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The Big Give Christmas Challenge doubles donations

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the Big Give Christmas challenge is once again offering you the opportunity to make your generous donation go even further. The Christmas Challenge is the UK’s biggest match funding campaign. All you have to do is make a donation through this link between midday 30 November and midday 7 December and it will be doubled! What will your Big Give …

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Grant gives a voice to the antibiotic-resistant community of Wales

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The National Lottery Community Fund has given Antibiotic Research UK a fantastic ‘Awards For All’ grant of £5,006 for our work in Wales. This generous grant will help us to reach people affected by antibiotic-resistant infections in the country. This could be through the information on our website or via our award-winning Patient Support Service. This grant completes our set …

New 2021 – 2025 year strategy for Antibiotic Research UK

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We’re really excited to bring you our new Antibiotic Research UK Strategy for 2021 – 2025. The formation of our charity in 2014 arose from discussions amongst academic researchers and scientists / clinicians. Each were working in the pharmaceutical industry, all with an interest in antibiotics and antibiotic resistance. This group felt the problem of drug-resistant infections was not getting …

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National Lottery grant supports our service in Scotland

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Antibiotic Research UK is delighted to have received a grant of more than £6,500 from the National Lottery Awards for All Scotland. This grant, for our Patient Support service, will help us develop a vital support network for people affected by antibiotic-resistant infections in Scotland. Arlene Brailey, Patient Support Lead, who is based in Edinburgh, said “I am over the …

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Last chance to build a ‘bio baddie’ for British Science Week!

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There is still time! Join us to celebrate British Science Week by designing your own ‘bacterial bad guy’ this weekend. Bio Baddie competition Just grab your art materials (any medium you like) and get designing! Create an artistic impression of what an antibiotic-resistant bacterium might look like. Find out how to enter and submit your image. But hurry, British Science …

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Double your Donation with The Big Give Christmas Challenge

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Make your gift count for more this Christmas Save the date 1st -8th December Antibiotic Research UK are taking part in The Big Give Christmas Challenge this year. The Big Give runs the UK’s biggest match funding campaign, the Christmas Challenge. For seven days, it offers supporters of participating charities the opportunity to have their donation doubled. Since it launched in 2008, the Christmas Challenge …

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UK Grateful Dead rock fan leads other Deadheads around the world to raise funds for Antibiotic Research UK

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Chris J, a lifelong Grateful Dead rock fan writes: ‘I run an internet-group for, as we refer to ourselves, Deadheads. Last November we had to virtually relocate our group to a new service provider – and it required a payment of $220 to do so. I solicited funds from group members and we raised the necessary funds. Once we’d reached …

New combination to treat superbugs? Round robin evaluation – The MUTATE Study (cefepiMe sUlbacTAm sensiTivity tEst study) – UK hospital microbiology laboratories needed to participate

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ANTRUK has been working since its formation in 2014 to deliver new treatment approaches for patients with antibiotic resistant Gram-negative infections. Such infections are on the rise in the UK and around the world; new ways to treat superbugs are urgently needed. As part of an ANTRUK funded programme, Dr David Wareham and his colleagues at Queen Mary, University of …

Lilleshall Hall Golf Club, Telford eagle magnificent £4300 to fight superbugs

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Golf club praised for flagging-up antibiotic resistance. Lilleshall Golf Club in Telford has been praised by ANTRUK for being masters of #fundraising and helping to beat what could become the world’s biggest health problem. Everything from hosting an oompah band concert to running a Spanish night complete with a menu of tapas and flamenco, helped the club raise £4300 for Antibiotic Research UK …

New Patient Support Officer Arlene Brailey Joins Us in the Fight Against Superbugs

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Antibiotic resistance, that is where bacterial infections have become resistant to antibiotic treatment, threatens modern medicine. Nearly all medical treatments rely on effective antibiotics to guard against life-threatening infections. Treatments for cancer, heart disease, organ transplantation, C-sections and cystitis all need antibiotics to work. Our charity is tackling resistance through research into new treatments, educating the public and professionals about …

2019 Events Calendar

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We have some great fundraising events coming up in 2019. This list is being constantly updated so keep an eye out for an event near you. 24 March 2019 – London Landmarks Half Marathon. We still have places to run this event which takes you round some of the most iconic sites in London. The race starts on Pall Mall, finishes by Downing …

2018 Great British Tea Party was our best ever – carry on baking and beat superbugs

Alison Staples ANTRUK announcements, Donate, Get involved

So its nearly all over for 2018, our annual Great British Tea Party held during World Antibiotic Awareness Week (12 – 18 October 2018). Tea Party’s were held up and down the country to raise money for our charity and equally importantly to increase awareness about antibiotic resistance. Our Patron, the Archbishop of York, couldn’t unfortunately attend any of the …

Raise money to fight antibiotic resistant infections while you shop online

Shop Online Today and Raise Money to Fight Superbugs

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Shopping online on Black Friday or Cyber Monday – then why not sign up to fundraising websites that give a percentage of your shop to Antibiotic Research UK (ANTRUK). It’s painless and you don’t pay more. Donations can range from anywhere between 0.5% and 3% of your shop and its FREE to you. But to take advantage of this amazing …

The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2017: Donate to Antibiotic Research UK and have your donation DOUBLED

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As part of The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2017, donations to Antibiotic Research UK between midday (GMT) on 28th November and midday on 5th December 2017 will be doubled. Click here to be taken directly to the donation page. For one week during The Big Give Christmas Challenge, every pound you give during the appeal will be matched by money …

Medicine risks going “back to the dark ages”

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Medicine risks “going back to the dark ages” without action to spur the development of new antibiotics, according to Margaret Chan, head of the World Health Organization. Only two new antibiotics have reached the market in the last 50 years and this has already started to have an impact on ordinary people. In May this year, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) was …