LEARN-Aberdeen

MND Scotland is bringing our Lived Experience and Researcher events back to Aberdeen in 2025!  

Last year, we invited people affected by MND and MND researchers to come together to share their experiences, knowledge, and research.  This year we will again have presentations from three local MND researchers with time for discussions in-between, and, of course, coffee, tea and biscuits.   

MND Scotland has been working with Aberdeen FC, and together, we welcome the MND community to Pittodrie Stadium for LEARN this year! To add to the excitement of the day, we will also be holding a fundraising Firewalk in the stadium car park in the evening, after LEARN. 

LEARN events are free to attend. We would greatly appreciate it if you could register your interest in attending via the registration form below (so we can make sure we order enough refreshments for everyone!). Full information about the event and venue can be found below. 

We look forward to seeing you there. 

Link to registration form: https://forms.office.com/e/WS8VUJLYFz  

Access to the event room

 Parking: There is a car park on Golf Road, across from the Richard Donald Stand, where the main entrance is. There is also a car park on Pittodrie Street, across from the stadium, and a 2-minute walk to the main entrance. 

Public transport: The train station on Aberdeen Guild Street is a roughly 35-minute walk from Pittodrie stadium. From the train station, the number 13 First bus can be caught on Bridge Street, outside Social, and stops on Golf Road right outside the stadium. The following Stagecoach buses can be caught at the Union Square bus station and stop on King Street (outside the First Depot), approximately 12-minutes walk from the stadium; X60, 62, X63, X67 and X68. 

Accessible bathroom dimensions: The Width of the doorway is 82cm with an assistance handle attached to inside of the door. The bathroom is 240cm x 174cm. Please note, there is a small (~2cm) difference between the corridor and accessible bathroom floor. If assistance is required to enter the room, MND Scotland staff will be available to assist. 

Lift dimensions: Width of the door at lift entrance is 80cm. Lift dimensions are: 134cm x 140cm. 

Presenting researchers: Dr Fergal Waldron, Dr Hazel Allardyce and Tatiana Langerova 

Timings: 

14:00 – Event start  

14:20 – First presentation 

15:10 – Second presentation 

16:00 – Third presentation 

17:00 – End of event