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.
Romsey brothers call for more bone marrow donors and more research into XLP
Joshua, Nathan and their two brothers had bone marrow transplants as children but have experienced health challenges and are calling for more treatment options.
Davina McCall’s ladies’ lunch for children’s charity Action Medical Research returns to Southampton
Action Medical Research and Davina McCall are pleased to confirm the return of the Dine with Davina lunch to the Leonardo Royal Southampton Grand Harbour Hotel on Friday 7 October 2022.
‘The Animal’ joins charity cycle to Paris in time for the Tour de France finale
Olympian and multiple stage winner - Sean Yates - will be joining riders on the 21st annual London to Paris challenge for Action Medical Research.
Study hopes to understand the impact of exposure to COVID-19 infection early in life on a child’s brain development
A national study, funded by Action Medical Research, will investigate the long-term impact of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in the womb or shortly after birth.
The Grand Autumn Fair is back!
The Action Medical Research Chiltern Committee are delighted to announce that their annual Autumn Fair will be held on Thursday 6th October, 2022.
Action Medical Research and LifeArc announce another round of funding to support translational research into children’s rare diseases
Action and LifeArc announce another round of funding to support translational research into children’s rare diseases
Construction and Built Environment RIDE ‘Ziggurat’ returns in 2022
September 2022 sees the return of the annual bike ride for the construction and built environment sector – ‘Ziggurat’.
Children’s charity reveals superstar line-up for Champions of CycleSport Dinner
The biggest names in cycling will help take Action Medical Research’s Champions of CycleSport Dinner up a gear when it returns in November.
Study into new treatment for peanut allergy to reduce the risk of life-threatening allergic reactions
The study will compare immunotherapy using boiled peanut to conventional treatments with roasted peanut flour in desensitising children with peanut allergy.
Sussex woman travels across Lapland with a team of huskies to raise funds for children’s charity
Michaela Proctor from East Grinstead, West Sussex, raised over £900 for Action Medical Research by completing the Husky Sled Trail in Sweden.
Children’s charity Action Medical Research seeks riders for new Berkshire cycle challenge
Action Medical Research is encouraging cyclists in Berkshire to sign up for the RIDE Wessex Downs cycle challenge.
Children’s charity Action Medical Research celebrates saving lives for 70 years
Children’s charity Action Medical Research is proud to celebrate 70 years of saving and changing lives through funding research in 2022.
Living in the moment: A family’s story of living with the devastating rare disease Hunter syndrome
A family based in York are painfully aware that time with their youngest son will be cruelly cut short by Hunter syndrome, a rare disease with no cure and limited treatment options.
Charities working together announce a further £500,000 to help tackle premature birth
Children’s charity Action Medical Research and premature birth research charity Borne are proud to announce their continued work together and further planned investment of £500,000 of joint funding for research projects to help tackle premature birth.
Four friends complete 3,000-mile Atlantic row for children’s charity
Four military veterans have completed their 3,000-mile journey across the Atlantic Ocean to raise awareness of the impact of premature birth and have raised nearly £200,000 for children’s charity Action Medical Research.
Children’s charity raises £230,000 at Champions of CycleSport Dinner
The biggest names in cycling helped to raise more than £230,000 to help save and change children’s lives at Action Medical Research’s star-studded Champions of CycleSport Dinner.
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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