion Yvonne writes of some of the women that have inspired her, challenges of…
Dr Sam Moxon - The way we think about dementia has changed for the better
Dr Sam Moxon, narrates his blog written for NIHR Dementia Researcher.
Sam discusses how our approach to dementia has changed with our constantly increasing knowledge - pick and organ and you can prob…
Beth Eyre - Five transferable skills you can gain from a PhD
Beth Eyre, narrates her blog written for NIHR Dementia Researcher.
Beth reflects on the skills she has gained through her PhD, and how they could be transferred into the job market (over and above aw…
Adam Smith adds to the World Dementia Council Global Voices
Adam Smith, Programme Director for Dementia Researcher has written a new article for the World Dementia Council, Global Voices Blog.
In this post Adam discusses the challenges faced by Early Career R…
Dr Anna Volkmer - Green and gold: the highs and the lows of open access publications
Dr Anna Volkmer, narrates her blog written for NIHR Dementia Researcher.
Publishing your research is great, but its even better if read it. In this blog Anna discusses her current efforts to make a n…
Hannah Hussain - Top 10 tips for new PhD students
Hannah Hussain narrates her blog written for NIHR Dementia Researcher.
Hannah is about to finish the first year of her PhD, in preparing for her confirmation meeting, she reflects and shares her top …
Nathan Stephens - Exploring the Meeting Centres Support Programme
Nathan Stephens narrates his blog written for NIHR Dementia Researcher.
In this blog Nathan discusses The Meeting Centre Support Programme, which also happens to be the focus of his PhD research. A s…
World Alzheimer‘s Day Research Update Special
For World Alzheimer's Day we asked our team of staff bloggers to reflect on they thought had progressed in their research fields over the last 12 months, and what should be the focus in the year ahea…
Dr Clarissa Giebel - Dementia reporting season, from inequalities to the Moon
Dr Clarissa Giebel narrates her blog written for NIHR Dementia Researcher.
Clarissa discusses the latest briefings and reports from the UK APPG and World Health Organisation, and reflects on what mad…
Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali - Why does brain injury increase the risk of dementia?
Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali narrates her blog written for NIHR Dementia Researcher.
Experiencing a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the strongest modifiable risk factor for developing dementia. Kamar introduce…
Felicity Slocombe - What the ethics? Negotiating ethics submissions
Felicity Slocombe, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website.
Research ethics are the moral principles that govern how researchers should carry out their work. Felicity has some a…
Beth Eyre - What I wish I‘d known before starting my PhD
Beth Eyre, narrates her blog written for NIHR Dementia Researcher.
Beth is about to start the 3rd year of her PhD, in this blog she shares some advice that she wishes she'd received when she was star…
Jessica Rees - How to engage participants remotely, lessons learnt during the pandemic
Jessica Rees, narrates her first blog written for Dementia Researcher.
Jessica shares tips for getting great engagement in online workshops - for people living with dementia, carers and researchers.
Dr Sam Moxon - Eat your vegetables, trust Me… It’s Important!
Dr Sam Moxon, narrates his blog written for NIHR Dementia Researcher.
Sam writes about motivation, what inspires people (and him) to pursue a career in science and research, and what it takes to keep…
Dr Anna Volkmer - Anxiety dreams and short terms contracts
Dr Anna Volkmer, narrates her blog written for NIHR Dementia Researcher.
Anna had a strange dream... and one we feel sure would never come to pass. In this blog Anna share her top tips for surviving …