Epilepsy Research Institute

The Epilepsy Research Institute office is now closed for the Christmas break and will reopen on Thursday 2 January. We deeply appreciate your support throughout 2024 and look forward to continuing our work together in the new year.

A limited number of early bird tickets for the Epilepsy Research Institute Conference are still available at a discounted rate. Standard pricing will apply once these tickets sell out, so reserve your spot today to avoid disappointment! https://lnkd.in/eaW7qn7Q

Join Joy and help us amplify the voices of everyone impacted by #epilepsy. There’s strength in numbers – see how you could support the #Onein100 today. https://lnkd.in/eKM5rjWM

In our most popular feature article of 2024, we looked at how technology is helping to solve long-standing problems faced by people with #epilepsy, providing hope for the future, and making a real difference for people right now. https://lnkd.in/dUwAuSrw

Our second most popular feature of 2024 was by Dr Sukhvir Wright, who discussed how her research could transform the lives of people affected by FIRES (febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome). https://lnkd.in/euvjt3YV

In feature article No. 3 of our Top 5 for this year, we highlighted the potential of tailor-made treatments and looked at current research taking place to ensure everyone can live a life free from #epilepsy. https://lnkd.in/efn9iviy

📢Join a pioneering PhD project with Epilepsy Research Institute fellow Dr Gashirai Mbizvo at the University of Liverpool! The team are seeking a dedicated researcher to explore Epilepsy-Heart syndrome, focusing on ictal asystole, and to develop national consensus guidelines. This self-funded opportunity is open to students worldwide. https://lnkd.in/e9QdFjtT #PhD #Epilepsy #Cardiology

In at Number 4 of our Top Five features of 2024... We know that hormonal changes throughout women’s lives can alter their seizures – but we don’t fully understand why. Read on to learn why research focussed on this area is vital to prevent epilepsy from interrupting millions of lives worldwide. https://lnkd.in/eBKrqBNy

Important work, driven by the Epilepsy Research Institute and using rigorous methodology provided by the James Lind Alliance, has produced a set of research priorities that are directly informed by what matters to people affected by epilepsy. Now let’s radically transform the epilepsy research landscape, to deliver these priorities.

We are pleased to share that a research article on the UK Epilepsy Priority Setting Partnership has been published in Seizure Journal. Funded and led by the Epilepsy Research Institute, the #UKepilepsyPSP was a nationwide landmark engagement programme which surveyed the epilepsy community to establish their research priorities: https://lnkd.in/eGr7gpur Read more about the UK Epilepsy PSP and its outcomes in this interview with project coordinator, Anna Norton: https://lnkd.in/eT4rS8dd