Dementia Researcher
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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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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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New role at the MND Association coordinating research partnerships and collaborations that bring researchers together and help move MND research forward.
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Research Partnerships Coordinator - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER
MND Association seeks a Research Partnerships Coordinator to support collaborative research programmes, events, and resources, helping accelerate progress.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:51 PM
New role at the MND Association coordinating research partnerships and collaborations that bring researchers together and help move MND research forward.
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Research Associate role at @ukdri.ac.uk Cardiff using bioinformatics and machine learning to analyse genetic and health record data in dementia research. Closing date: 22nd January
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Research Associate: Bioinformatician - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER
Research Associate in bioinformatics at UK DRI Cardiff analysing large genetic and health record datasets to study dementia risk and subtypes.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Research Associate role at @ukdri.ac.uk Cardiff using bioinformatics and machine learning to analyse genetic and health record data in dementia research. Closing date: 22nd January
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New research shows Alzheimer’s biomarkers can be detected from finger prick blood samples collected at home and posted to labs, opening global access to research participation.
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Research breakthrough for remote Alzheimer’s testing - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER
Study shows Alzheimer’s biomarkers can be measured from finger prick blood samples collected at home & posted to labs, opening global participation in research.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:25 PM
New research shows Alzheimer’s biomarkers can be detected from finger prick blood samples collected at home and posted to labs, opening global access to research participation.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/research-bre...
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⌛ Just two days left...
A reminder that if you would like to apply to join our Research Grants Committee, the closing date is Wednesday 7 January at noon: vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac...
#FundingForAgeingWell
A reminder that if you would like to apply to join our Research Grants Committee, the closing date is Wednesday 7 January at noon: vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac...
#FundingForAgeingWell
Vacancies - Vivensa Foundation
Research Grants Committee vacancies Closing date: 7 January, 2026 at noon Earlier this year, we changed our name to the Vivensa Foundation as part of a wider plan to better reflect its work as a funde...
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January 5, 2026 at 10:22 AM
⌛ Just two days left...
A reminder that if you would like to apply to join our Research Grants Committee, the closing date is Wednesday 7 January at noon: vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac...
#FundingForAgeingWell
A reminder that if you would like to apply to join our Research Grants Committee, the closing date is Wednesday 7 January at noon: vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac...
#FundingForAgeingWell
Join Alzheimers Research UK @alzheimersresearchuk.org as a Science Communications Officer, translating dementia research into engaging stories for public, media and supporters.
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Science Communications Officer - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER
Science Communications Officer at Alzheimers Research UK creating clear research stories across media and digital channels, based in Cambridge on a 12 month FTC
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January 5, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Join Alzheimers Research UK @alzheimersresearchuk.org as a Science Communications Officer, translating dementia research into engaging stories for public, media and supporters.
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We’re supporting the next generation of dementia researchers to kick-start their career. Now accepting applications from supervisors for our PhD Scholarships.
Apply by 4 March: www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/grants/phd-s...
Apply by 4 March: www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/grants/phd-s...
December 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
We’re supporting the next generation of dementia researchers to kick-start their career. Now accepting applications from supervisors for our PhD Scholarships.
Apply by 4 March: www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/grants/phd-s...
Apply by 4 March: www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/grants/phd-s...
Apathy in dementia is common but poorly understood. Join Rebecca Williams @beccasue99.bsky.social to explore a new way of thinking about apathy and what it means for research and care. Wed 14 Jan 8pm GMT.
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Research Showcase - Rebecca Williams - Understanding Apathy in Dementia
Research Showcase - Rebecca Williams - Understanding Apathy in Dementia
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January 5, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Apathy in dementia is common but poorly understood. Join Rebecca Williams @beccasue99.bsky.social to explore a new way of thinking about apathy and what it means for research and care. Wed 14 Jan 8pm GMT.
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⏰Don't miss your chance to hear about the latest biomarker advances in dementia diagnosis at AAIC Neuroscience Next 2026, with sessions covering everything from neuroimaging to physiology.
Registrations close 31 January: www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/aaic-neurosc...
Registrations close 31 January: www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/aaic-neurosc...
January 5, 2026 at 11:34 AM
⏰Don't miss your chance to hear about the latest biomarker advances in dementia diagnosis at AAIC Neuroscience Next 2026, with sessions covering everything from neuroimaging to physiology.
Registrations close 31 January: www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/aaic-neurosc...
Registrations close 31 January: www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/aaic-neurosc...
