Stay up to date with the latest news about medical research we fund as well as fundraising activities from children’s charity Action Medical Research, a leading UK children's charity funding vital research for children.
For all media enquiries please contact our Communications team.
Meet your heroes at the cycling event of the year!
Cycling fans will have a unique opportunity to dine with the biggest names in the sport at a fundraising event like no other.
Ulster woman sets sights on Atlantic rowing record in support of children's charity
Linda Blakely: Businesswoman, athlete, adventurer, and philanthropist is embarking on a solo row across the Atlantic Ocean to support rare disease research
Joint announcement DEBRA UK and Action Medical Research partnering to fund research into effective treatments for children’s EBS
The partnership will support research into finding effective treatments for children living with EBS.
Construction and Built Environment ride ‘Ziggurat’ returns in 2023
The cycling networking tour for the construction industry will see around 70 riders cycle over 300 miles from London to Roubaix, France.
Young people with severe uncontrolled focal epilepsy given hope as new technique significantly reduces the number of seizures
Sophie was having up to 12 seizures a day but has been seizure free for seven years.
Insurance industry ride ‘Raptör’ returns in 2023 for children’s charity
The cycling networking tour will see around 70 riders from the insurance industry going from London to Amsterdam.
70 years of saving lives – children’s charity returns to first fundraising venue, Mansion House London
Action Medical Research has celebrated 70 years of saving lives through medical research at a reception in Mansion House, London.
The parents of a Newcastle toddler are calling for more research into KCNT1-related epilepsy
The parents of a Newcastle toddler who suffers 15 seizures a day are calling for more research into KCNT1-related epilepsy, a condition that has left their three year old son Paddy severely disabled.
Three friends complete Atlantic row in support of children’s charity Action Medical Research
Three friends complete 3,000-mile journey across the Atlantic Ocean and raise over £30,000 for Action Medical Research.
Family call for more research into life-limiting condition Batten disease
Three of the four children from the Penn Evans family have Batten disease - a rare, inherited condition which causes blindness, epilepsy, muscle spasms and dementia.
Bristol woman attempts to become first UK female to row the Atlantic twice
This Christmas season, together with two friends, Bristol woman Gemma Best is rowing across the Atlantic Ocean to help raise awareness and funds for Action Medical Research.
Children’s charity raises £245,000 at high-profile cycling event
Action Medical Research has raised £245,000 to help save and change children’s lives at its annual Champions of CycleSport Dinner.
Charity launches fundraising campaign for children’s rare disease research
Action Medical Research has launched a new fundraising campaign to help raise funds and encourage awareness of the importance of more research into rare diseases in children.
Cambridge researchers launch new study to investigate the impact of special care baby units (SCBU) on the sleep patterns and brain development of premature babies
A new landmark study, funded by Action Medical Research is investigating the impact interruptions in sleep cycles in special care baby units have on the development of brain activity in preterm babies.
Action Medical Research is supporting World Polio Day and remembering its roots helping to beat polio in the UK
The founder of the medical research charity Action Medical Research was instrumental in developing the first UK polio vaccines.
Cyclists from the construction industry raise over £200k for children’s charity
In September 2022 cyclists from across the construction industry came together for the Ziggurat ride, covering over 300 miles in the UK and France, to help raise funds and awareness for Action.
Contact our communications team
Our communications team handles queries from the media. If you have a press-related query please contact:
Sarah Moss, Communications Director
Email: smoss@action.org.uk
Phone number: 07754 320281
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