Education & training

Applications are now open for the 2015 / 16 British Geriatrics Society Masters Scholarship Award. For more information, eligibility criteria and details on how to apply please visit http://www.bgs.org.uk/index.php/grants/962-mastersscholarship

CARDI will host a workshop at Evolve Biomed 2015, a science & technology forum, which will take place on 29-30 April in Dublin.  This workshop on Thursday 29 April aimed at PhD,  postdoctoral students and early career researchers will focus on the theme of supporting the development (both academically and professionally) of next generation leaders in research. It will include brief presentations followed by facilitated discussion.

The Economic and Social Research Council have announced a call for the third phase of the Secondary Data Analysis Initiative . The aim of this call is to deliver high-quality, high-impact research through the deeper exploitation of existing data resources. It will fund projects of up to £200,000.

6th International Carers Conference

Care and caring: future proofing the new demographics

Thursday 3rd September, Opening Reception | Friday 4th - Sunday 6th September 2015, Conference  - Gothia Towers, Gothenburg, Sweden

The scientific laboratory of excellence “Labex SIGNALIFE” is comprised of 6 leading research institutes from Nice, France with the participation of 49 top-level research teams. The research teams are grouped around five major topics relating to Cell Signaling in Biology:

1) Cellular architecture of signaling pathways

2) plasticity and signaling

3) stress signaling

4) signaling in aging and disease progression

5) new principles in signaling and applications.

Dementia care is more than ever being recognised as an area of specialist practice, but caring for people with dementia in any environment is a challenging job. Thankfully, ongoing research in dementia can help staff understand how to improve the quality of their care, increase job satisfaction and make life better for people with dementia. The Dementia Services Development Centre is committed to supporting lifelong learning and through its new CPD section it aim to share information sources and research on key topics.