Over the summer, Esther Awofadeju joined the Register through the HDR UK Black Internship Programme, marking the third year that the UK MS Register has participated in this valuable initiative. Esther...

Octopus is a world-first trial for progressive MS. We'll share the results of the interim analysis and what these mean for our community.

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A message from Dr Rod Middleton: We recently added a new questionnaire to the Autumn Window of the UK MS Register; it's called the 'Media and Technology Usage Scale'. We wanted to ask this for a few r...

Professor Ruth Dobson is a neurologist and member of our UK MS Prevention Taskforce. We asked her some of your questions about MS risk – and what research into MS prevention could achieve.

Back in April the British Medical Journal (BMJ) published an article titled: “Have you noticed any changes?” The article, written by Ayad Marhoon, is a patient perspective from someone living with MS ...

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Our brains have an amazing natural ability to compensate for damage. We asked Dr Antonio Scalfari, Consultant Neurologist at Imperial College Healthcare Trust to tell us more about how this works and ...

Congratulations to Sarah on Completing the MS Society's May 50k! The UK MS Register team is delighted to celebrate our Data Analyst, Sarah, who recently completed the MS Society’s May 50k challenge. T...

Welcome to the Spring ‘26 edition of the UK MS Register newsletter. In this edition we share a very exciting recent publication and news of our 15th anniversary. Firstly we wanted to say a big thank y...

To mark International Nurse’s Day this year we wanted to shine a spotlight on the amazing work of the MS nurses and NHS research teams we work with. Many of you will have joined the UK MS Register onl...

Help Rory Turkmen Smith raise money to support Multiple Sclerosis Society

We know many of you have been waiting a long time. We are very grateful for your patience and for staying with us. Your support helps make this trial possible. Thank you to those of you who gave us fe...

In December 2025, the Register team were delighted to host a Campus Research Day bringing together researchers and supporters of the MS Society for an engaging and inspiring visit. This event was the ...

UK MS Register News. Published 1/14/2026. In December 2025, the Register team were delighted to host a Campus Research Day bringing together researchers and supporters of the MS Society for an engagin...

Unlocking Research Potential — The NIHR Associate PI Scheme Now Available Through the UK MS Register At the UK MS Register, we are committed not only to driving high-quality Multiple Sclerosis researc...

Convey Law have raised a £6,609 for MS Society Cymru following months of fundraising activity, including their August Waggy Tails Walk at Kenfig Nature

Susan reflects on the variety of volunteering she’s done with us, at both a local and national level. And shares the thrill of her recent skydive in aid of our Stop MS Appeal.

Our MS Register introduction session will explain how it works, and share how this valuable resource is helping shape the future of MS.

A UK clinical trial is testing whether rapid treatment with a highly effective multiple sclerosis (MS) drug (within just two weeks of the first presentation) could change the course of the disease. Th...

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