Trustees visit King’s College London MND research team
In March, the Trustees of the Alan Davidson Foundation visited the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) research team at King’s College London to hear first-hand updates on the progress of Foundation-supported research. The Trustees met with Professor Ammar Al-Chalabi, a Professor of Neurology and Complex Disease Genetics at King’s College London; Dr Jemeen Sreedharan, a neurologist […]
Announcing the Davidson Nurses: Supporting MND-SMART across the UK
As part of the Foundation’s funding commitment to MND Smart, a portion has been allocated to create new nursing positions in five key locations across the UK, establishing a dedicated ‘Davidson Nurse’ in each area. These nurses will play a crucial role in recruiting participants for this important MND trial, making the trial more accessible […]
PhD extension approved for promising neuro-degeneration research at King’s College London
Following the promising findings of Leon Crowley’s research in his study “Mitigating TDP-43 toxicity in vivo and in vitro,” the Alan Davidson Foundation has approved a one-year extension to his PhD funding. TDP-43 is a crucial protein that is improperly processed in nearly all cases of Motor Neuron Disease (MND) and in about half of […]
Inspiring Visit: Alan Davidson Foundation trustee meets dedicated MND care team in Norfolk
Caite Healy, one of the four Trustees of The Alan Davidson Foundation, recently had the pleasure of visiting the Norfolk / East of England MND care team, where she had the opportunity to meet with Helen Copsey, the MND Care and Research Network Coordinator, and Emma Larner, a Chartered Respiratory Physiotherapist. During her visit, Caite […]
Exciting new brief announced for the Davidson Prize 2025 addressing housing shortages in the UK
The Alan Davidson Foundation is once again proud to support The Davidson Prize in its 5th year of this prestigious annual design competition. The 2025 Brief This year sees Hayes Davidson as a Creative Partner and the People’s Choice Prize is sponsored by Humanise, a 10-year global campaign to ignite mainstream public debate about the way […]
Foundation renews support for ground-breaking MND prevention study with the ACORN Study
The Alan Davidson Foundation has renewed its partnership with the University of Oxford and the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences for a further three years, continuing support for the groundbreaking “Making MND Preventable – ACORN” project. This critical study focuses on inherited cases of Motor Neuron Disease (MND), aiming to recruit both patients and asymptomatic […]
The Alan Davidson Foundation proudly sponsor the Under-26 Prize at the 2025 John Ruskin Prize
The Alan Davidson Foundation proudly sponsored the Under-26 Prize at this year’s John Ruskin Prize, announced during a vibrant awards ceremony at Trinity Buoy Wharf. Marking its third consecutive year supporting this important category, the Foundation also announced it will continue backing the prize for a further two years, extending its commitment through to 2027. […]
Breakout success for ‘Brace Brace’ marks powerful debut for Davidson PlayGC Bursary at the Royal Court Theatre
We are thrilled to see BRACE BRACE by Oli Forsyth come to the stage of The Royal Court to incredible reviews and a sold out crowd. Directed by Daniel Raggett, it features Craig Els, Phil Dunster and Anjana Vasan and is designed by Anna Reid. Find out more > About BRACE BRACE “A plane fell out of […]
“Apartment Store” wins both the main prize and the People’s Choice at The Davidson Prize 2024
The Davidson Prize, now in its 4th year, held the award ceremony at Impact Hub in London Euston on June 19th as part of the London Festival of Architecture. Over 100 guests gathered to watch the Apartment Store team win both the main prize and the People’s Choice, with over a quarter of the 1,800 […]
HD5K 2024 raises over £35,000 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association
The annual charity fundraising run organised by Hayes Davidson has again raised over £35,000 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. 21 June is #MNDAwarenessDay, and we remember our founder and friend Alan Davidson who died from Motor Neurone Disease in 2018. One of Alan’s last initiatives was to set up our annual HD5K charity run […]
