Dementia Researcher

There are a number of interventions that can help people living with dementia improve their memory and thinking skills and to enable them to cope better, or even slightly delay the loss of memory. In this podcast we discuss Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) – an intervention which has been significantly researched and supported by a large amount of evidence. In the second of our ISTAART Research Perspectives Specials, Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) Fellows Fernando Peres and Dr Clara Domínguez Vivero talk with CST expert and researcher Dr Elisa França Resende and Alzheimer’s Association Volunteer and person living with dementia Pam Montana. Our two guests give two perspectives from each side of the treatment, researcher and provider and recipient and user. Exploring the research and how CST has helped to support Pam to live with the progressive symptoms of dementia. -- Fernando Perez is a Journalist, Writer and GHBI Fellow based in Brazil. -- Dr Clara Dominguez Vivero is a Neurologist, PhD holder,

Postdoc Scientist at the UK Dementia Research Institute at The University of Edinburgh, Dr Mike Daniels presents what he learned from attending the Alzheimer’s Research UK grant review board. Sharing tips on why grants get funded and why they don’t. --Hosted by Dr Fiona McLean and recorded live in front of an audience at the ARUK Scotland Network Meeting on the 3rd December 2021. --You can find out more about our guests, and access a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast --Register on our website to receive your weekly bulletin, and to access more great content – blogs, science, career support + much. --Dementia Researcher is brought to you by University College London, Queen Square Biomedical Research Centre, and is funded by the National Institute for Health Research, Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society.

We’re finishing the year with 5 special themed podcasts sharing some of the narrated blogs we’ve published throughout the year, introduced by Adam Smith. Our last compilation of the week has been titled Thriving not just Surviving – we had a lot of blogs early in the year sharing life during lockdown, the importance of mental health, and how, as researchers you need to have an extra level of resilience to cope with the extra challenges that come with failed applications and rejection – and how to bounce back. So today, we’re sharing a few blogs on surviving lockdown and coping with the stressors of academia. Adam Smith narrates his own blog blog titled "How to Build Resilience and Bounce Back". Beth Eyre, PhD Student at The University of Sheffield shared her tips in a blog called "Looking after your wellbeing as a PhD Student... During a Pandemic". Dr Sam Moxon, Research Associate from The University of Manchester shares his advice on "Keeping Sane in Lockdown". Morgan Daniel, now an Assistant Psychologi

We’re finishing the year with 5 special themed podcasts sharing some of the narrated blogs we’ve published throughout the year, introduced by Adam Smith. If you’re just catching up, earlier this week we covered some science, we had tips for new researchers, the importance of involving people in research and today, we have four more blogs on the topic of care and psychosocial interventions. It is so important that care research be undertaken alongside the basic science, helping to ensure we can look after those who live with the disease today, whilst also working to understand and prevent the disease. Dr Anna Volkmer, Senior Researcher and Speech and Language Therapist from University College London narrates her blog titled "Dementia Care over the Past 25 Years - from there is nothing we can do, to a range of interventions". Dr Alys Griffiths, Psychologist, Lecturer and Research Tutor at The University of Liverpool narrates her blog titled "Relational Councelling As a Psychosocial Intervention in Dementia".

We’re finishing the year with 5 special themed podcasts sharing some of the narrated blogs we’ve published throughout the year, introduced by Adam Smith. So far this week we’ve absorbed some science, shared tips for new researchers, but today it’s all about people living with dementia, who should be at the heart of all our research endeavours. We’re going to hear about the importance of patient and public involvement, and hear how researcher adapted to ensure they can keep research going even when qualitative research moves online. Bethany McLoughlin, PhD Student from University of Warwick shares experiences from taking her research online is a blog titled "Conducting Qualitative Interviews Online During COVID-19". Dr Clarissa Giebel, Research Fellow from University of Liverpool narrates her blog titled "Taking Research Out of it's Bubble". Dr Anna Volkmer, Senior Research Fellow and Speech & Language Therapist from UCL talks about "Including the Voices of People Living with Dementia in Research" Dr Sara

