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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 - www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 1h
Most researchers do their first peer review with no training at all. Just a forwarded email and a vague "could you have a look at this?" Here's the guide we wish we'd been given 👇 #ECRdementia www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/how-to-peer-...
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How to Peer Review a Paper: A Guide for Your First Review
How to peer review a paper for the first time: what you'll be sent, how to judge it, writing the report, the rules on AI, and what isn't your job.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 1h
Funded PhD at the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge, engineering more precise mitochondrial base editors to correct mtDNA mutations. UK students only. Closing date: 8th December www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-prec...
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PhD: Precise Mitochondrial DNA Base Editors
Funded PhD at the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge, engineering more precise mitochondrial base editors to correct mtDNA mutations. UK students only
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 2h
Funded PhD at the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge, using fly models of MELAS & iPSC neurons to study mtDNA mutations and mitophagy. UK only www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-mtdn...
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PhD: mtDNA Mutations & Mitochondrial Quality Control
Funded PhD at the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge, using fly models of MELAS & iPSC neurons to study mtDNA mutations and mitophagy. UK only
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 3h
Two to seven years post-PhD and based in Finland? The Research Council of Finland's Academy Research Fellowship funds four years and up to €700k to lead your own research, any field. Opens 14 Oct, closes 11 Nov. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/rese...
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 3h
Postdoc with ties to Denmark? The Novo Nordisk Foundation funds two years at MIT plus a year back in Denmark, up to DKK 3.6m, for interdisciplinary projects with health impact. Neuroscience can fit. Closes 29 Jan. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/novo...
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Novo Nordisk Foundation MIT Postdoc Fellowship
Novo Nordisk Foundation fellowships: two years at MIT, then a year back in Denmark, up to DKK 3.6m, for postdocs with Danish ties. Closes 29 January.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 3h
Coming up in the Dementia Researcher Salon every Wednesday in October. Registration is free - communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 13h
Thinking about an NIHR Predoctoral Award? The NIHR Research Support Service is running an online application day on 27 Oct: research areas, supervisors, narrative CVs, training plans and tips from successful applicants. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/nihr-p...
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NIHR Predoctoral Fellowship Application Day | 27 October
An online NIHR Research Support Service workshop on 27 October to help you build a strong application to the NIHR Predoctoral Award.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 13h
Leading a team in health and care research? @nihr.bsky.social has a one-hour webinar on 21 Oct, 1pm, covering four wellbeing goals: spotting strain early, self-talk, boundaries and support networks. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/nihr-w...
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NIHR Wellbeing Webinar for Research Leaders | 21 October
A one-hour NIHR webinar for managers and leaders in health and care research, introducing four goals for more sustainable wellbeing at work.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 13h
Early career researcher who's a carer or has a health condition? The @royalsociety.org Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship funds eight years leading your own group, with flexible working built in. Closes 29 Oct. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/roya...
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Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship | Funding Call
Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships: eight-year awards for early career researchers who need flexible working due to caring or health. Closes 29 October.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 13h
NIHR Research Professorships fund up to five research leaders in England to translate research into practice. Non-medical professions prioritised. Closes 9 December. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/nihr...
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NIHR Research Professorships Cohort 17 | Funding Call
NIHR Research Professorships fund up to five research leaders in England to translate research into practice. Non-medical professions prioritised. Closes 9 Dec.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 14h
Fluent in Hindi or Punjabi with a PhD? @latrobe is hiring a Research Officer for MindCare4Women, reducing dementia risk in women from CALD communities. Melbourne, hybrid. Closes 18 Oct. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
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Research Officer: MindCare4Women (Bilingual Hindi/Punjabi) - Dementia Researcher
Bilingual Research Officer (Hindi or Punjabi) at La Trobe University, Melbourne, on MindCare4Women, reducing dementia risk in CALD women. Closes 18 October.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 15h
Working with dementia researchers in Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Brazil or Southeast Asia? The British Academy will fund you to run writing workshops that help early career researchers there publish in leading journals. Humanities & social sciences www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/brit...
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British Academy International Writing Workshops 2026
British Academy funding to run writing workshops that help early career researchers in developing countries publish in leading journals. Closes 2 December.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 15h
New PI in your first five years? 🧠 CIFAR is recruiting 2027–29 Global Scholars, including in Brain, Mind & Consciousness. You get $100k of unrestricted funding, leadership training and a global network. No project proposal is needed, open worldwide www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/cifa...
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CIFAR Global Scholars Program 2027–2029 | New PI Funding
CIFAR Global Scholars: unrestricted research funding, leadership training & an international network for new PIs, including in brain research. Closes 4 November
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 15h
Fully funded PhD in New Zealand. The University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship covers a tax-free stipend and fees for up to 42 months, open to international applicants. Closes 1 Nov. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/univ...
