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OUT NOW – Annual Review 2019/20
ACCELERATING THE PACE OF DISCOVERY Arriving a little later than usual due to the constraints of lockdown, but today we are delighted to share our Annual Review and Accounts for 20 [...]
Epilepsy is key focus of new report on maternal deaths
A national study has uncovered that SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy) occurred almost twice as often among women who were pregnant between 2016 and 2018. Epilepsy is a [...]
Safety review of epilepsy medicines in pregnancy published
On Friday, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) published a review of the risks associated with commonly prescribed antiepileptic medication during pregn [...]
ERUK Research Blog: Epilepsy in Childhood
This month on the #ERUKResearchBlog, we’ll be focussing on epilepsy in childhood and how the experiences of young people can shape the research needed to tackle the biggest challe [...]
Neuro research charities join forces for #Brainathlon
Looking for a new year challenge to get you fired up and fighting fit? Well, Epilepsy Research UK may have just the thing! Join us this April for the first-ever Brainathlon - a [...]
Thank you and a festive farewell to you
And there goes 2020… can’t say we’ll miss it! The Epilepsy Research UK team will soon be stepping away from our screens, putting down our phones, and leaving our virtual offices [...]
ERUK Research Blog: Innovations in Healthcare
Over on the #ERUKResearch Blog this month, we’ll be discussing the three newly funded Innovations in Research projects. We’ll be looking at the ways in which the funded researcher [...]
Innovations in Healthcare Research Projects Announced
Epilepsy Research UK is proud to announce three new research projects to support Innovations in Healthcare Research. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused considerable challenges in [...]
Giving Tuesday is around the corner…
Seizures haven’t stopped. Neither have we. And thankfully, neither have you. So, that was Black Friday. Did you find a bargain? Or are you a fully signed up member of the Ban Bla [...]
Pardon the #interruption…
Pardon the interruption... but have you seen our #ALifeInterrupted films yet? Doug and Ava’s stories have already been featured in leading industry publications Creative Review an [...]
Research Roundtable: Epilepsy Treatments
Yesterday we held our fifth webinar of the year – a Research Roundtable on Epilepsy Treatments: Past, Present and Future. The session was another ‘sell-out’ and featured lively an [...]
Spending Review must back charity-funded research
Today, Dr James Davies MP and Chris Green MP will open a debate in Westminster Hall on the value of charity-funded research. A timely reminder, that if the Government want to ens [...]
You’re Invited to our Research Roundtable on Epilepsy Treatments
Epilepsy Research UK invites you to a live Research Roundtable on Epilepsy Treatments: Past, Present and Future. Join us to learn about the exciting research being carried out [...]
Calling all small business owners!
Epilepsy Research UK are excited to introduce a new way for small businesses to support life changing, life saving research into epilepsy. We’ve teamed up with fundraising pla [...]
You can shape the future of research
Epilepsy Research UK is building the biggest ever community of people affected by epilepsy to influence and shape the future of research. Will you join us? As part of the #ALi [...]
ERUK Research Blog: Epilepsy Treatments
Over on the ERUK Research Blog this month, we’ll be looking in more depth at treatments for epilepsy. We’ll hear more about why getting the right treatment matters so much, and ho [...]
Christmas Card shop open!
This year’s Epilepsy Research UK Christmas Cards are selling fast, so don’t delay – place your orders in our secure online store today! Even if Christmas Cards aren’t usually your [...]
ERUK holds Research Roundtable to mark #SUDEPActionDay2020
Today we are supporting #SUDEPActionDay2020 and reflecting that lives are not only interrupted by epilepsy, but sometimes tragically lost. We’re joining our charity partners SUDEP [...]
2020 Nobel Prize Award Could Revolutionise Epilepsy Treatment
This year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded to Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier and Dr Jennifer Doudna for their discovery of nature's "sharpest genetic scissors" - CRI [...]
Our #ALifeInterrupted Campaign has launched!
Imagine living with the threat of having a seizure every day. A seizure that can happen at any time and in any place, whether you are driving your car on the M1, playing with yo [...]