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MND Scotland’s Lived Experience and Researcher Network (LEARN) local events will return in Autumn 2026.

19/06/2026

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.

Call for MND Research Projects

We wish to invite applications for our Research Project Awards 2016.

Research claims brain implant helps woman with MND

Researchers in the Netherlands, recently highlighted the success of their “fully implanted brain-computer interface.”

Aberdeen mum runs 5,000km for MND

Mum of two from Aberdeen, Jenni Rees-Jenkins (39), is set to reach her target of running 5,000km in 2016, early next month.

Let’s Get Benefits Right for People with MND

We are calling on the Scottish Government to ensure people with MND will be able to access certain benefits without assessment for the rest of their lives.

Meet MND Scotland’s New Chairman

Meet Lawrence Cowan, our new Chairman and find out more about his drive to #CureMND and make lives better for people affected by the illness.

MND patient raises over £100,000

Calum Ferguson (52), reaches fundraising target of £100,000 for MND Scotland

Scottish Government Commitment to Fund MND PhDs Becomes a Reality

Scottish Government's commitment to fund MND PhDs becomes a reality.

Father of youngest MND sufferer pens open letter

Robert Lintott’s daughter, Lucy Lintott (22), was diagnosed with the terminal illness, Motor Neurone Disease (MND), almost three years ago, when she was just 19 years old. Opening up publicly for the first time he wrote this letter to her:

Scottish MND Register Gets Online

We are delighted to announce that we are now able to offer online registrations to the Scottish MND Register.

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