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🎉New publication🎉
Really delighted to have my first PhD study published in Age and Ageing, a review considering the communication strategies used by healthcare professionals, older adults and informal carers when discussing advance care planning.
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23.09.2025 11:41 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Illustration of a woman carrying a baby on her back, climbing a mountain labelled "THESIS," symbolising the struggle and determination of completing a PhD. Includes the title "Retreat, Regroup, Rewrite" and a photo of Emily Spencer, PhD student at University College London, guest blogger for Dementia Researcher.
7,000 words in 12 hours – after weeks of exhaustion. Emily Spencer @ejmspencer.bsky.social shares why protected time makes all the difference in your PhD journey. #ResearchWriting
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-retreat...
30.04.2025 19:02 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Illustration of a smiling woman juggling items representing PhD research and family life, including books, a laptop, a camera, and a teddy bear, under the text "Balancing fieldwork & family
Ever tried scheduling vital meetings around toddler nap times? Emily Spencer captures the art of adaptability in research! #FieldworkRealities @ejmspencer.bsky.social
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-balanci...
19.03.2025 10:00 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
After four years, my Duolingo streak is over. Duo and the French language, you had become the noose around my neck. Today I choose to live in freedom.
24.02.2025 15:49 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
LOVE the graphic!
17.02.2025 19:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This image features a promotional graphic for a guest blog titled "Productivity, Focus, and Parenthood" by Emily Spencer, a PhD student at University College London. The visual depicts a stylised scene with Emily sitting at a cluttered desk, surrounded by books and papers labelled "PHD." She is writing in a notebook while glancing at a laptop screen. In the foreground, a baby is reaching towards a guitar, symbolising the balance between academic pursuits and parenting. Emily Spencer's photo is placed in the top right corner, affirming her authorship.
🔄 From systematic reviews to childcare surprises, Emily Spencer @ejmspencer.bsky.social navigates the highs and lows of PhD life as a parent. Check out her latest blog for real-life tips! #PhDAdvice #WorkingParents
https://buff.ly/40KduFT
24.01.2025 10:00 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Love everything about this.
22.01.2025 10:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A great blog from @sgriffiths-6.bsky.social! And so important to recognise this seemingly unavoidable facet of working as a researcher in this field.
16.01.2025 20:34 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
I was starting to doubt it ever would 😭
09.01.2025 10:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
YouTube video by Dementia Researcher
I-Care Doctoral Training Centre - PhD Applicants Information Session
If you're thinking of applying for a PhD within the new @alzsocresearch.bsky.social I-Care DTC, applications close on the 22nd January. If you missed the info webinar you can catch-up now with this livestream recording. @profnathandavies.bsky.social
youtu.be/Z0Faxm2KVkI
07.01.2025 16:29 — 👍 4 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
@sgriffiths-6.bsky.social and @katieflanagan.bsky.social can share in this victory
07.01.2025 12:09 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Excellent start to 2025 with our latest PriDem paper being accepted for publication! Looking forward to seeing our qualitative process evaluation of a novel model of dementia care in press very soon 🎉
07.01.2025 12:07 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Although on balance I enjoy it less when my 1 year old has kept me awake since 3am. Swings and roundabouts.
16.12.2024 16:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Doing the whole occasional musician thing last night, singing at a contemporary carol service. Definitely enjoy doing this more now it’s not my actual job…!
16.12.2024 16:27 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Promotional graphic for the blog 'Battling Perfectionism and Building Resilience' by Emily Spencer, a PhD student at University College London. The graphic features the title in bold text alongside a vibrant illustration of a woman holding a baby in one arm and a wrench in the other, symbolising balance between parenting and work. Chains labelled 'Perfectionism' and 'Resilience' are breaking apart, conveying growth and strength. Emily Spencer's photo is displayed in the top right corner, with her title and institution listed below. The Dementia Researcher logo is included in the centre.
Parenting + PhD = a tough balancing act. In her latest blog, Emily Spencer @ejmspencer.bsky.social shares her journey of tackling perfectionism & building resilience. Read now or listen. #Academia
https://buff.ly/49nQM9e
06.12.2024 07:00 — 👍 17 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
Absolutely delighted that each and every one of my top played songs this year was blink-182 #spotifywrapped
05.12.2024 13:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This is giving me a lot of life right now.
