Category: Charity news

If you’ve ever received a certificate to thank you for fundraising for us, it may have been created and sent to you by one of our amazing volunteers. This Volunteers’ Week we’re celebrating all those 406 individuals – but especially our longest serving volunteer Vera.

Low grade, high grade, benign, malignant, brain tumour, brain cancer – what do these terms actually mean?

In an article for Open Access Government, published in April 2026, Dr Simon Newman explains how we’re trying to help give more people better access to clinical trials.

Behind every individual involved in our flagship fundraising event, The Twilight Walk, there’s a poignant motivation. The walk may now be over for another year, but its impact is not.

Reflections from our community at the end of Brain Tumour Awareness Month.

As we say a fond farewell to Jack Morris CBE, we are pleased to announce the appointment of Fraser Longden as our new Chair of Trustees.

In 2007, Shona Floyd was supported by what went on to become The Brain Tumour Charity. Ten years later she started working for us – and she’s still here as we mark 30 years since we were founded.

When we tell people that brain tumours are the biggest cancer killer of the under 40s, their first reaction is often shock or disbelief.  What’s the evidence for this and where do we get our figures from? 

The jewellers Kit Heath have designed a bespoke silver necklace in memory of their founder – and £5 from the sale of each piece will be donated to The Brain Tumour Charity because we are “close to their hearts.” In this guest blog post, Kit’s sister Kate explains why.

We’re pleased to announce an ambitious new clinical trial into childhood brain cancers.

We’ve sent your feedback to the consultation on NICE’s draft guidance on vorasidenib. These are just some of the powerful testimonies we received that formed part of that.

We are pleased to announce that we have awarded £3 million to two new, exciting research projects!

Hi, I’m Mel, one of The Brain Tumour Charity’s Young Ambassadors and I wanted to tell you a little bit about our Young Ambassador Big Weekend in July 2025

‘A Heady Mix’ featured acclaimed soloists, musicians and choirs dear to Sophie and her family, with selected pieces from the likes of Vivaldi and Handel and readings from Kahlil Gibran and Oscar Wilde

We’ve helped identify the 14 Tessa Jowell Centres of Excellence in England and Wales which are delivering exceptional care for adults diagnosed with a brain tumour. Here are just some examples to illustrate why these NHS Trusts achieved the distinction.

Today we publish new research into the barriers GPs face in being able to diagnose people with a brain tumour. Read our blog overview of our findings.

Reaching this transformational fundraising target follows a two-year partnership

Our Listening Project is aimed at ensuring absolutely everyone affected by brain tumours feels heard and supported in their needs.

The CEO of The Brain Tumour Charity, Dr Michele Afif, talks about Scott Arthur MP’s fight to get a Rare Cancers Private Members Bill over the line.

Staff and guests marked trustee Neil Dickson’s retirement last week – 27 years after he and his wife Angela founded The Brain Tumour Charity

Angus died of a brain tumour in 1998, aged just five. Now his family have set up The Angus James Gibson Trust to fundraise for research into paediatric brain tumours.

How we worked with ITV soap Emmerdale on its brain tumour storyline.

The Brain Tumour Charity are delighted to announce a new partnership with The Albie Sugden Foundation, an incredible charity whose aims are to support children living with brain tumours and to fund paediatric research to find a cure.

Young Ambassador Lucy is taking on a skydive to raise funds for The Brain Tumour Charity.