Donate to MND research

Whether you choose to donate to MND research or take on a fundraising challenge, you'll accelerate Sheffield's search for a cure. Your kindness today will directly fund the world-leading researchers making MND history.

How to donate to MND research

Professor Johnathan Cooper Knock, Rob Burrow Chair in MND — Professor Johnathan Cooper-Knock, Sheffield Institute of Translational Neuroscience

Donate to MND research with a gift today

Give directly to MND researchers right now, and help them move at life-saving speed.

Image of Tom Davies who is living with MND in his wheelchair alongside his partner Alex — Tom Davies is a Sheffield graduate now living with MND

Donate to MND research with a direct debit gift

Start your regular gift to fund MND research and be there for people living with MND, now and in the future.

Fundraise for MND research. Choose your challenge.

Fundraise for MND with the Big Walk 2027

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The impact of your support

Your kindness develops more treatments

A subtype of MND caused by a faulty SOD1 gene runs in Sean’s family. He is currently receiving Tofersen at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals under the care of Professor Shaw.

Gemma in her mobility aid with a tracheostomy tube in her neck — Gemma needed a tracheostomy tube to help suction saliva so she could breathe

Your gift brings hope to families coping with MND

A passionate supporter of MND research at Sheffield, Gemma sadly lost her battle with MND in 2023. Helping SITraN find a cure for MND means so much to her parents Nigel and Sharon.

Image of Anusha, an MND researcher in the lab, wearing a lab coat — MND researcher, Anusha is helping to develop new treatments

Why donate to Sheffield's research? FAQs

How does your donation to MND research at Sheffield fund a cure?

When you donate to MND research or fundraise for MND at Sheffield, your generosity goes to straight to scientists on the cusp of life-saving MND treatments.

£50 helps to buy cutting-edge lab equipment to accelerate daily MND lab work, getting results faster
£500 helps towards recruiting a dedicated Research Fellow focused on MND treatment breakthroughs
£1,500 could help to fund clinical trials, accelerating treatments from the lab to patients