by AKU | Dec 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
So 2017 is finally coming to an end. This year has been one of our busiest yet, with THREE patient workshops, a flurry of fundraising activity and even a bit of globe-trotting to promote the AKU Society! We have lots of plans for 2018, which we will release early in...
by AKU | Dec 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
The AKU Society is currently supporting a PhD research project developed by Tanisha Spratt, of the University of Cambridge’s Department of Sociology. Here, Tanisha answers some of our questions. What were you doing before this PhD? I took a year out between my MA and...
by AKU | Dec 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
In 1897 Archibald (later Sir Archibald) Garrod was working as a doctor in London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital. A mother came in with a new-born child and a nappy, stained brownish-black. Interested, Garrod did some research. After a while, he found...
by AKU | Nov 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
On Wednesday 22nd November, the AKU Society held its seventh Patient Workshop. Alkaptonuria (AKU) patients from all over the country, with their families and carers, flocked to the Bluecoat in Liverpool. A day of advice and networking was in store for them. Hannah...
by AKU | Nov 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Here at the AKU Society we are very lucky to have so many talented and dedicated people working in association with us.Hannah Shepherd, of Liverpool John Moores University, has been the gait analyst for the National Alkaptonuria Centre since 2015. The NAC...
by AKU | Nov 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last week we welcomed Reece to the AKU Society’s team in Cambridge. As Admin and Communications Officer, he will be responsible for the team’s social media output, as well as a lot of our online and print advertising. His job also involves administering our patient...
