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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Dan Goodwin: Junior Research Associate
Before applying for the JRA award I knew that becoming a researcher in Psychology was what I wanted to do, but deciding what I wanted to study seemed almost impossible given the sheer number of options available. When I saw…
Tagged with: Academia, Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Research, behavioural genetics, careers, personal, Psychology, Research, Sussex, University
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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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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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