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A support service for Early Career Dementia Researchers Worldwide. Delivered by UCL funded by Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society, Race Against Dementia & the NIHR - https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · Jan 21

A community of #dementia researchers... with places to find mentors, chat, join journal clubs, weekly webinars, get tips, job and funding call alerts and much more.... that would be the Dementia Researcher Community App.

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 9h

🐭🧠 Are animal models still useful in dementia research?

Join our first live debate on 15 Oct, 12pm BST with Prof Michael Coleman & Dr Loukia Katsouri. Hear both sides & cast your vote.

#DementiaResearch #ScienceDebate

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Dementia Researcher Salon Debate - Animal Models in Dementia Research

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 17h

💬 Not every collaboration runs smoothly.

Catch Dr Claire Price @claireprice.bsky.social & Dr Anna Mallach @annamallach.bsky.social as they share strategies for handling conflict & communication in academia.

📺 Now open access — watch here:

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Working with Difficult People: Strategies for Academic Settings

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 17h

University of Birmingham PhD on dietary polyphenols, stress and brain health, exploring effects on cognition, mood, vascular and cerebral function. Closing date: 30th November

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PhD: Diet Stress and Brain Health - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER

University of Birmingham PhD on dietary polyphenols, stress and brain health, exploring effects on cognition, mood, vascular and cerebral function.

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 18h

PhD at University of Nottingham developing culturally responsive digital avatars to improve dementia care training, carer confidence, and resident wellbeing. Closing date: 30th November

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PhD: Digital Avatars for Culturally Responsive Dementia Care

PhD at University of Nottingham developing culturally responsive digital avatars to improve dementia care training, carer confidence, and resident wellbeing.

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 18h

PhD on diet, stress and brain health at University of Birmingham, exploring how polyphenols affect cognition, mood, vascular and cerebral function. Closing date: 11th December

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PhD: Diet Stress & Cognitive Function - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER

PhD on diet, stress and brain health at University of Birmingham, exploring how polyphenols affect cognition, mood, vascular and cerebral function.

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 18h

Writing, feedback, interviews, rejection. Dr Becky Carlyle’s fellowship tips offer guidance on every stage of the journey.

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Dr Becky Carlyle - Blog – Fellowship Writing & Interview Tips

Dr Becky Carlyle shares practical advice on fellowship applications and interviews, from writing and mentoring to handling feedback, rejection, and success.

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Adam Smith @betterresearch.bsky.social · 3d

Registration is now open for #AAICNeuro... join us in Manchester on the 24th / 25th Feb for the brilliant @alzheimersresearchuk.org Conference & then on the 26th for AAIC Neuroscience Next. Two events, Three days, all in the 'Capital of the North'.

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AAIC Neuroscience Next 2026 – Manchester, UK

AAIC Neuroscience Next 2026 Manchester, UK HUB. Uniting researchers and clinicans interested in new and developing biomarkers for the diagnosis of Dementia.

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 1d

Wellcome call. Funding doctoral programmes for healthcare professionals in UK and Ireland, offering research training, support and career development.

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 1d

Maastricht University, Netherlands. Recruiting PhD candidate in dementia research to study cognitive decline and modifiable risk factors in the FINGER-NL trial. Closing date: 26th October

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PhD: Risk Factors for Cognitive Decline / Dementia

Maastricht University, Netherlands. Recruiting PhD candidate in dementia research to study cognitive decline and modifiable risk factors in the FINGER-NL trial.

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 1d

The Francis Crick Institute, London. Seeks early career group leaders in biology or biomedicine to start labs with funding, training and collaborations.

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Early career group leaders - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER

The Francis Crick Institute, London. Seeks early career group leaders in biology or biomedicine to start labs with funding, training and collaborations.

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 1d

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA. Assistant Professor in School of Neuroscience seeks computational or systems neuroscientist to teach and build funded lab. Closing date: 7th November

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Assistant Professor: Neuroscience - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA. Assistant Professor in School of Neuroscience seeks computational or systems neuroscientist to teach and build funded lab.

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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 1d

We're now recruiting early career group leaders at the Crick to lead ambitious research programmes and explore bold scientific questions.

Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research.

Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

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cmn-vib.bsky.social @cmn-vib.bsky.social · 1d

The European Alzheimer & Dementia Biobank (EADB) unites cohorts across 18 countries to decode the genetics of Alzheimer’s disease. https://eadb.eu/
At CMN, the @sleegerslab.bsky.social plays a leading role, with postdoc Fahri Küçükali as our in-house EADB specialist.

