Understanding Multiple Sclerosis - MS

12/02/2026

🧠 Free online course: Ageing Well with MS
Are you looking for support as you navigate ageing with multiple sclerosis?

Ageing Well with MS explores what ageing means, how it intersects with MS, and provides practical strategies to support physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. The course also includes guidance on planning for the future.

Across three modules, you’ll hear from MS clinicians, researchers and people with lived experience, all sharing insights to help you age well with confidence.
Developed by the MS Research Flagship at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research, in collaboration with the MS community.

Course details
📘 Self-paced learning
⏱️ 1.5–2 hours per module
📄 Certificate available
💰 100% FREE
🤝 Co‑designed with the MS community

Enrol today 👇

Ageing Well with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a free online course that explores ageing and how it intersects with multiple sclerosis. The course provides strategies for healthy ageing and helps you plan for the future.

20/01/2026

🧠 Free online course: Deciding about Disease Modifying Therapies (DMTs) for MS

Looking to better understand the treatment options available for multiple sclerosis?

Deciding about DMTs for MS is a free, self‑paced online course designed to help people living with MS, their families, and supporters understand what DMTs are, how they work, and how to make informed choices.

Across three modules, you’ll hear from neurologists, MS nurses, researchers, and people with lived experience. The course focuses on clear communication and practical knowledge to support decision‑making at every stage.

✨ Course highlights:
• ⏱️ Self‑paced learning
• 📚 1.5–2 hours per module
• 🎓 Completion certificate
• 💲 100% FREE
• 🤝 Co‑designed with the MS community
Ready to learn more? Enrol now:

Deciding about Disease Modifying Therapies (DMTs) for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a free online course that aims to increase understanding about DMTs and help people living with MS make informed decisions about using them.

13/01/2026

🕵️‍♂️ Have you seen this man?
Professor Bruce Taylor—one of our very own experts who you may recognise from Understanding MS videos—has been honoured with the prestigious MS Australia 2025 MS Research Award. The award recognises his more than 25 years of leadership in advancing MS research and improving outcomes for people living with the condition.

Congratulations Bruce! 🎉

👏Congratulations to Professor Bruce Taylor of our MS Research Flagship, who has been named co-recipient of MS Australia's 2025 MS Research Award. This award recognises his more than 25 years of leadership in advancing multiple sclerosis (MS) research and improving outcomes for people living with MS.

Professor Taylor has led national and international studies that have shaped our understanding of MS prevalence, genetics, biomarkers and disease progression. His work has informed earlier diagnosis and improved everyday clinical care, and he is a key contributor to the internationally recognised Understanding Multiple Sclerosis - MS course.

Professor Taylor was humbled to be recognised but stressed that collaboration and community have been at the heart of his career. He said:

“What we do in MS research is only possible because we work together, and none of our work happens in a silo. Collaboration has driven every step forward, and that makes the work incredibly rewarding.”

Professor Taylor shares the award with Professor Helmut Butzkueven from Monash University and Alfred Health.

Read more below 👇

07/01/2026

🎉 Happy New Year. We can’t wait to learn with you in 2026!

Boost your understanding of MS with our free online courses:
✅ Understanding MS – opens July
✅ Mental Health & MS – always open
✅ Ageing Well with MS – always open
✅ Deciding about DMTs for MS – always open
✨ Back for 2026: MS Symptoms & Diagnosis – opens May for World MS Day

🔗 Enrol via the link in the comments

21/12/2025

Happy Holidays from the Understanding MS Team!
As 2025 comes to a close, we want to thank you for being part of our learning community. Your support and engagement help us make MS education accessible to people around the world.

We wish you a safe, joyful festive season and look forward to continuing the journey of understanding MS together in the new year.

Ready to learn more, refresh your knowledge or invite friends to join? Our free course opens again in 2026 and you can enrol here:
👉 ms.mooc.utas.edu.au/i/msums

16/12/2025

🌍 Thank you to the incredible learners from more than 180 different countries who have joined us since we launched our course in 2019. Your enthusiasm is helping grow global understanding of MS — and we’re just getting started.

🎓 Enrolments are NOW OPEN for Understanding MS in 2026, when you will be able to:
✅ access the course whenever it suits you, day or night
✅ learn at your own pace

🔗 Enrol in our free course here: https://ms.mooc.utas.edu.au/i/msums
We can’t wait to see you in the course!

10/12/2025

Since we first launched Understanding Multiple Sclerosis in 2019 more than 56,000 people have enrolled in our course to improve their knowledge and understanding of MS.

💬 Know someone else who might be interested? Tag a friend, share this post, and invite your family, colleagues, or community to join the movement.

📚 What to expect:
✅ Expert insights from researchers, clinicians, and people with lived experience
✅ Flexible, self-paced learning
✅ A welcoming global community
✅ And best of all — it’s completely FREE

🔗 Enrol now: https://ms.mooc.utas.edu.au/i/msums

07/12/2025

Since our free online course launched in 2019 we've had more than 55,000 people enrol and learn with us.

If you know someone who has missed out, share this post and let them know that enrolments for 2026 are now open!

Sign up today or learn more 👇
https://ms.mooc.utas.edu.au/i/msums

02/12/2025

🗣️𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝗠𝗦 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆
The Australian Multiple Sclerosis Longitudinal Study (AMSLS) has been running for over 20 years. It’s a collaborative research initiative between Menzies Institute for Medical Research and MS Australia, collecting real-world data from Australians living with MS. This valuable data helps inform policy decisions and guides MS-related medical and support services—driving positive change and improving lives.
To maximise its impact, the AMSLS needs as many participants as possible.

👉 If you're living with MS in Australia and aged 18 or over, you can register at:
🔗 https://www.msaustralia.org.au/amsls

26/11/2025

Loved learning with us? If you found our free online course Understanding MS insightful, share this post and invite your friends, family, and community to join the journey.

🧠 Enrolments for 2026 are now open!
Sign up today or learn more 👇
https://ms.mooc.utas.edu.au/i/msums

We can’t wait to welcome you!

09/11/2025

If you loved our course, please leave your review of Understanding MS on Class Central* here:
https://www.classcentral.com/course/independent-understanding-multiple-sclerosis-ms-13338

Not only is a review a great way of providing additional feedback that will help us improve the Understanding Multiple Sclerosis (MS) free online course, it can also help other people to discover it. Please join us in spreading the word!

*Class Central is a leading aggregator of online courses. 250,000 courses are listed on the site from 1300+ universities. Understanding MS was the first to be offered on the topic of multiple sclerosis and increasing the number of ratings for our course will help get it noticed, which will help more people to learn about multiple sclerosis.

02/11/2025

The Australian Multiple Sclerosis Longitudinal Study (AMSLS) is a collaborative research initiative between Menzies Institute for Medical Research and MS Australia, collecting real-world data from Australians living with MS. The study has been running for over 20 years and its valuable data helps inform policy decisions and guides MS-related medical and support services—driving positive change and improving lives.

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗦? 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝗠𝗦 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆
👉 If you're living with MS in Australia and aged 18 or over, you can register at:
🔗 https://www.msaustralia.org.au/amsls

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?
🔬 Researchers interested in collaborating or using the AMSLS platform can contact:
Professor Ingrid van der Mei
📞 03 6226 7710
📧 ingrid.vandermei@utas.edu.au