📢 Cross-Alliance Webinar: Shaping Community and Lasting Impact Join the Alliances for Research Challenges to explore capacity building and how to create community and lasting impact with Adam Smith! ➡️ bit.ly/4sXDrxA @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social

⏰ FINAL CALL Our Data Challenge welcomes anyone interested in dementia research from any career stage to take part in developing new ideas. Projects that create new collaborations, consider inclusion & support early career researchers will be prioritised 💡 🔗 bit.ly/4r7Ztfw Deadline: 31/06/2026

🚨 This is the final chance to enter the Race Against Dementia: Data Challenge II! Our second Data Challenge welcomes anyone interested in dementia research from any career stage to take part in developing new research! 🗓️ Deadline: 31/01/2026 ➡️ www.brainhealtharc.com/data-challen...

👉Evidence Synthesis: From Pairwise to Network Comparisons — Meet our speakers! Next speaker at our upcoming CPD Course will be Professor Terry Quinn! 🔬 📆 2-3 March 2026 📍 University of Glasgow 📩 Register here: buff.ly/Fp653Ha 🐣 Early-bird admission till 31/01!

📣 The first International Brain Health Conference (IBHC), hosted by Scottish Brain Sciences, will bring together international leaders to focus on advances to translate discovery into scalable brain health solutions. 📍 Edinburgh, 18–19 May 2026 🔗 brainsciences.scot/ibhc-2026/

⌛ THREE WEEKS TO GO Our second Data Challenge welcomes anyone interested in dementia research from any career stage to take part in developing new research! The deadline for applications is Saturday 31st January 2026. ➡️ Learn more about the Challenge: www.brainhealtharc.com/data-challen...

The Chief Scientist Office has opened their Early Postdoctoral Fellowships for application, providing three years of salary and consumable support to early career health researchers to enable then to develop their careers. Apply now 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/wxa8k75h

Dementia is now the UK's most feared illness, reports @Telegraph. At #DPUK, we understand the urgency. We're accelerating research by connecting scientists with crucial data to develop better treatments. Together, we can change the future. zurl.co/st2Ee#DPUK #BrainHealth

🤔 Unsure whether the Race Against Dementia: Data Challenge II is for you? Learn more about the challenge and how to take part with our fantastic team members, Sara Benesova and Terry Quinn! 👏 📅 Deadline for applications: 31st January 2026 ➡️ Find out more: www.brainhealtharc.com/data-challen...

📣 Calling all cooks, storytellers and food lovers in Scotland! SCAF is inviting you to submit a recipe and short story to celebrate the diversity of food 🍴 Prizes are available & selected entries will feature in a “Recipes & Stories” collection ✨ 📅 Deadline: 16/01/2026

📢 There's still plenty of time to take part in the Race Against Dementia: Data Challenge II! Access large datasets with academic and technical support from an expert in-house team that is here to help every step of the way.💡 Deadline: 31/01/2026 #DataChallengeII 🧠

🎥 Should everyone over 40 be offered genetic testing for #dementia risk? Watch Dr Oscar Lazo and Professor Terry Quinn debate the ethics, anxiety and empowerment behind knowing your genes. Watch the full debate: communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/deb...

🚨 FINAL CHANCE TO REGISTER The Race Against Dementia: Data Challenge II launches tomorrow at 2pm! Join us to learn more about the Challenge, the datasets and prizes involved, and ask any questions. 🧠 ➡️ Sign up here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

🔊 Calling Emerging Research Leaders! Public Engagement & Research Impact Workshop is NOW OPEN for applications 🚨 📅 28–30 January 2026 📍 The Burn 💸 Free of charge This 3-day residential workshop will introduce the concept of public engagement and how it can enhance the impact of your research 💡

Join the launch of Race Against Dementia: Data Challenge II on 23 Oct at 2pm BST to explore datasets, prizes, and expert support for brain health research. @brainhealtharc.bsky.social www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/race-against...

