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Kalli ✨️ @kalliverse.bsky.social · 5d

As you're drafting your #AAICNeuro abstracts, check out this podcast (on which i do happen to feature 👀) for more details on the hub day and my top do's and dont's for abstract writing!!

Adam Smith @betterresearch.bsky.social · Sep 13

Just released our new podcast looking ahead to #AAICNeuro 2026 🎧 Talking hubs, abstracts & why Manchester will shine.

Abstracts open on the 22nd October - UK particuarly keen see your work on ALL areas of #dementia biomarkers.

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Dementia Researcher: The Road To AAIC Neuroscience Next 2026

In this episode of the Dementia Researcher podcast, host Adam Smith discusses the upcoming AAIC Neuroscience Next Conference with guests Tricia Nicholson, Dr Amanda Heslgrave, and Kalli Mavr...

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Adam Smith @betterresearch.bsky.social · 8d

Registration is now open for #AAICNeuro... join us in Manchester on the 24th / 25th Feb for the brilliant @alzheimersresearchuk.org Conference & then on the 26th for AAIC Neuroscience Next. Two events, Three days, all in the 'Capital of the North'.

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/aaic-neurosc...

AAIC Neuroscience Next 2026 – Manchester, UK

AAIC Neuroscience Next 2026 Manchester, UK HUB. Uniting researchers and clinicans interested in new and developing biomarkers for the diagnosis of Dementia.

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

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Kalli ✨️ @kalliverse.bsky.social · 6d

Since it's somehow October 9th already (how?? 😵‍💫), wee reminder that abstract submission is OPEN for Neuroscience Next in Manchester on February 26th!!

Head on to the link to submit your abstract by October 22nd - and remember this hybrid hub meeting has no registration fees!

Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 7d

We’re delighted to welcome Dr Francesca Cormack, Chief Scientist at @cambridgecognition.bsky.social, as a plenary speaker at the Manchester Hub of #AAICNeuro on 26 Feb.

Registration & Abstracts open now for the online event & Manchester Hub.

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/dr-francesca...

Dr Francesca Cormack Announced as AAIC Plenary Speaker - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER

Dr Francesca Cormack announced as a plenary speaker exploring Physiological and Behavioural Biomarkers at Manchester Hub of AAIC Neuroscience Next 2026 - 26 February.

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

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Kalli ✨️ @kalliverse.bsky.social · 6d

Gearing up for paper autumn with my People Make Research mug!! Was super late to pick it up, but buzzing to have this reminder that I made a positive impact that inspired someone to nominate me for the collaboration category! 🥹 bonus points are it matches with my current fave focus playlist 👽

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Brain Health Alliance for Research Challenges @brainhealtharc.bsky.social · Sep 9

📣 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 🧠

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Kalli ✨️ @kalliverse.bsky.social · Sep 7

my first ever research study is public! In a study designed with the amazing @drhelenapaterson.bsky.social, I replicated the mere exposure effect with human sentences reading voices, uncovering an unexpected state of "familiarly unfamiliar" voices processed differently to familiar and unknown voices

PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · Sep 7

The uncanny valley of familiarly unfamiliar voices: challenges in replicating the Mere Exposure Effect with voices: https://osf.io/8rmvf

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James Bartlett @bartlettje.bsky.social · Aug 22

Absolutely love this submission for the Munro Tidy Tuesday!

Jessica Moore @jessimoore.bsky.social · Aug 22

Learned a bit of Gaelic for this week's #tidytuesday. There are many names and variations of names for "mountain", "hill", "peak", "point", etc. I used this site to help me classify them: cuhwc.org.uk/resources/me...

Code: jessjep.github.io/blog/posts/t...

#ggplot2 #dataviz

One chart shows the height distributions of Scottish Munros and Munro Tops by their Gaelic name (Stob, Carn, Beinn, Sgurr and Meall). Stobs are tallest, on average, but have a wide distribution of different heights. In comparison, mealls are the shortest and tend to all be of a similar height.

The second chart shows the number of munros/munro tops by each name type. Beinns are most common and are usually munros rather than munro tops. Carns are second most common and are around 50% munros and 50% munro tops.

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Kalli ✨️ @kalliverse.bsky.social · Aug 22

Took multiple weeks to recover from Canada, and was ready just in time for my first externally invited talk with @alzheimersresearchuk.org Scotland centre!! Learned so much over the conference and am so grateful for the opportunity to share my work and vision with brilliant researchers in Scotland!!

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Phil McAleer @philmcaleer.bsky.social · Aug 20

If you've ever wondered what 1990s #cycling can teach us, in 2025, about incorporating #AI into #HigherEducation, this article on LinkedIn from @drhelenapaterson.bsky.social & myself is the very one for you! All comments welcome!

🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-pr...

How professional cycling can teach Higher Education to navigate AI

Phil McAleer and Helena Paterson, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Glasgow Reading Time: Approximately 5-10 minutes. In the 1990s the world of cycling finally woke up to the realis...

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Ka81 @ka81.bsky.social · Aug 15

"The creators of human-like AI who participated in our study displayed a clear preference for implementing neurotypical standards of communication in their work and often did not consider how this interpretation of humanness may impact their end-users"

dl.acm.org/doi/full/10....

“I Hadn't Thought About That”: Creators of Human-like AI Weigh in on Ethics & Neurodivergence | Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency

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Brain Health Alliance for Research Challenges @brainhealtharc.bsky.social · Aug 1

📢 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

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Kalli ✨️ @kalliverse.bsky.social · Aug 4

Totally jet lagged, and returned from a windy run feeling slightly defeated... so I added the #AAIC25 badge to my collection by my messy desk as a visual reminder for whenever I feel like I haven't achieved anything (ie nearly every day) - 10/10 recommend!!

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Dr Mircea Zloteanu ☀️ 🌊🌴 @mzloteanu.bsky.social · Aug 3

A short weekend post on a pet peeve of mine: likert questions

substack.com/@mzloteanu/n...

#substack #likert #design #science #research

“We used a Likert scale to measure…” — No, you didn’t!

Understanding Likert, Likert-type, and Ordinal questions

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Kalli ✨️ @kalliverse.bsky.social · Aug 2

Love this!! I remember chatting with my classmates how justified the design choices were. Totally agree, it just has potential to help in so many settings - chers to seeing non-hypothetical applications in more populations and settings 🥂

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Kalli ✨️ @kalliverse.bsky.social · Aug 1

Omg i had designed a hypothetical study with paro with my classmates in undergrad!! What was it like to hold??

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Kalli ✨️ @kalliverse.bsky.social · Aug 1

If you thought I was done telling you about #AAIC25... sorry 🫣

UK-based researchers - we have an announcement for you!! ⬇️

Brain Health Alliance for Research Challenges @brainhealtharc.bsky.social · Aug 1

📢 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

Kalli ✨️ @kalliverse.bsky.social · Aug 1

What a lovely message to receive, thank you!! It feels big to be seen when till recently I couldnt even see myself as a scientist!! Also thanks for what you do to involve researchers!! And for tagging soapbox, I didnt even know about it and im glad I can now connect with it!

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Kalli ✨️ @kalliverse.bsky.social · Aug 1

someone from the audience at my #AAIC25 talk today said hi during security check at the airport - it was the 4th time someone today told me they felt empowered by my sharing my experience as an RA without a PhD. Unexpected outcome of the talk but I'll keep being vocal since we need this conversation

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Kalli ✨️ @kalliverse.bsky.social · Jul 31

Feeling so lucky for friend Angelina Kancheva 📸 whom I'm trying to convince to join here and who is one of the brightest people I know!!! There's so many amazing friends I've made through research (yes waiting for them to join here) and im so glad I could attend #AAIC25 and connect with them again!!

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Kalli ✨️ @kalliverse.bsky.social · Jul 31

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!!

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Dementias Platform UK @dementiasplatform.bsky.social · Jul 31

Today at #AAIC25 - #DPUK ’s Prof Sarah Bauermeister will be speaking about harmonisation of datasets and federation at a session with @AD Data Initiative: ‘Harnessing The Power Of Collaborative Data Sharing And Research: Progress And Existing Barriers’ Room 107 10-11.30 #ADRD

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · Jul 30

Why does inclusion at scientific conferences matter? Dr Lindsey Sinclair shares personal reflections, praise, and some soul-crushing moments. Read or Listen to our new blog.

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-why-doe...

A promotional image for a blog titled “Why does inclusion matter at scientific conferences?” by Dr Lindsey Sinclair. The background shows a crowd of black figurines with one bright red figure standing out. Dr Sinclair's photo appears in the corner alongside her title: Consultant Psychiatrist, University of Bristol.

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · Jul 29

Our second #AAIC25 special is live! Dr James Brady with @stirlandia.bsky.social, @isabelscst.bsky.social & @felixwittmann.bsky.social. Video & audio streaming now.

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Kalli ✨️ @kalliverse.bsky.social · Jul 30

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!!

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Kalli ✨️ @kalliverse.bsky.social · Jul 30

What a privilege to be able to connect with those I look up to... I remember returning from St Andrews a month ago wondering if I'd ever have a place in dementia research, and every conversation today showed me I couldn't imagine it not because I couldn't have it, but because I'd have to create it.