PhD opportunity at the University of Nottingham exploring how public health and retirement policies influence dementia risk using population data and causal methods. Closing date: 9th January
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PhD: Dementia prevention through large-scale policies
PhD at University of Nottingham studying how UK public health and retirement policies shape dementia risk, supervised by Magdalena Opazo Breton.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:16 AM
PhD opportunity at the University of Nottingham exploring how public health and retirement policies influence dementia risk using population data and causal methods. Closing date: 9th January
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Research Assistant role at @ukdri.ac.uk UCL exploring neuroimmune and endolysosomal biology in ageing and Alzheimers, using cutting edge imaging and molecular methods. Closing date: 7th January
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Research Assistant: Glia-immune mechanisms of synapse loss
UK DRI at UCL seeks a Research Assistant to study neuroimmune and endolysosomal mechanisms in ageing and Alzheimers using advanced wet lab methods.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Research Assistant role at @ukdri.ac.uk UCL exploring neuroimmune and endolysosomal biology in ageing and Alzheimers, using cutting edge imaging and molecular methods. Closing date: 7th January
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Research role with a Stanford led team exploring how vaccines and infections relate to #dementia, using large scale health data. Based in Stanford, Heidelberg or remote. Closing date: 21st February
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Postdoc Fellow / Social Science Research Scholar
Stanford led research role studying links between vaccination, infection & dementia using large health datasets, with options in Stanford, Heidelberg or remote.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Research role with a Stanford led team exploring how vaccines and infections relate to #dementia, using large scale health data. Based in Stanford, Heidelberg or remote. Closing date: 21st February
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www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/postdoc-...
PhD opportunity at the University of Exeter exploring small RNAs as blood biomarkers to distinguish Dementia with Lewy bodies from Alzheimers, combining sequencing and bioinformatics research. Closing date: 31st January
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PhD: Non-coding RNAs as Biomarkers of Lewy Body Dementias
PhD project exploring small RNAs as blood biomarkers to distinguish Dementia with Lewy bodies from Alzheimers, combining sequencing and bioinformatics.
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January 5, 2026 at 9:55 AM
PhD opportunity at the University of Exeter exploring small RNAs as blood biomarkers to distinguish Dementia with Lewy bodies from Alzheimers, combining sequencing and bioinformatics research. Closing date: 31st January
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-non-...
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Manchester is the UK hub for AAIC Neuroscience Next 2026. A full day on cognition, imaging, fluid and digital biomarkers. Apply for a ticket by 31 January.
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December 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Manchester is the UK hub for AAIC Neuroscience Next 2026. A full day on cognition, imaging, fluid and digital biomarkers. Apply for a ticket by 31 January.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/aaic-neurosc...
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Only 15 days to get that abstract submitted for the 1st ever International Conference on Primary Progressive Aphasia @icppa.bsky.social
Did you know Prof Gorno-Tempini is our keynote speaker? With Dr Chris Hardy & Dr Cathy Taylor-Rubin as invited speakers!
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Did you know Prof Gorno-Tempini is our keynote speaker? With Dr Chris Hardy & Dr Cathy Taylor-Rubin as invited speakers!
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ICPPA Conference Call for Papers | Speech Therapy PPA
Call for papers for the International Conference on Primary Progressive Aphasia (ICPPA) 2026 in London, UK. Submit abstracts by January 15, 2026.
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December 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Only 15 days to get that abstract submitted for the 1st ever International Conference on Primary Progressive Aphasia @icppa.bsky.social
Did you know Prof Gorno-Tempini is our keynote speaker? With Dr Chris Hardy & Dr Cathy Taylor-Rubin as invited speakers!
www.speechtherapyppa.com/icppa-confer...
Did you know Prof Gorno-Tempini is our keynote speaker? With Dr Chris Hardy & Dr Cathy Taylor-Rubin as invited speakers!
www.speechtherapyppa.com/icppa-confer...
Manchester is the UK hub for AAIC Neuroscience Next 2026. A full day on cognition, imaging, fluid and digital biomarkers. Apply for a ticket by 31 January.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/aaic-neurosc...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/aaic-neurosc...
December 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Manchester is the UK hub for AAIC Neuroscience Next 2026. A full day on cognition, imaging, fluid and digital biomarkers. Apply for a ticket by 31 January.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/aaic-neurosc...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/aaic-neurosc...
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Does anyone have 3D printer files for objects for the novel object recognition test for mice, and are willing to share?
Also, happy holidays
Also, happy holidays
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December 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Does anyone have 3D printer files for objects for the novel object recognition test for mice, and are willing to share?
Also, happy holidays
Also, happy holidays
Ever lost days of data and only realised when it was far too late
@ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social shares one of those moments we all pretend never happened!
Full episode '12 Research Fails of Christmas' is a comfort listen for anyone doing real research.
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@ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social shares one of those moments we all pretend never happened!
Full episode '12 Research Fails of Christmas' is a comfort listen for anyone doing real research.
youtu.be/LufA2YbicSc
December 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Ever lost days of data and only realised when it was far too late
@ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social shares one of those moments we all pretend never happened!
Full episode '12 Research Fails of Christmas' is a comfort listen for anyone doing real research.
youtu.be/LufA2YbicSc
@ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social shares one of those moments we all pretend never happened!