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University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships | Funded PhD
Fully funded PhD scholarships at the University of Auckland, covering a tax-free stipend and tuition fees for up to 42 months. Next round closes 1 November.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Can art help people with dementia find their way around a care home? Sharron from Tailored Artworks on 60 installations and how they help both mentally and physically. Full Salon Showcase on YouTube 👉 youtu.be/yw0b4I_UEzY
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How Art Can Support Brain Health in Dementia Care
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Blog – Understanding Changes to the UKRI Funding Strategy www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-ukri-gr...
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Understanding Changes to the UKRI Funding Strategy
Fewer, longer grants, triage and interviews. Dr Yvonne Couch reads UKRI's new grant assessment plans and asks who gets squeezed out in the middle.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Fully funded 3.5-year PhD at Imperial College London adapting neural manifold methods to human neuroimaging to track memory changes in ageing and dementia. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-neur...
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PhD: Neural Manifolds, Memory and Cognitive Change in Dementia
Fully funded 3.5-year PhD at Imperial College London adapting neural manifold methods to human neuroimaging to track memory changes in ageing and dementia.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Join the FREE Dementia Hub @giam-uwl.bsky.social at the University of West London. Explore inequalities in dementia care and living with meaning and purpose after diagnosis. Talks, connections and practical information. Everyone welcome! www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/dement...
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Dementia Hub @GIAM, 22 Oct 2026 - University of West London
Dementia Hub at UWL, 22 Oct: talks on unequal dementia care for African and Caribbean communities and how people with young onset dementia shape research.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Postdoc Research Assistant Vacancy at Oxford DPAG: use CRISPRi/a screens in iPSC-derived neurons to study how Parkinson's genetics alter mitochondria. Closes 19 Oct. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/postdoct...
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant: Parkinson’s Neuron Metabolism
Postdoc Research Assistant at Oxford DPAG: use CRISPRi/a screens in iPSC-derived neurons to study how Parkinson's genetics alter mitochondria. Closes 19 Oct.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Talks from the @alzheimersresearchuk.org @arukthamesv.bsky.social Public Research Day are now online. Hilary Evans-Newton, Clare Mackay, Helen Sloan, Kirsty Rogers & a panel on whether the NHS can keep pace with new dementia treatments and tests 🎥 www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/aruk-thames-...
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Diagnosis by blood test. Two licensed treatments. And still no national dementia strategy. @alzresearchuk.bsky.social CEO Hilary Evans-Newton on why this is the moment for dementia research, and what's holding it back 👇 youtu.be/Y-H_4yp_Q6U
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The Future of Dementia Research | Hilary Evans-Newton, Alzheimer's Research UK
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Crick PACE postdoctoral fellowship with King's College London and @sj-marzi.bsky.social mapping epigenetic signatures of air pollution and microplastics in Parkinson's. Closing date: 6th January www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/postdoct...
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Postdoctoral Fellow: Air pollution, microplastics and Parkinson’s
Crick PACE postdoctoral fellowship with King's College London mapping epigenetic signatures of air pollution and microplastics in Parkinson's.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Race Against Dementia seeks a part-time Senior Digital Content Officer to lead its social media, website and email content. Hybrid, London. Closing date: 28th October www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/senior-d...
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Supervisors in Scotland — Monday is the deadline. Up to £35,000 for a one-year Master's dementia project on underserved communities. Stage one is an expression of interest. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/mast...
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Master’s Funding – Alzheimer Scotland Student Research Programme
Up to £35,000 is available for a one-year Master’s dementia research studentship in Scotland, focused on underserved communities. Apply by 5 October.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Clinician or translational neuroscientist in the UK? Guarantors of Brain 2027 fellowships are open: Entry, clinical postdoc and non-clinical postdoc (up to 3 years, £70k pa salary). Deadline 27 Oct. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/guar...
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Guarantors of Brain Post Doctoral and Entry Fellowships 2027
Guarantors of Brain fellowships for UK clinicians and translational neuroscientists: Entry, clinical postdoc and non-clinical postdoc awards. Closes 27 October.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The British Science Association is hiring an EDIS Research & Policy Manager to lead research, data & policy work on equality, diversity and inclusion in science. Closing date: 19th October www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/edis-res...
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Research and Policy Manager: EDI in Science
The British Science Association is hiring an EDIS Research & Policy Manager to lead research, data & policy work on equality, diversity and inclusion in science
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Dr Chloe Fawns-Ritchie @cfawnsritchie.bsky.social studies why some people keep their memory into their 90s while others decline. Then her mum was diagnosed with dementia at 61. This blog explores what her research could & couldn't prepare her for www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-when-yo...