#CMNcohorts #CMNconsortia

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow at 9am: Dementia Prevention Forum. An informal, researcher-led space to discuss prevalence trends, new discoveries, methods & your own work. Join us!

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Dementia Prevention Forum

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 1d

Annual Scientific Meeting of the British Neuropathological Society, 28–30 Jan 2026 at The View, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London.

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127th British Neuropathological Society meeting

Annual Scientific Meeting of the British Neuropathological Society, 28–30 Jan 2026 at The View, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London.

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 1d

Projects & Operations Assistant, The Neurodegeneration Initiative. Provide admin, project, events and communications support to the leadership team.

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Projects & Operations Assistant - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER

Projects & Operations Assistant, The Neurodegeneration Initiative. Provide admin, project, events and communications support to the leadership team.

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 2d

We’re delighted to welcome Dr Francesca Cormack, Chief Scientist at @cambridgecognition.bsky.social, as a plenary speaker at the Manchester Hub of #AAICNeuro on 26 Feb.

Registration & Abstracts open now for the online event & Manchester Hub.

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Dr Francesca Cormack Announced as AAIC Plenary Speaker - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER

Dr Francesca Cormack announced as a plenary speaker exploring Physiological and Behavioural Biomarkers at Manchester Hub of AAIC Neuroscience Next 2026 - 26 February.

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 2d

Uncertainty: terrifying and thrilling in equal measure. Rebecca Williams shares why she still chooses academia, even when “the only certainty is rejection.” @beccasue99.bsky.social

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Dementia Researcher Blogs: Rebecca Williams - Uncertainty: Academia’s Drive & Downfall

Rebecca Williams, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website.In this blog, Rebecca Williams reflects on her transition from an internship in government to the uncertain world of ...

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 2d

Postdoc Vacancy at Columbia University with Dr Natura Myeku. NIH-funded project on proteolysis, proteasome biology, and protein clearance in neurodegenerative disease. Closing date: 6th November

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Postdoctoral Research Scientist - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER

Postdoc at Columbia University with Dr Natura Myeku. NIH-funded project on proteolysis, proteasome biology, and protein clearance in neurodegenerative disease.

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 2d

Science Communications Manager Vacancy (12m FTC) at Alzheimer’s Research UK, Cambridge. Lead a team to inspire, inform and engage diverse audiences in dementia research progress. @alzheimersresearchuk.org scientist Closing date: 19th October

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Science Communications Manager - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER

Science Communications Manager (12m FTC) at Alzheimer’s Research UK. Lead a team to inspire, inform and engage diverse audiences in dementia research progress.

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 2d

Cure Parkinson's £2m call for drug combo trials. Preclinical up to £300k, clinical approx £1m. EOIs 1 Oct to 24 Nov 2025. Priority for trials within five years.

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Combination therapies funding call - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER

Cure Parkinson's £2m call for drug combo trials. Preclinical up to £300k, clinical approx £1m. EOIs 1 Oct to 24 Nov 2025. Priority for trials within five years.

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 2d

Research Assistant, SITraN Sheffield. Join a BMA-funded project with Dr Hina Khan, using qualitative methods to improve dementia diagnosis for South Asian and Black communities. Closing date: 4th November

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Research Assistant: Ethnographic Dementia Diagnosis Study

Research Assistant, SITraN Sheffield. Join Dr Hina Khan on a BMA-funded project using qualitative methods to improve dementia diagnosis in minority communities.

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 2d

Research Assistant, UK DRI Cambridge. Join the McEwan lab studying protein aggregation and tau assemblies, producing samples for studies across the institute. Closing date: 2nd November @ukdri.ac.uk

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Research Assistant: Human Tau Assemblies platform

Research Assistant, UK DRI Cambridge. Join the McEwan lab studying protein aggregation and tau assemblies, producing samples for studies across the institute.

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 2d

“It feels at times that the only certainty is rejection.” Rebecca Williams @beccasue99.bsky.social shares her reflections on life towards the end of a PhD and at the edge of the academic map.

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Rebecca Williams - Blog – Uncertainty: Academia’s Drive & Downfall

Rebecca Williams explores how uncertainty drives science but also threatens careers, reflecting on her PhD journey, stability, and the thrill of the unknown.

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 3d

If you're thinking of applying for the Race Against Dementia X @ukdri.ac.uk #AI Fellowship. We recorded an info session + Q&A with the teams earlier today.

Watch the recording

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Race Against Dementia & UK DRI AI Fellowship Information 2025

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