Epilepsy Research Institute

21/11/2025

🏃‍♂️ Looking for a challenge in the new year? Join us for the 2026 and run to power world-leading epilepsy research. Sign up today and make every mile matter!
https://epilepsy-institute.org.uk/supporters/events/manchester-marathon/

21/11/2025

📢New webinar announced!
Join us on Wednesday 10 December 2025, 1–2pm for an exciting session: Advancing Epilepsy Research Through Data Sharing.
Learn how big data and better access to research tools are accelerating breakthroughs in neuroscience. Hear from leading experts including:
- Dr Owen Pickrell (Swansea University Medical School)
- Giselle Kerry & Dr Eóghan Forde (Health Data Research UK)

Discover how FAIR data principles and tools like the Gateway can be used to transform epilepsy research. Register now to secure your spot! https://epilepsy-institute.org.uk/eri/news/webinar-advancing-epilepsy-research-through-data-sharing/

21/11/2025

Don’t miss this quick-turnaround opportunity to join us as our next Research Programme Manager! Help drive groundbreaking projects across our six research themes and play a key role in advancing world-leading epilepsy research.
Applications close Tuesday 25 November | Interviews 2 December 2025
https://epilepsy-institute.org.uk/eri/about-us/job-vacancies/

20/11/2025

We fully support involving more people with lived experience in translational research . This report – the result of a workshop between the Charities Research Involvement Group, LifeArc and the TAR Network – shares examples of patient involvement as well as 10 priorities for future action.
Any research organisation or patient charity could benefit from reading it. You can find it here:

LifeArc is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales no. 1015243 and a charity registered in Scotland with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator no. SC037861. 



20/11/2025

📢 FINAL HOURS! Ticket sales close midday tomorrow.

Join us at this Navigator Symposium, co-chaired by Dr Marisol Sampedro Castañeda (UCL) and Prof Cathy Abbott (Edinburgh), bringing together leading researchers to share the latest insights, collaborations and advances in the field of rare epilepsies.

📅 Tue 25 Nov 2025
📍 Broadway House, London

Keynote: Prof Andreas Brunklaus (Glasgow) on advances in antisense oligonucleotide-based therapy for genetic epilepsy.

Limited places — register now: https://epilepsy-institute.org.uk/eri/research/navigator-symposium/

20/11/2025

🔬 Research Assistant – Preclinical Resource Development
Applications close Tuesday 25 November – don’t miss this opportunity to contribute to vital epilepsy research!

The Epilepsy Research Institute is seeking a Research Assistant for a 3-month full-time contract to support the development of a preclinical research resource. Ideal for candidates with experience in preclinical epilepsy research and strong desk research skills.

https://epilepsy-institute.org.uk/eri/about-us/job-vacancies/

19/11/2025

✨ The Epilepsy Research Institute’s 2025 Christmas card collection is selling fast!
Send festive cheer and make a difference – every card helps fund vital epilepsy research.
🎁 Browse and order on our secure online store today: https://epilepsy-institute.org.uk/shop/

17/11/2025

The Epilepsy Research Institute is seeking a Research Assistant for a 3-month full-time contract supporting the development of a preclinical research resource.
Ideal for candidates with experience in preclinical epilepsy research and strong desk research skills.
⏰ Short timeline – apply by 25 November!
https://epilepsy-institute.org.uk/eri/about-us/job-vacancies/

17/11/2025

Don’t miss this quick-turnaround opportunity!
Join the Epilepsy Research Institute as our next Research Programme Manager and help drive groundbreaking projects across our six research themes. Make a difference in advancing world-leading epilepsy research.
Apply by 25 Nov 2025 | Interviews 2 Dec 2025
https://epilepsy-institute.org.uk/eri/about-us/job-vacancies/

15/11/2025

Chris had retired and never had any symptoms of epilepsy, so when her husband found her unresponsive one day, they feared she'd had a stroke. Her GP couldn’t work out what it was and showed little interest, but it kept happening again until eventually she was diagnosed with late onset Left Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Read her moving account about the challenges she faced when trying to get answers: https://epilepsy-institute.org.uk/eri/about-epilepsy/your-stories/life-with-epilepsy-chriss-story/

14/11/2025

Many people experience problems in getting an epilepsy diagnosis, but it was even harder for Chris, whose first seizure didn’t happen until after she’d retired. At our workshop on late onset epilepsy, she spoke powerfully to our researchers about the need to increase awareness amongst healthcare professionals. Please read and share her story: Life with epilepsy: https://epilepsy-institute.org.uk/eri/about-epilepsy/your-stories/life-with-epilepsy-chriss-story/

14/11/2025

Huge congratulations to Sophie, Rona and Craig, who reunited to complete the final missing section of their 17,000-mile cycle route through the Americas! The group were raising funds for the Epilepsy Research Institute and Maggie’s Forth Valley, a cancer support centre. We’re incredibly grateful for their commitment and support 🚴🚴‍♀️

Three friends returned to Chile to finish a leg of a 17,000-mile cycling trip they did in 1985.