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Blog - When research becomes your reality: dementia and cancer
Dr Chloe Fawns-Ritchie on supporting her mum through dementia and cancer: posterior cortical atrophy at 61, multimorbidity, and good end-of-life care.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The UK used to be 2nd in the world for starting new dementia drug trials. It's now 6th, and 11th for Phase III. @alzresearchuk.bsky.social's Ready for a Cure report sets out why, and what government should do about it. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/aruk-ready-f...
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Ready for a Cure: Alzheimer's Research UK Dementia Report
Alzheimer's Research UK's Ready for a Cure report finds the UK has slipped from 2nd to 6th for new dementia trials. What it asks government to fix.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fully funded four-year PhD at the Babraham Institute with Axol, using stem cell-derived motor neurons across species to study stress vulnerability in ALS. Closing date: 8th December www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-stre...
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PhD: Stress Susceptibility in Motor Neurons & ALS
Fully funded four-year PhD at the Babraham Institute with Axol, using stem cell-derived motor neurons across species to study stress vulnerability in ALS.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Funded PhD at the University of Cambridge studying how mitochondrial DNA mutations damage brain cells, using organoids, iPSC neurons & patient samples. UK only. Closing date: 8th December www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-mtdn...
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PhD: Mitochondrial DNA Mutations & Brain Cell Vulnerability
Funded PhD at the University of Cambridge studying how mitochondrial DNA mutations damage brain cells, using organoids, iPSC neurons & patient samples. UK only
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Undergraduate thinking about a research career? The Crick is recruiting for its 2027 sandwich programme: a paid, 12-month placement in one of its labs, working on your own project. Applications close at noon on Tuesday 6 Oct, so don't hang about. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/crick-sandwi...
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Crick Sandwich Student Programme 2027: Paid Placement Year
Apply for a paid 12-month placement year in a Francis Crick Institute lab, starting July 2027. For UK undergraduates. Applications close noon, 6 October 2026.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Know someone doing brilliant work in ageing research? Maybe it's you. The @vivensa.bsky.social Academy Excellence Awards are open, with three awards of £120k each: Rising Star, Senior Leader and Team Achievement. Nominations close 30 Oct. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/vivensa-acad...
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Vivensa Academy Excellence Awards: £120k Nominations Open
Nominate a Rising Star, Senior Leader or Team Achievement for the Vivensa Academy Excellence Awards, £120k each for UK ageing research. Closes 30 Oct 2026.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Postdoc or research associate? ICRM in Montreal will fly you out, put you up for two days and give you a platform to present your research. Up to four speakers for 2026-27. Applications close 2 Nov. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/ircm-early-c...
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Early-Career Scientist Seminar Series 2026-27 | IRCM Montreal
Postdocs and research associates can apply to give a seminar at the IRCM in Montreal, with travel and stay covered. Applications close 2 November 2026.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
UKRI is changing how it assesses grants: fewer and longer awards, distributed peer review, local triage and interviews. @dryvonnecouch.bsky.social has read the plans so you don't have to, and asks what they mean for early and mid-career researchers. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-ukri-gr...
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Understanding Changes to the UKRI Funding Strategy
Fewer, longer grants, triage and interviews. Dr Yvonne Couch reads UKRI's new grant assessment plans and asks who gets squeezed out in the middle.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals seeks a BRC MND Project Manager to run the drug pipeline and early career researcher programme for the EXPERTS-ALS platform trial. Closing date: 11th October www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/project-...
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Project Manager: EXPERTS-ALS
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals seeks a Band 7 BRC MND Project Manager to run the drug pipeline and ECR programme for the EXPERTS-ALS platform trial.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Alzheimer’s Society seeks a Policy and Brain Health Coalition Manager to turn evidence into health policy and lead its work with the UK Brain Health Coalition. Closing date: 11th October www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/policy-a...
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Policy and Brain Health Coalition Manager
Alzheimer’s Society seeks a Policy and Brain Health Coalition Manager to lead evidence-based dementia policy and the UK Brain Health Coalition. Home based.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Asked to be a mentor, but never shown how? Our practical guide covers listening, setting expectations, asking useful questions and helping researchers find their own way. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/how-to-be-a-... #Mentoring #AcademicLife
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How to Be a Good Mentor in Academia: A Practical Guide
How to be a good mentor in research: the core skills, your first meeting, questions to ask, mistakes to avoid, and how to train yourself when no one else will.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Data Manager role at Swansea University leading data operations for a neurological research platform spanning cohort, clinical, imaging and genomic data. Closing date: 12th October www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/neurolog...
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Neurological Data Platform Data Manager
Swansea University seeks a Data Manager to lead data operations for a neurological research platform spanning cohort, clinical, imaging and genomic data.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Going to #36AEC in Dublin? We're recording two highlights podcasts at the @alzheimereurope.bsky.social Conference and we need guests. No experience needed, just tell us what you've seen and heard. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/alzheimer-eu...
