Dementia Researcher Blogs

About Dementia Researcher Blogs

Dementia Researcher blogs are written and then narrated by the authors. Through this podcast channel, we share the narrations, so you can listen back where ever you get your podcasts, as well as on our website - careers, research and your science. Brought to you by www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk - everything you need, all in one place.

Publisher

Dementia Researcher

Category

business · education · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Jul 2020

Latest episode

7 May 2026

Latest episodes

690 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 May 2026

   Dr Becky Carlyle - Building accessible and inclusive research environments

   Dr Becky Carlyle narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher. In this blog, Becky writes up what she took from a panel of disabled researchers hosted by her department's Disability Working Group, and turns it into practical guidance for managers and PIs. She covers flexible working, communication that respects privacy, the often-exhausting process of securing accommodations, and the case for designing labs so accessibility is built in from the start rather than bolted on later. Becky shares figures that should give the sector pause, including the gap between the proportion of working-age people with a disability and the share of the STEMM workforce, and argues that accessibility is not a niche concern but a core part of building better science. https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-building-accessible-inclusive-research-environments/ (https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-building-accessible-inclusive-research-environments/) -- Leave us a Tip https://dementia-researcher.captivate.fm/support (https://dementia-researcher.captivate.fm/support) Follow us on social media: https://www.instagram.com/dementia_researcher/ (https://www.instagram.com/dementia_researcher/ ) https://www.facebook.com/Dementia.Researcher/ (https://www.facebook.com/Dementia.Researcher/) https://www.twitter.com/demrescommunity (https://www.twitter.com/demrescommunity) https://www.linkedin.com/company/dementia-researcher (https://www.linkedin.com/company/dementia-researcher ) https://bsky.app/profile/dementiaresearcher.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/dementiaresearcher.bsky.social) Download and Register with our Community App: https://www.onelink.to/dementiaresearcher (https://www.onelink.to/dementiaresearcher)

2. 

   6 May 2026

   Emily Spencer - Life After the PhD: My Fellowship Application

   Emily Spencer narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher. With less than five months of PhD funding left, Emily found herself doing the opposite of what felt sensible. Instead of locking in on her analysis, she spent two months preparing a postdoctoral fellowship application. In this blog she writes about the strange shift from career fog to a clearer sense of direction, the reality of using conversation analysis on video recordings of GP consultations involving people with dementia, and why letting go of her data at the end of her PhD started to feel impossible. A useful listen for anyone navigating the awkward gap between thesis submission and whatever comes next. https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-life-after-the-phd-my-fellowship-application/ (https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-life-after-the-phd-my-fellowship-application/) -- -- Emily Spencer (https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/profile-emily-spencer-university-college-london/) is a PhD Student at University College London looking at improving how GPs communicate with people with dementia and their family carers about their future care. Emily previous had a 5 year career break to pursue a career as a musician, and has previously undertaken research on improving the care people with dementia receive from their GP practice, as well as end-of-life and palliative care provision in the community. Emily is also a new mum and will be writing about her experiences navigating motherhood and a research career. -- Enjoy listening? We're always looking for new bloggers, drop us a line. http://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk (http://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk) This podcast is brought to you by University College London in association with the National Institute for Health and Care Research, Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia, who we thank for their ongoing support. -- Leave us a Tip https://dementia-researcher.captivate.fm/support (https://dementia-researcher.captivate.fm/support) Follow us on social media: https://www.instagram.com/dementia_researcher/ (https://www.instagram.com/dementia_researcher/ ) https://www.facebook.com/Dementia.Researcher/ (https://www.facebook.com/Dementia.Researcher/) https://www.twitter.com/demrescommunity (https://www.twitter.com/demrescommunity) https://www.linkedin.com/company/dementia-researcher (https://www.linkedin.com/company/dementia-researcher ) https://bsky.app/profile/dementiaresearcher.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/dementiaresearcher.bsky.social) Download and Register with our Community App: https://www.onelink.to/dementiaresearcher (https://www.onelink.to/dementiaresearcher)

3. 

   1 May 2026

   Professor Louise Serpell - Alzheimer's Disease Takes a Lifetime

   Professor Louise Serpell, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website. In this blog, Louise reflects on why Alzheimer’s disease has proved so difficult to understand, despite more than a century of research. She traces the role of amyloid beta, tau, inflammation, synaptic loss, genetics, ageing, the microbiome and other factors, while also asking what research models can and cannot capture. The blog argues that Alzheimer’s is shaped across a lifetime, by biology, environment, experience and individual variation, making collaboration across research fields essential for better prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Find the original text, and narration here on our website. https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-alzheimers-disease-takes-a-lifetime/ (https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-alzheimers-disease-takes-a-lifetime/) -- Professor Louise Serpell (https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-profile-professor-louise-serpell/) is an Emerita Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Sussex. Her research focuses on how proteins misfold and form amyloid structures linked to Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions, using approaches from structural biology and molecular biophysics. Louise completed her DPhil at the University of Oxford and later established her own research group in the UK. Alongside her research career, she has been active in mentoring, public engagement, and supporting early career researchers. Find Louise on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/louiseserpell/) -- Enjoy listening? We're always looking for new bloggers, drop us a line. http://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk (http://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk) This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia, who we thank for their ongoing support. -- Leave us a Tip https://dementia-researcher.captivate.fm/support (https://dementia-researcher.captivate.fm/support) Follow us on social media: https://www.instagram.com/dementia_researcher/ (https://www.instagram.com/dementia_researcher/ ) https://www.facebook.com/Dementia.Researcher/ (https://www.facebook.com/Dementia.Researcher/) https://www.twitter.com/demrescommunity (https://www.twitter.com/demrescommunity) https://www.linkedin.com/company/dementia-researcher (https://www.linkedin.com/company/dementia-researcher ) https://bsky.app/profile/dementiaresearcher.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/dementiaresearcher.bsky.social) Download and Register with our Community App: https://www.onelink.to/dementiaresearcher (https://www.onelink.to/dementiaresearcher)

Who has been a guest on Dementia Researcher Blogs

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Emma Law
• Dr Yvonne Couch
• Dr Jodi Watt
• Emily Spencer
• Adam Smith

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

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Quality

37

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

81

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