Abstract submissions are open for Scotland's 2026 Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) event. Presentation and poster abstracts, as well as workshop proposals, are being accepted until Friday 31 October. Submit now 🔗 https://bit.ly/42dY5Of

🚀 Join us at day one of IndAc25 for the panel “What Help Is Available?” — exploring support for industry-academia collaboration & commercialisation. 🎤 Chair: Orla Kelly 💬 Panelists: Lissa Herron, Evelyn McDonald, Andrea McColl, Shelley Breckenridge 👉 Register by Monday 20th Oct: sulsa.ac.uk/indac/

Applications are now open for the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) of the Scottish Government's NHS Researcher Development Fellowship. The closing date for applications is midday on Wednesday 17 December 🔗 https://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/fellowship-funding/csonhsrdf/

Tomorrow at 9am: Dementia Prevention Forum. An informal, researcher-led space to discuss prevalence trends, new discoveries, methods & your own work. Join us! communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/live-poste...

We are delighted to welcome @dementiasplatform.bsky.social as a partner for the Race Against Dementia: Data Challenge II! 🎉 Learn more about the datasets available this year and how our expert team can support your research at the launch 2 weeks today! ➡️ www.brainhealtharc.com/data-challenges.html

Last chance to register for our webinar with Dr Lisa Hartling this Thursday! 🚨 Details below 👇 @uofgshw.bsky.social

🚨Out today: our manifesto to unlock Scotland’s full potential in life sciences & innovation. 🧬 @torbett.bsky.social: With the right policy choices, Scotland can become a powerhouse for discovery, development & delivery of medicines, vaccines & diagnostics. More: bit.ly/4gnzFHS

Earlier this month, the Brain Health ARC hosted a writing retreat in Loch Lomond, inviting researchers get words on paper with dedicated, uninterrupted writing time. 🌳 Reflecting on her time at the retreat, Amelia McGinley-Brown has written a blog about her experience and learnings ⬇️

💥 Quantum Health Connect 2025 Tay Med Connect will bring Scotland's quantum sector together with NHS and healthcare innovation experts for a two-day workshop to create a roadmap for quantum-enabled healthcare in Scotland. 🤝 📅 16 - 17/12/2025 meetdundeecityregion.co.uk/attending/co...

🚀 The Race Against Dementia: Data Challenge II launches 4 weeks today! ➡️ Sign up here to take part: forms.office.com/pages/respon... #DataChallengeII 🧠

September is World Alzheimer’s Month, an international campaign to raise awareness and challenge stigma. 🧠 Discover the Alliance's suite of resources, from seed funding, webinar recordings, and the opportunity to contribute research questions ➡️ bit.ly/3Iy5H7D #AskAboutDementia #AskAboutAlzheimers

University of Oxford seeks Research Associate to study extracellular vesicles and biomarkers in Parkinson’s disease using blood samples and iPSC based models. Closing date: 3rd October www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

📣 Introducing Race Against Dementia: Data Challenge II Join our launch to learn more about how we're broadening dementia and brain health research through access to rich, innovative datasets with unparalleled academic and technical support, free of charge. ➡️ bit.ly/4mTg3Og #DataChallengeII 🧠

🚨 Free Webinar – Today 2–3pm 🚨 🎶 Music & Dementia: The UK’s First Centre of Excellence 👥 Giles Wilmore & Bev Taylor Register by 1pm to join. Learn how music supports people w/ dementia. ✅ Sign up: buff.ly/rGSitxv 🔔 Follow us on Eventbrite: buff.ly/7f1ohew

🥁 It's 2 weeks until our inaugural Annual Event! Final call to join us for a day of networking, engaging discussions, and working together to drive the future of local heat and energy efficiency. Who could say it better than our Director, @mettehigh.bsky.social? 👏 #NetZeroScotland #SRAEHL2025

Upcoming ‪@nihr.bsky.social‬ PGfAR funding is a ring fenced call dedicated to ‘Research inspired by under-represented disciplines and specialisms to drive transformational changes’. Read more 🔗 https://www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/programme-grants-applied-research-october-2025/2025350-2025351-2025352

📢 Are you a dementia researcher in the UK? Or one of the talented teams that took part in the #BioHermes001 Data Challenge? @kalliverse.bsky.social has some exciting news to share with you — all the way from the AAIC 2025 in Toronto! More updates coming soon. 🧠 #AAIC2025 #BioHermes002

On #AAIC25 day 5, I shared with the amazing audience what we achieved with the first round of the @brainhealtharc.bsky.social Scottish Data Challenge. Brilliant questions gave me a chance to emphasise the need to reuse routine datasets and support cross-discipline collaboration for 2ndary analysis!!