29.11.2024 19:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Basically hosting in order to learn something myself 😬 but should be a great event!
28.11.2024 08:53 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
📢Practitioners working with GP surgeries (GPs, nurses, dementia advisors, care co-ordinators....).Do you have conversations with people with #dementia and carers about their care/support needs?
Contact me if you'd like to participate in this project! £20 voucher given. More info 👇
Please share!
26.11.2024 08:34 — 👍 10 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 0
I cannot express the difference between my feed on here compared to that other place. Rather than the constant spewing of hate, I have *relevant* content interspersed with (inexplicably) loads of photos of space. Kinda getting into the space thing.
26.11.2024 14:54 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A promotional image for the Alzheimer’s Society I-Care Doctoral Training Centre for Integrated Care: PhD Studentships. The centre's logo is displayed prominently at the top, alongside the Alzheimer’s Society logo. A smiling young woman holding a tablet and a backpack is featured on the right, symbolising research and study opportunities. Below, there’s a bold headline: "Doctoral Training Centre for Integrated Care: PhD Studentships." A blue "Apply Now" button is included, with a note: "Applications close at midnight on 22nd January 2025." Logos of partner universities (Queen Mary University of London, UCL, London School of Economics, Leeds Beckett University, University of Plymouth) are displayed at the bottom. The background is soft and professional.
The @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social funded 🎓 I-Care DTC is now recruiting! 5 fully-funded PhDs in #dementia care research are available. Join @profnathandavies.bsky.social @claudiacooper.bsky.social and the team to make a lasting impact on dementia care. Apply by 22 Jan 2025! https://buff.ly/4fZIQgm
25.11.2024 09:00 — 👍 6 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 3
Looking forward to working on this project with @sgriffiths-6.bsky.social - always good to get the gang back together 😉
24.11.2024 14:29 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Well done on getting it out there!
19.11.2024 14:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
PhD student researching the management of dementia in underserved areas 🌟
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Aging lab @Stanford. Our interests include mechanisms of aging, brain aging and rejuvenation, neural stem cell aging, genetics of lifespan and suspended animation in killifish
Science journalist covering all fields. Formerly an editor at New Scientist and Nature. Particular fan of health, mushrooms, amphibians, marine life and nature 🧪🐸 🍄
Selection of articles here: https://www.newscientist.com/author/chris-simms/
Senior Research Fellow in Digital Health at KCL School of Life Course & Population Sciences. Research interests: digital health, social media, young people's mental health, public health and mixed methods research
Researcher interested in personalised dementia care that works for all and supports living and dying well. Fan of great design (and cake). Views my own.
History PhDer, Wolfson Scholar & tired but joyful toddler mum. Researching formation of imperial identities across diverse spaces and 'contact zones' in the long 18th century and pondering ideas of time, transformation and imagining. Just happy to be here!
Speech and language therapist and ESRC funded PhD student at UCL interested in communication in dementia
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Dementia Research Team at the Centre for Preventive Neurology QMUL (Queen Mary University of London)
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Trying to leave things better than I find them
Analytical Scientist 👩🔬 #AcademicMentalHealth advocate 🌱 Founder VoicesofAcademia.com 💬 Author of "Managing Your Mental Health During Your PhD" 📘 ADHDer 💚 Proud mum 👶 she/her. Views mine.
LISS-DTP post-doctoral research fellow @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social.
Interested in equitable dementia prevention. Working across @denpru-qm.bsky.social and APPLE-Tree.
Senior Lecturer and Director of Research, Department of Psychology | Brunel University of London | Centre for Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience | Neuropsychiatric Syndromes in #Dementia
Bit of a metalhead as well 🏳️🌈
PhD student in UCL division of Psychology and Language Sciences (PaLS) 🧠📚
Working in primary progressive aphasia, looking at dose and intensity of interventions, and communication facilitation research 💻
Climbing enthusiast 🧗♀
Views are my own 😊🌈
Department of Brain Sciences at Imperial College London | Part of
the Faculty of Medicine | Delivering a unique portfolio of translational research in neuroscience and mental health
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/brain-sciences/
PhD student at UCL researching delirium superimposed on dementia.
