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Since 1998 we have committed £8.6 million to motor neuron disease (MND) research, only made possible by our incredible donors and fundraisers.
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Event
MND Scotland Comedy Night
29/11/2026
Get ready for a night of big laughs for a great cause!
Event
5K your way
05/09/2026
Join us as we continue our annual MND Scotland Family Fun Run for 2026 in Glasgow, this year it's a 5k to do your way!
Event
William Wallace Running Festival
10/10/2026
“Follow in the Footsteps of Legends”. Step onto Scotland’s most storied battlefields, where warriors once fought for freedom, and take on your own epic challenge! Are you ready to take the field?
No one should experience the devastation of an illness like MND
We’re working to find meaningful new treatments for MND, but we need your help.
No one should experience the devastation of an illness like MND
We’re working to find meaningful new treatments for motor neuron disease (MND), but we need your help.
Latest news and updates
Research highlights the role of stathmin-2 and stress in motor neuron survival in MND
Dr Tatyana Shelkovnikova, University of Sheffield investigates a new way of protecting motor neurons in people with motor neuron disease (MND), thanks to a grant of £84,059 from MND Scotland in 2022.
MND Scotland’s Lived Experience and Researcher Network (LEARN) local events will return in Autumn 2026.
This year we will be returning to Aberdeen, Dingwall, Dundee, Edinburgh, and Glasgow - with the addition of our first LEARN event in Dumfries to our event calendar.
MND Scotland Announces New Ignite Early Career Researcher Competition
On 1 August 2026, MND Scotland will launch the inaugural Ignite Early Career Researcher (ECR) competition. Ignite will offer up to five ECRs the chance to embark on their own, small-scale research project in motor neuron disease (MND), to help spark their careers in the field.
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