Action in Scotland

Action Medical Research is a UK-wide charity with a strong presence in Scotland and a proud tradition of funding ground breaking research, including supporting the development and rapid adoption of the first polio vaccine which eradicated new cases of the disease in the UK.

Scotland has long been a place of medical discovery and Action Medical Research has contributed to this country’s innovation, funding over 70 projects at Scottish institutions in the last 30 years alone. This charity-supported research has had a major impact on healthcare, both in the UK and internationally.

Successes in Scotland

Current research

Some of the currently funded grants are working on vision problems in children and infections such as meningits. We are also investing in a study on the rare autism-spectrum disorder Rett syndrome.

Multiple sclerosis: what causes damage and destruction of the nervous system?

Date: 1 March 2013 - 28 February 2014

Stillbirth and growth restriction - could state-of-the-art MRI scans identify babies at risk?

Date: 6 February 2012 - 5 August 2014

Obesity in children – tapping into the body's natural weight control system

Date: 2 February 2011 - 31 July 2013

Eyesight problems: improving diagnosis in children

Date: 1 February 2010 - 31 January 2014

Fundraising in Scotland

Contact the Scottish team

For more details about our research, events and how you can get involved with Action Medical Research in Scotland, please contact:

Janet Balcombe

jbalcombe@action.org.uk

01505 864334

Cecilia Cooper

ccooper@action.org.uk

01236 782820