History of name changes
Action Medical Research was established in 1952 with the immediate mission to eradicate polio in the UK and wider world. However, over the course of our 50-year history, that mission has changed, and so has our name. We show below how the Charity has progressed over the decades.
| 1952–1960 | The National Fund for Poliomyelitis Research |
| 1960–1967 | The National Fund for Research into Poliomyelitis and Other Crippling Diseases |
| 1967–1990 | The National Fund for Research into Crippling Diseases (The Charity was also known informally as Action for the Crippled Child and Action Research for the Crippled Child during this period.) |
| 1990–2003 | Action Research |
| 2003+ | Action Medical Research |
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