Full episode '12 Research Fails of Christmas' is a comfort listen for anyone doing real research.
youtu.be/LufA2YbicSc
The full programme for #AAICNeuro Manchester is now live.
A full day of cognitive, imaging, fluid and technology biomarkers, plus ECR and senior talks.
View the programme & register now 👇
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A full day of cognitive, imaging, fluid and technology biomarkers, plus ECR and senior talks.
View the programme & register now 👇
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/draft-manche...
December 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The full programme for #AAICNeuro Manchester is now live.
A full day of cognitive, imaging, fluid and technology biomarkers, plus ECR and senior talks.
View the programme & register now 👇
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/draft-manche...
A full day of cognitive, imaging, fluid and technology biomarkers, plus ECR and senior talks.
View the programme & register now 👇
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/draft-manche...
UCL London seeks a Research Assistant to support data driven modelling of neurodegenerative disease within the POND group, working with clinical cohorts.
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Research Assistant: Early Detection of Neurodegenerative Diseases
UCL London seeks a Research Assistant to support data driven modelling of neurodegenerative disease within the POND group, working with clinical cohorts.
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December 20, 2025 at 11:13 PM
UCL London seeks a Research Assistant to support data driven modelling of neurodegenerative disease within the POND group, working with clinical cohorts.
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www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
We are pleased to announce another #AAICNeuro Lightning presenter for the Manchester hub.
Hanjun Zhao from the University of Oxford will present on plasma proteomic signatures linked to Alzheimer’s neuropathology.
Free event on 26 February.
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Hanjun Zhao from the University of Oxford will present on plasma proteomic signatures linked to Alzheimer’s neuropathology.
Free event on 26 February.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/aaic-neurosc...
December 20, 2025 at 9:59 AM
We are pleased to announce another #AAICNeuro Lightning presenter for the Manchester hub.
Hanjun Zhao from the University of Oxford will present on plasma proteomic signatures linked to Alzheimer’s neuropathology.
Free event on 26 February.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/aaic-neurosc...
Hanjun Zhao from the University of Oxford will present on plasma proteomic signatures linked to Alzheimer’s neuropathology.
Free event on 26 February.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/aaic-neurosc...
Join Dr Fiona McLean, @ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social, @sorayam.bsky.social & Dr Kate Harris for a festive podcast special where they share their lab mishaps, admin chaos, and lessons learned from experiments that went wrong but taught them the most.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Join Dr Fiona McLean, @ianharrisonneuro.bsky.social, @sorayam.bsky.social & Dr Kate Harris for a festive podcast special where they share their lab mishaps, admin chaos, and lessons learned from experiments that went wrong but taught them the most.
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Fully funded PhD at @ukdri.ac.uk UCL, London, studying astrocyte microglia crosstalk and synaptic loss in Alzheimer disease.
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PhD: Astrocyte-Microglia Crosstalk in Alzheimer’s
Fully funded PhD at UK Dementia Research Institute UCL, London, studying astrocyte microglia crosstalk and synaptic loss in Alzheimer disease.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Fully funded PhD at @ukdri.ac.uk UCL, London, studying astrocyte microglia crosstalk and synaptic loss in Alzheimer disease.
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Apply for up to £100k through the My Name's Doddie 2026 Catalyst Awards to support bold early stage MND research with potential to advance translation.
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MND Catalyst Award - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER
Apply for up to £100k through the My Name's Doddie 2026 Catalyst Awards to support bold early stage MND research with potential to advance translation.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
December 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Apply for up to £100k through the My Name's Doddie 2026 Catalyst Awards to support bold early stage MND research with potential to advance translation.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/mnd-...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/mnd-...
Clinical Trial Manager, Norwich UEA. Manages multicentre clinical trials at Norwich CTU across neurology, dementia, mental health and wider health research. Closing date: 12th January
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Clinical Trial Manager - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER
Clinical Trial Manager, Norwich UEA. Manages multicentre clinical trials at Norwich CTU across neurology, dementia, mental health and wider health research.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
December 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Clinical Trial Manager, Norwich UEA. Manages multicentre clinical trials at Norwich CTU across neurology, dementia, mental health and wider health research. Closing date: 12th January
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/clinical...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/clinical...
Research Technician Vacancy, UCL @ukdri.ac.uk London. Supports Bourdenx Lab using spatial biology, single cell and imaging methods to study ageing and dementia mechanisms. Closing date: 6th January
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Research Technician: Age-related loss of cellular fitness
Research Technician, UCL London. Supports Bourdenx Lab using spatial biology, single cell and imaging methods to study ageing and dementia mechanisms.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Research Technician Vacancy, UCL @ukdri.ac.uk London. Supports Bourdenx Lab using spatial biology, single cell and imaging methods to study ageing and dementia mechanisms. Closing date: 6th January
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...