Dementia Researcher Blogs

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, arguing that research needs to align with what is known as, the shifting ‘political economy’’, to support wider cultural change that is essential to tackle the big issues that plague society, such as inequalities and environmental degradation.
Find the original text, and narration here on our website.
https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/guest-blog-social-value-a-vehicle-for-social-change
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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 funded, some funders proudly claims 1 in 4, Clarissa discusses.
Find the original text, and narration here on our website.
https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/guest-blog-grant-rejections-the-norm-in-academia/
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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 interesting and you know by now she likes a history lesson), and more importantly how this fits into the context of academic life and mental health and what we can do about it.
Find the original text, and narration here on our website.
https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/the-edge-of-anxiety
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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 interactions with people living with dementia to help support identify.
Find the original text, and narration here on our website.
https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/do-you-remember-studying-remembering-together-using-conversation-analysis/
If you would like to write for us, or join out team of regular contributors, drop us a line - dementiaresearcher@nihr.ac.uk

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? Kamar explores the topic, and how the system could be improved.
Find the original text, and narration here on our website.
https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/has-a-reliance-on-animal-models-delayed-progress-in-dementia-research/
If you would like to write your own blog drop us a line, we're always on the look out for new contributors to write about their research, careers + more dementiaresearcher@nihr.ac.uk 

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 gender diversity and what she hopes might change.
Find the original text, and narration here on our website.
https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/dear-scientist-celebrating-ada-lovelace-day-2021/
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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 probably find studies showing their potential roles in dementia pathogenesis.
Find the original text, and narration here on our website.
https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/the-way-we-think-about-dementia-has-changed-for-the-better/
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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 awesome lab skills).
Find the original text, and narration here on our website.
https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/five-transferable-skills-you-can-gain-from-a-phd/
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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 Researchers, what he hopes will change and how the values from the Space X Inspiration 4 Project can be aligned to what he hopes can be done to improve Dementia Research - leadership, hope, generosity, prosperity.
Read the full blog, and more from Global Voices on the World Dementia Council Website.
https://worlddementiacouncil.org/global-voices/adam-smith/supporting-early-career
*Music Credit Gunner Olson, YouTube Audio Library