On #AAIC25 day 4, I finally managed to get up early for a run! So glad I did, because I today I am feeling neeervous about speaking at the data sharing featured research session tomorrow at 1000🕙 in room 107📍join us to hear about the @brainhealtharc.bsky.social's first Scottish Data Challenge!!

Clearly a normal level of excited to be here!!! Watch this space bc this is my first international conference and I was sponsored to travel here as part of an award I won for the first Scottish Dementia Data Challenge 👀 can't wait to tell you (and show you!) all about it!! #AAIC25

📢 Did you take part in the first round of the Bio-Hermes Data Challenge? Help us collect valuable insights by completing our outputs form! This covers everything from abstracts, posters, talks, peer-reviewed papers, and beyond. ➡️ forms.office.com/pages/respon...

“Ultimately, our piece is not about dementia. It is about the fragility of life and that eternal ‘something’ we all share that is left when memory is gone.” The Brain Health ARC is proud to support this powerful and joyous performance from Theatre Re 💙 🎫: www.pleasance.co.uk/event/nature...

📢 The next SCAF online networking session is taking place on Wednesday 20th August at 6pm! Join us to make new connections, find new collaborators, gain new insights, learn more about other sectors and disciplines, or develop new ideas 💡🌱 ➡️ bit.ly/4nP7nJG #foodstudies

💡 Have you got a great idea for a grant application? Or just a desire to work amongst beautiful surroundings without interruption? Hear from Prof Terry Quinn, Brain Health ARC Director, about our upcoming writing retreat! ✅ Deadline to register interest: 21/07/25 👉 bit.ly/4mLcom7

Last year, I managed the first Scottish Data Challenge, opening up #Bio-Hermes-001 to UK-based Alzheimer's disease researchers. Wearing pink as usual (it's either that or total black) I hosted the closing ceremony, which propelled me into the metascienceverse - it is now nearly time for more 👀

💥 Join the Quantum ARC this weekend at the Glasgow Science festival! Discover the power of quantum, make objects levitate, and create and collapse your own quantum states with the team at the Riverside Museum on Saturday & Sunday 🚀 No booking required 👋 www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien... #GlaSciFest

📣 Brain Health ARC Writing Retreat! Taking place at the Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment from Monday 8th - Wednesday 10th September, our writing retreat will offer an opportunity for dedicated writing time ✍️🌳 ➡️ Find out more and register here: bit.ly/4mLcom7

Join Dr Selvaraj’s UK DRI team in Edinburgh to explore neuro-glial cross talk in MND using stem cell organoids. PhD and lab skills in neuroscience essential. Closing date: 16th June www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/postdoc-...

📣 The Social Care Research Ethics Working Group & The Scottish Government are calling for views, experiences, and current practices of researchers, reviewers and stakeholders involved in ethical reviews of social care research in Scotland. Deadline: 09/06/2025 👉 More information: bit.ly/4j8Jg5b

Apply for funding to support new partnerships between diverse groups of researchers within the remit of Medical Research Council (MRC). www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/mrc-...

🚨 We are inviting members of the public to work with the SCAF team to contribute to food-related research. 👋🏼 The Academy of Citizens will support citizen-led research and engagement across the food landscape. 💡 ⏰ Deadline to apply: Friday 30 May 👉 Find out more: bit.ly/4jYFsoj #foodstudies

📢 PhD opportunity at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social! 🔍 Developing advanced neuroimaging methods to understand brain network dysfunction and associated symptomology in Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders. 🗓️ Deadline: Friday 23rd May 2025 👉 bit.ly/4dmRCVC

🗓️ Wed 11 June national #ARCseminar: Exploring lived experience with creative arts www.eventbrite.com/e/exploring-... Prof Caroline Sanders @arc-gm.bsky.social Prof Monica Lakhanpaul @ucl.ac.uk Dr Laura Abbott @arceastofengland.bsky.social Barbara Czyznikowska & Lis Naylor @arc-em.bsky.social