Episode 78 - Ageing and Cognitive Decline with Prof Romola Bucks

We sit down with Prof Romola Bucks in the studio for a chat about her work over the years and her current roles. Romola is currently the Pro Vice Chancellor of Health and Medical Research at UWA and has a background in neuropsychology and has focussed a lot of her practice and research on cognitive decline with ageing, as well as the impact that sleep issues have on cognitive decline. In recent times Romola has also taken up a position as Director of the Raine Study, a long-running birth cohort study that has been going for over 30 years and counting. Romola generously shares her experience and views on a range of issues in academia, including the need for greater equity between female and male researchers, and how students and emerging academics can give themselves the best possible chance in the very challenging funding climate that currently exists. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did. To read more about Romola and her work, you can visit: https://www.uwa.edu.au/Profile/Romola-Bucks https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/romola-bucks As always, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can contact us at: meaningofhealth@outlook.com or via twitter @healthmeanswhat or via FaceBook @MeaningofHealth