Today is #WorldBrainDay! 🧠 MND Association funded researchers are developing new ways to study connections in the brain. These new techniques could help us learn more about what goes wrong in the brain in #MND #ALS. Find out more about this research ⬇️ mndassociation.org/research/our-r…

Applications still welcome and do please get in touch with any informal enquiries via email. dundee.ac.uk/work-for-us/jo…

Right now, some people can access #tofersen, a life-saving treatment — but for people with SOD1 #MND like Ellis and Seckin, the wait for tofersen continues. Action is needed now. Add your name now to join our #PrescribeLife campaign: act.mndassociation.org/join-our-campa…

Postdoc Research Assistant in Dr Arpan Mehta’s lab at University of Dundee, using CRISPR screens in iPSC-derived motor neurons to study ALS mechanisms. Closing date: 4th August dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/postdoc-re…

A blog on last weeks event 💙🫶🧡 mndresearch.blog/2025/07/22/mnd… MND Research

💡 EnCouRage 2025 brought 21 early career researchers and 25+ people affected by MND together to connect, collaborate & inspire 💬 Read more 👉 mndassoc.org/encourage2025 🧬#MND

First Fully Funded Nurse Joins New National Network🔬 We’ve welcomed Andy Hamilton as the first fully funded research nurse in our £7.2 million Research Nurse Network, helping more people living with MND access clinical trials. Read more 👉mndassociation.org/media/latest-n… #MND

Every year, we invite experts to give talks at the International Symposium on #ALS/#MND. This year is no different! We are thrilled to have 22 plenary speakers covering #ALS #MND research and clinical management. Find out more ⬇️ symposium.mndassociation.org/programme/plen… #alsmndsymp

⏳ Time is running out! ⏳ If you are planning to apply for the Rob Burrow Early Career Researcher Prize, you only have two days left! ⏰ Deadline 28 July Apply today👇 mndassociation.org/research/for-r…

How can #AI transform #ALS drug discovery? Caroline Purslow from Challenge Works explains why now is the moment for the £7.5M Longitude Prize on ALS — and how AI could help outpace one of medicine’s toughest diseases. 🧠Read more: bit.ly/3IMpGPX #ALS #MND #AIforGood

The APPG on Motor Neurone Disease has written to Wes Streeting urging him to meet with people with SOD1 #MND to understand the importance of equitable access to tofersen. This is the first drug for 30 years proven to slow progression of a form of MND & has now been licensed by MHRAgovuk.

🌍 Be part of the global effort to tackle #ALS. The £7.5m (~$10m) #LongitudePrizeOnALS is searching for innovators in #AI, #data, #biotech, and #neurology. 🧠 Meet the teams already registered, and find out how you can partner with them below. 🔗bit.ly/4mdHxxX

Developing the next generation of researchers is vital in the fight against #MND #ALS 🧑‍🔬 Last month we held #MNDEnCouRageUK, designed specifically to support and develop future research leaders. Watch below to find out more ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=88pVnA…

If you submitted an abstract for the 36th International Symposium on #ALS #MND you should have received an email with the outcome! We can't wait to hear about some of the incredible research happening all around the world. 🌍 See you in San Diego! ✈️

After two years of putting in the work to build things such as our vital PPIE group, in September we officially launch the Greater Manchester MND Research Partnership. Register to join us via the QR code in the poster below. We look forward to an exciting event in Salford!

Join us at the largest scientific and medical conference dedicated to #MND #ALS! 🌍 San Diego, USA and Online 📆 5-7 December 2025 🐤 Early bird registration closes 5 September! Register today: symposium.mndassociation.org/register/ #alsmndsymp

This year marks 10 years since the launch of MND Association Non-Clinical Fellowships! Non-Clinical Fellowships help to support scientists to become future leaders in #MND research and add vital pieces to the puzzle 🧩 Keep an eye on our blog this week to find out more 👀

Mike is part of a research group which is surveying people affected by MND, to find out what they think about brain computer interface technology. If you are living with MND, or care for someone who is, please consider completing this short survey 👉 surveymonkey.com/r/65Q5C8K

Since 2015, MND Association Non-Clinical Fellowships programme has awarded 25 Fellowships to researchers across 12 institutions to drive #MND research forwards! 🎉 Thank you for enabling us to continue this vital programme to support researchers 🔬

There’s Only One Rob Burrow is more than a documentary—it’s a legacy of friendship, love, courage, & resilience. Let’s honour Rob’s incredible fight & continue raising awareness of MND 🗳 Vote here for free ➡️nationaltvawards.com ❤️ Every vote helps. For Rob. For MND. For Hope