Co-funding with the Medical Research Council
Under the Network of European Funding for Neuroscience Research (Neuron) we are working with the Medical Research Council to fund research in the field of traumatic injury to the central nervous system. Specifically, we are co-funding five international projects in spinal cord injury that promote multidisciplinary work and translational research proposals. Started in 2017, the funding will support projects for three to five years.
Read more >Stoke Mandeville Collaboration on Neuropathic Pain Management
We have awarded a grant of £90k to Stoke Mandeville Spinal Research to conduct clinical studies of non-invasive treatments to manage neuropathic pain caused by spinal cord injury.
An estimated two-thirds of people with spinal cord injury suffer chronic pain, which profoundly affects social integration and daily living activities. The study aims to harness expertise nationally, and internationally, into established research protocols for non-invasive magnetic stimulation. The project commenced in 2017 and will run, initially, for three years.
Read more >Spinal Injury Charities
Spinal Injuries Together (SIT) consists of five of the UK’s major spinal cord injury charities
Spinal Research
Aspire
BackUp
Spinal Injuries Association
Spinal Injuries Scotland
The group come together to raise awareness of spinal cord injury including medical research, patient care, rehabilitation, social inclusion, independent living and social activity.
Via their own services, each charity engages with people with spinal cord injury, their families and carers, and other supporters, to understand their needs and issues. This learning is then brought together to the group to form the basis for awareness raising campaigns.
This culminates in Spinal Cord Injuries Awareness Day which takes place annually in May.
NHS
Spinal Research is a member of National Institute for Health Research
Spinal Cord MRI Workshop
We are proud to sponsor numerous important workshops and other collaborative ventures. The most recent of these was the 7th annual Spinal Cord MRI Workshop which took place from 20-21 January, 2020, at University College London.
As with previous editions, the general aim of the workshop is to bring together spinal cord MRI researchers and clinicians from around the world and discuss together and establish new collaborative solutions.