We’re finishing the year with 5 special themed podcasts sharing some of the narrated blogs we’ve published throughout the year, introduced by Adam Smith. This week we’ll be covering some amazing science and care and psychosocial research, exploring public engagement and with the rise of omicron we’ll go back to earlier in the year to learn some lessons from previous lockdowns and think about wellbeing and resilience. Today, we’ve selected four blogs which share some of the amazing knowledge held in the heads of our bloggers who are based in the lab, exploring some science and biology. Dr Christina Toomey, Researcher from University College London narrates her blog titled "How does the Brain Bank Work". Dr Sam Moxon, Research Associate at The University of Manchester narrates his blog titled "Tissue Stiffness an Overlooked Aspect of Dementia". Dr Yvonne Couch, Associate Professor and ARUK Fellow at University of Oxford, invites you to join her in a blog titled "The Hunt for Tiny Messengers" Dr Kamar Amee

We’re finishing the year with 5 special themed podcasts sharing some of the narrated blogs we’ve published throughout the year, introduced by Adam Smith. This week we’ll be covering some amazing science and care and psychosocial research, exploring public engagement and with the rise of omicron we’ll go back to earlier in the year to learn some lessons from previous lockdowns and think about wellbeing and resilience. Today, we’ve selected four blogs which are perfect for new Researchers, PhD & Masters Students, anyone thinking of coming to work in the field. Dr Anna Volkmer, Senior Researcher & Speech and Language Therapist at University Collect London narrates her blog titled "Why Dementia Research is the most exciting place to be working". Beth Eyre, PhD Student at The University of Sheffield covers "What I wish I’d known before starting my PhD" Dr Emily Oliver, Lead Dementia Nurse and Clinical Researcher shares her tips on "What should I research and how do I formulate a research question?" Nadine Mi

It's that time of year when we put out a special show of highlight clips, just to give everybody a couple of weeks off. 2021 has been another year of highs and lows, but despite the challenges, it's been wonderful to be able to continue to bring researchers together to discuss their work, and of course, careers advice. 2021 has been wonderful for partnerships too. We've worked with the National Center for Research Methods, Alzheimer's Association, and many of the great partners to bring you news. But what continues to blow us away is the amazing engagement we get from all of you, the listeners. The Dementia Researcher Podcast is now a regular in over 60 countries, and this year should see us hit over a 100,000 downloads, and our subscriber and listening numbers have once again increased year on year, now for four years straight. Of course, all of this is only possible thanks to the National Institute for Health Research, Alzheimer's Research UK, and Alzheimer's Society. We would also like to thank our fantas

Adam Smith & Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali host this Twitter Spaces discussion for Dementia Researcher. They speak with four dementia research Professors about their careers, how they navigated the path to professor, discovering what they learned along the way, what they might do differently and getting their advice for any postdocs who are looking to progress, decide what comes next or who just feel stuck in the endless cycle of short-term contracts. Our guest panellists are: Tara Spires-Jones - Professor of Neurodegeneration & Deputy Director, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences within the UK Dementia Research Institute at The University of Edinburgh. Sci-fi fan and working on the Neurobiology of synapse degeneration. Louise Serpell - Professor of Biochemistry & Director of Sussex Neuroscience at the University of Sussex. Leading a busy research group with four Postdocs and three PhD students. Researching proteins and how they fold and misfold and proving her physics teacher wrong every day! Professor Claire Surr

Welcome to our mini-series on post-doccing in the 21st century, where we discuss the highs, the lows, the problems and the potential solutions. In this series Dr Yvonne Couch, ARUK Research Fellow from the University of Oxford is joined by Dr Kritika Samsi, Senior Research fellow at King’s College London, Dr Sarah Kate Smith, Research Fellow at Sheffield Hallam and one of our new regular bloggers at Dementia Researcher Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali at the University of Glasgow. If you’ve not listened to either of the first two episodes go back and have a gander. In the first we our great postdoc panel give advice to early career researchers based on their experiences and in the second they talk about how their experiences have affected them and what they enjoy, as well as what we don’t, about life in academia. In this, the final episode, Yvonne, Kritika, Kamar and Sarah talk about some of the problems they bought up last time in more depth and contemplate what needs to happen in order for things to change. Tune in for

