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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
The Edinburgh 7 Summits Challenge
23/08/2025
If you are looking to challenge yourself, then this one-day trek through the heart of Scotland’s capital might just be for you!Â
Event
A Dip a Day in May
01/05/2025
- 31/05/2025
Make a splash and raise money for vital research for MND!
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
What attendees learned at the Community of Research and lived Experience (CORE) event Â
On 3 March 2025, MND Scotland and My Name’s Doddie Foundation welcomed people with and affected by MND from Scotland, and MND researchers from across the UK, to Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh for our inaugural CORE event. It was a wonderful experience which provided a platform for the MND community to come together and share their knowledge, opinions and experience on MND research through our shared goal of a world without MND.
Local man with motor neuron disease will use a wheelchair pushed by his son to reach the finish line of his seventh marathon
Michael will participate in this year's Edinburgh Marathon for first time together with his son Andrew who will push him along the whole route in a sports wheelchair. Michael will be running his seventh marathon, while Andrew will be participating in his third. Andrew has also completed several ultra marathons, including the West Highland Way twice.Â
Kirkcaldy man takes on Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon to honour legacy of childhood friend and MND campaigner, Gordon Aikman
Kenney Collins, 38, from Kirkcaldy, will participate in the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon this year in memory of Gordon Aikman, and hopes to raise funds for MND Scotland to help other families affected by motor neuron disease in Scotland.Â
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