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 […]
Trustees meet the team at the University of Oxford working on “Making MND Preventable”
In February 2024, the Trustees met the team at the University of Oxford working on the “Making MND Preventable” research project – ACORN – got a tour of the lab, met the incredible team working on the project and even tried their hands working on the bench with pipettes. The ACORN study will identify and […]
The Foundation has allocated a one-off gift of £5,000 to support Euan’s Guide
About Euan’s Guide Through their disabled access review website EuansGuide.com, they tackle the lack of trusted, up to date disabled access information. The website is the go-to place for disabled access information written by and for disabled people where they can find and share information about places to go and things to do. Realising that […]
Supporting a PhD student at King’s College London over 3 years starting in Autumn 2022
Alan Davidson Foundation is delighted to support a PhD student at King’s College London over 3 years starting in Autumn 2022. Part of Dr Jemeen Sreedharan’s team, Leon will focus his research on TDP-43, a complex DNA and RNA binding protein central to the development of MND. The Foundation has funded neuroscience research at the […]
£210,000 awarded to the University of Oxford for the Making MND Preventable research project
In November 2021 the Foundation awarded a gift of £210,000 (£70,000 per year for three years) to the University of Oxford for the Making MND Preventable research project. The funds will allow them to recruit a skilled Project Manager and cover the initial start-up costs needed to establish the national UK cohort of ‘at risk’ […]
£5,000 of funds allocated to help Scottish Huntington’s Association run their important work
In November 2021, the Alan Davidson Foundation awarded £5,000 of unrestricted funds to help Scottish Huntington’s Association run their important work in Scotland. Scottish Huntington’s Association (SHA) was established over 30 years ago by families and has grown into an extensive Scotland-wide network of specialist clinical services, financial wellbeing support and youth services. Huntington’s disease […]
The Foundation awards £10,000 in recognition of St John’s Hospice in offering palliative care
In recognition of the important work St John’s Hospice is offering in palliative care, the Foundation is delighted to award £10,000 of unrestricted funds, as a yearly commitment. In recognition of the important work St John’s Hospice is offering in palliative care, the Foundation is delighted to award £10,000 of unrestricted funds, as a yearly […]
Alan’s final wishes were to make one-off donations to these causes
One of Alan’s final wishes was to donate to The Long Now Foundation, Wikimedia and Electronic Frontier Foundation to support the initiatives that he greatly admired and supported. The Long Now Foundation One of Alan’s final wishes was to donate £10,000 to the Long Now Foundation to support their initiatives especially around the library project […]
Alan Davidson Foundation award a £5,000 grant to the Hospital of Neuro-disability
Alan Davidson Foundation awarded a £5,000 grant to the Hospital of Neuro-disability towards a research project into the care and treatment of people who require long term-care. In September 2021 the Foundation awarded a £5,000 grant to the Hospital of Neuro-disability towards a research project into the care and treatment of people who require long […]
Commemorating Alan on what should have been his 60th birthday
To commemorate our dear Alan on what should have been his 60th birthday on July 9th 2020, we put together 60 photos, drawings, images of his life. Happy birthday Alan, you are always with us. https://vimeo.com/436095422 Read more about Alan Davidson >