Welcome to our mini-series on post-doccing in the 21st century, where we discuss the highs, the lows, the problems and the potential solutions. In this series Dr Yvonne Couch, ARUK Research Fellow from the University of Oxford is joined by Dr Kritika Samsi, Senior Research fellow at King’s College London, Dr Sarah Kate Smith, Research Fellow at Sheffield Hallam and one of our new regular bloggers at Dementia Researcher Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali at the University of Glasgow. If you’ve not yet listened to it, go back and listen to the first episode where we pass on our wisdom to the next generation. In this, the second episode in the series, they discuss some of the things they love about academic life and some of the major obstacles they face. Tune in for the occasional painful truth about life in academia. All this week Dementia Researcher is publishing content aimed providing help, advice and support for anyone who feels a little 'stuck' at the postdoc career stage. Ideal for anyone looking to break out into inde

Welcome to our mini-series on post-doccing in the 21st century, where we discuss the highs, the lows, the problems and the potential solutions. In this series Dr Yvonne Couch, ARUK Research Fellow from the University of Oxford is joined by Dr Kritika Samsi, Senior Research fellow at King’s College London, Dr Sarah Kate Smith, Research Fellow at Sheffield Hallam and one of our new regular bloggers at Dementia Researcher Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali at the University of Glasgow. In this first episode they their years of experience in academia and outside of it to generate some sage advice for the next generation. Tune in to find out more + comback on Wednesday for the next installment. All this week Dementia Researcher is publishing content aimed providing help, advice and support for anyone who feels a little 'stuck' at the postdoc career stage. Ideal for anyone looking to break out into indepednant research, avoid ever getting in the situation, hoping to work out how to get a promotion or accept this but challenge th

For the past year Dementia Researcher has been following Morgan Daniel as she studies for her Dementia & Neuroscience MSc at University College London. In this final round-up podcast, Adam Smith catches up with Morgan as she completes her degree to reflect on the year. It’s been an eventful year for Morgan, moving from Glasgow, studying during the pandemic, learning and finding a new way to study, and deciding what comes next. For the past year Morgan has been writing a monthly blog to share her experiences, and providing great tips for anyone going working through grad school. Catchup with Morgan’s blogs on our website: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/tag/morgan-msc-story/ You will be pleased to know that since recording this podcast Morgan received a number of job offers, and successfully started her dream job as an Assistant Psychologist in Neuropsychology at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Follow Morgan & Adam on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MorganDaniel99 http

In this show staff blogger Dr Sam Moxon returns to host another podcast on the theme of ‘Food for Thought’ interviewing people who can shed light on the links between food and brain health. In this episode, he talks with author and Consultant Gastroenterologist, Dr Alan Desmond, discussing the links between the gut microbiome and dementia. Can the billions of bacteria that occupy your gut really have an impact on your brain? They explore the gut microbiome, why it's important, and delved into some of the recent scientific breakthroughs of how changes in the bacteria of your gut can possibly directly cause the progression of dementia. Dr Alan Desmond is a Consultant Gastroenterologist. Certified in both Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine, he completed his specialist training in Cork, Dublin and Oxford. He has years of experience in diagnosing and treating patients with digestive problems; including coeliac disease, diverticular disease, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease and ulcerative col

The Methods Matter Podcast - from Dementia Researcher & the National Centre for Research Methods. A podcast for people who don't know much about methods...those who do, and those who just want to find news and clever ways to use them in their research. In this first series PhD Student Leah Fullegar from the University of Southampton brings together leading experts in research methodology, and dementia researchers that use them, to provide a fun introduction to five qualitive research methods in a safe space where there are no such things as dumb questions! Episode Five - Qualitative Secondary Analysis To go with the podcast we had a great artist called Jack Brougham provide an amazing visual guide to this method - Download our free visual how-to guide poster here - https://bit.ly/2ZgEAaa In expert corner - Dr Kahryn Hughes, from University of Leeds. Director of the Timescapes Archive, Editor in Chief of Sociological Research Online, Convenor of the MA Qualitative Research Methods and a Senior Fellow for t

