We help to fund early-stage neurological research in Scotland.

Our goal is to help patients who have injured or developed diseases of their brain or nervous system.

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Sally Magnusson

Sally Magnusson – photo by Tim Niel/Finestripe Productions

We are delighted to announce that the writer and broadcaster, Sally Magnusson, has voiced her support for the Neurosciences Foundation.

Sally says she endorses the work of the Foundation because of the need to highlight the importance of brain health and to work towards better understanding of conditions affecting the brain.

Her mother, Mamie Baird, lived with Alzheimer’s disease for many years and the experience prompted Sally to campaign for greater understanding of the condition and for new treatments.

She was awarded an MBE in 2023 for services to people with dementia and their carers.

The chairman of the Neurosciences Foundation, Dr Sarah Deans, said:

We are absolutely delighted that Sally Magnusson has agreed to endorse the Foundation.  Sally’s long-standing commitment to championing brain health, together with her deep personal understanding of these issues, makes her support for us especially meaningful.

We are a small charity and Sally’s endorsement will make a real difference in helping us to share and celebrate the impactful neuroscience research and education work we fund.  We are very grateful to Sally for her support.

Funding early-stage neurological research in Scotland

1. Glioblastoma (a type of brain cancer)

We are working with Brain Research UK and this has led to a successful application for a Studentship in Glioblastoma at the University of Dundee and we are supporting work at the University of Edinburgh.

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2. Motor Neurone Disease

We have three projects focusing on motor neurone disease (MND) with

  • the University of Glasgow

  • the University of St Andrews

  • the University of Dundee

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Funding early-stage neurological research in Scotland

3. Prevention of stroke

Along with TENOVUS Scotland we are supporting work at the University of Strathclyde into possible ways of reducing the likelihood of bleeds in the brain – known as hemorrhagic stroke.

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“It is a well known fact that new medical treatments take a long time to be evaluated for use on patients and trials can be hugely expensive. For researchers to get major funding, they need to do preliminary work to convince reviewers and this is where we come in by providing early stage grants of around £10,000.”

Professor Dave WyperLead Clinical Trustee

Our vision is to have the researchers that we have supported go on to secure larger grants for further projects based on the early-stage projects which we have helped to fund.

Funded projects

In order to fund research projects we raise money from charitable trusts, fundraising, and individual donations.

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