This week I attended the annual ARUK conference, in Manchester. This comprised a PhD day, followed by two days of the main conference. The PhD day included a number of talks from current PhD students on their research, as…
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Alzheimer’s Research UK 2016 Conference
Tagged with: Ageing, Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Research, clinical, conference, Dementia, Medicine, PhD, Psychology, Research, University of Sussex
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Ageing Speciality Research Group Meeting
Four members of the lab group attended the regional meeting of the National Institute for Health Research this week. Talks covered a wide range of topics including the importance of involving patients and the general public in the design of clinical…
Tagged with: Ageing, Alzheimer's Disease, Behaviouralgenetics, clinical research, Cognitive Ageing, Dementia, NHS, Psychology, Research, Sussex
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Rachel Clarke on Beginning my PhD…
I have been lucky enough to secure a studentship which started at The University of Sussex in September. It is linked to my previous role on the IDEAL study – Improving the Experience of Dementia and Enhancing Active Life: living well with dementia (http://www.idealproject.org.uk/).…
Tagged with: Academia, Ageing, Alzheimer's Disease, Carer, Dementia, IdealStudy, personal, PhD, Psychology, University of Sussex, Work-likebalance
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Reflections of a research assistant: Getting to Grips with Prospective Memory
I am a third-year medical student, currently visiting the Rusted lab group from Brazil to complete a summer research assistantship. As my goals are to become a clinical physician, working in the field of behavioural research is an area I…
Tagged with: Ageing, Brazil, Brighton, clinical research, Dementia, genetics, Internship, Medicine, Memory, Opportunities, personal, Psychology, reflections, Research, Science, Sussex
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International collaboration- members of the Rusted Lab group make friends with Sao Paulo
Two members of the Rusted lab group, Simon Evans and Claire Lancaster, visited Brazil for a week this April. Sounds like a holiday, but this trip was part of a specially formed scheme to encourage international research collaborations, funded by…
Tagged with: Ageing, Brazil, clinical research, education, genetics, Psychology, Santander, Sao Paulo, Sussex, Sussex University, travel
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Understanding risk factors for dementia across the lifespan
It is inevitable that we all show a slight decline in our cognitive abilities with increasing age, but what causes some of us to ‘drop-off’ to a greater degree than others? This question is a key focus of the Rusted…
Tagged with: Ageing, Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Research, Cognitive Ageing, Dementia, Psychology, Sussex University
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Bright Sparks Weekend 2015
On February 14th and 15th, the Ageing and Dementia Group took their knowledge and favourite experimental tasks to Hove Park Upper School for the Bright Sparks Weekend. The Bright Sparks weekend included a variety of University groups and societies from…
Tagged with: Ageing, Brighton, BrightSparks, Dementia, Events, Festival, Psychology, Science, Sussex, University
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Next Generation of Dementia Scientists to Explore Genetic Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
A gene that increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by up to 10 times will be the focus of a new research centre at the University of Sussex launched today (Thursday 5 February). Funded by Alzheimer’s Society and matched funding,…
Tagged with: Ageing, Alzheimer's Disease, Cognition, Dementia, Psychology, Science, Sussex, Sussex University
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