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Podcast Guests Wanted: Alzheimer Europe Conference 2026
Attending the Alzheimer Europe Conference in Dublin? Join Dementia Researcher's highlights podcasts and share what you've seen and heard. No experience needed.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Clinician who's good with numbers? The Crick's new AI/ML Clinical Fellowships fund a year's MSc in AI for biomedicine at UCL, then a PhD or postdoc applying it to discovery science. Salary and fees covered. Closes 11 Nov. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/cric...
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Crick AI/ML Clinical Fellowships 2027 for Doctors and Clinicians
Crick fellowships for clinicians combining a funded MSc in AI and machine learning with a PhD or postdoc at the Crick. Applications close 11 November 2026.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Run your screen on AstraZeneca's robots. MRC is funding academic teams to search AZ's 2 million compound library for small molecule drug starting points, with up to 3 months embedded at their Cambridge facility. Open to all targets. Closes 28 Jan www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/mrc-...
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MRC AstraZeneca High Throughput Screen Funding 2027
MRC funds academic teams to screen compounds from AstraZeneca's 2 million molecule library, with up to four projects a year. Applications close 28 January 2027.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Up to $1m for AI-enabled research into primary tauopathies. The Rainwater Tau Consortium's new Learning Research Network is open to engineers, data scientists and labs worldwide. LOIs close 30 Oct. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/rain...
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Rainwater Learning Research Network: AI Tauopathy Funding
Up to $1m for AI-enabled primary tauopathy research from the Rainwater Tau Consortium's new Learning Research Network. Letters of intent close 30 October 2026.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Senior clinician or practitioner with a PhD or MD? The NIHR Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Award is open, with up to 3 years of protected research time. Dementia is a strategic theme this round. Closes 24 Nov 👇 www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/nihr...
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NIHR Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Award
Up to 3 years of NIHR funding for protected research time for senior clinicians and practitioners with a PhD or MD. Dementia is a strategic theme.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Asked to be a mentor, but never shown how? Our practical guide covers listening, useful questions, clear boundaries and helping researchers find their own way. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/how-to-be-a-... #Mentoring #AcademicLife
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How to Be a Good Mentor in Academia: A Practical Guide
How to be a good mentor in research: the core skills, your first meeting, questions to ask, mistakes to avoid, and how to train yourself when no one else will.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Got a drug you think deserves a dementia trial? @alzheimersresearchuk.org wants clinicians & researchers to nominate candidates, including for future arms of the AD-SMART platform trial. It must already have been tested in people, for any condition www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/aruk-dementi...
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Dementia Drug Prioritisation Programme: Nominate a Drug | ARUK
Alzheimer's Research UK wants clinicians & researchers to put forward drug candidates for dementia trials, including future arms of the AD-SMART platform trial.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
📢 Call for papers: @alzassociation.bsky.social's journal TRCI wants research, reviews and perspectives on exceptional aging, meaning people who reach late life with cognition, function or mobility intact, and why some brains resist pathology. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/exceptional-...
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Exceptional Aging Special Issue: Call for Papers (TRCI)
Alzheimer's & Dementia: TRCI invites research, reviews & perspectives on exceptional aging, from cognition & mobility to biological resilience & mixed pathology
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Meet Dr Pulkit Khandelwal from Harvard/MGH postdoc blending in vivo MRI, ex vivo postmortem imaging, and histology to map brain pathology with unprecedented detail. @pulks-kh.bsky.social www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/profile-dr-p...
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Profile – Dr Pulkit Khandelwal, Harvard Medical School
Dr Pulkit Khandelwal, is a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School and MGH, links postmortem brain MRI with histopathology to study neurodegeneration.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Funded PhD at the University of Cambridge: design new SARM1 variants to study programmed axon death in neurodegeneration. Open to UK & international applicants www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-prog...
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PhD: Mechanism of Programmed Axon Death
Funded PhD at the University of Cambridge: design new SARM1 variants to study programmed axon death in neurodegeneration. Open to UK & international applicants
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Funded PhD studentships at the University of Kent from Jan 2027, including projects on the microbiome in neurodegenerative diseases & exercise in Parkinson's www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-stud...
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PhD Studentships: Neurodegeneration & Parkinson’s
Funded PhD studentships at the University of Kent from Jan 2027, including projects on the microbiome in neurodegenerative diseases & exercise in Parkinson's
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Postdoc vacancy at King's College London using NMR, SAXS and cell biology to map Annexin A11 interactions and how ALS mutations drive protein aggregation. Closing date: 16th October www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/postdoc-...
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Postdoc Research Associate: ALS Protein Interactions
Postdoc at King's College London using NMR, SAXS and cell biology to map Annexin A11 interactions and how ALS mutations drive protein aggregation.
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