The Methods Matter Podcast - from Dementia Researcher & the National Centre for Research Methods. A podcast for people who don't know much about methods...those who do, and those who just want to find news and clever ways to use them in their research. In this first series PhD Student Leah Fullegar from the University of Southampton brings together leading experts in research methodology, and dementia researchers that use them, to provide a fun introduction to five qualitive research methods in a safe space where there are no such things as dumb questions! Episode Four - Multilevel Modelling To go with the podcast we had a great artist called Jack Brougham provide an amazing visual guide to this method - Download our free visual how-to guide poster here - https://bit.ly/3b6Cf4o In expert corner - Bill Browne. Bill is a Professor of Statistics who works across many disciplines including Education and Animal Welfare and Behaviour, his research spans the area of statistical modelling, from the development of

The Methods Matter Podcast - from Dementia Researcher & the National Centre for Research Methods. A podcast for people who don't know much about methods...those who do, and those who just want to find news and clever ways to use them in their research. In this first series PhD Student Leah Fullegar from the University of Southampton brings together leading experts in research methodology, and dementia researchers that use them, to provide a fun introduction to five qualitive research methods in a safe space where there are no such things as dumb questions! Episode Three - Qualitative Longitudinal To go with the podcast we had a great artist called Jack Brougham provide an amazing visual guide to this method - Download our free visual how-to guide poster here - https://bit.ly/3m5j418 In expert corner - Dr Kahryn Hughes, from University of Leeds. Director of the Timescapes Archive, Editor in Chief of Sociological Research Online, Convenor of the MA Qualitative Research Methods and a Senior Fellow for the N

The Methods Matter Podcast - from Dementia Researcher & the National Centre for Research Methods. A podcast for people who don't know much about methods...those who do, and those who just want to find news and clever ways to use them in their research. In this first series PhD Student Leah Fullegar from the University of Southampton brings together leading experts in research methodology, and dementia researchers that use them, to provide a fun introduction to five qualitive research methods in a safe space where there are no such things as dumb questions! Episode Three - Social Network Analysis To go with the podcast we had a great artist called Jack Brougham provide an amazing visual guide to this method - Download our free visual how-to guide poster here - https://bit.ly/2ZenYA3 In expert corner - Dr David Griffiths from the University of Stirling. His research focuses on social connections and social advantage. And what tool does he rely on to get to the heart of the issues? You guessed it social netw

The Methods Matter Podcast - from Dementia Researcher & the National Centre for Research Methods. A podcast for people who don't know much about methods...those who do, and those who just want to find news and clever ways to use them in their research. In this first series PhD Student Leah Fullegar from the University of Southampton brings together leading experts in research methodology, and dementia researchers that use them, to provide a fun introduction to five qualitive research methods in a safe space where there are no such things as dumb questions! Episode One - Qualitative Interviews To go with the podcast we had a great artist called Jack Brougham provide an amazing visual guide to this method - Download our free visual how-to guide poster here - https://bit.ly/3DYtBRG In expert corner - Dr Kahryn Hughes, from University of Leeds. Director of the Timescapes Archive, Editor in Chief of Sociological Research Online, Convenor of the MA Qualitative Research Methods and a Senior Fellow for the NCRM.

If you follow us on social media you probably already know that we've been recording a special research methods mini-series, with support from the National Centre for Research Methods. The Methods Matter Podcast - for people who don't know much about methods...those who do, and those who just want to find news and clever ways to use them in their research. In this first series PhD Student Leah Fullegar from the University of Southampton brings together leading experts in research methodology, and dementia researchers that use them, to provide a fun introduction to five qualitive research methods in a safe space where there are no such things as dumb questions! So join us every day next week and download from 7am.