Remembering Professor Norman B. Roberts

by AKU | May 29, 2026 | AKU Blog

Professor Norman B. Roberts was a brilliant scientist whose work continues to have major impact on the treatment and understanding of alkaptonuria (AKU). A Clinical Biochemist with a range of eclectic research interests, Norman will be remembered fondly by the AKU...

Voices of Women in AKU Science

by AKU | Mar 6, 2026 | AKU Blog

Back row (left to right): Juliette Hughes (Lecturer/PI), Ioana Comanici (1st year PhD student), Hazel Sutherland (PDRA), Rebecca Brown (3rd year PhD student) Front row (left to right): Harriet Willet (4th year PhD student), Jemma Clarke (Masters student), Daisy Quinn...

Plant Based and AKU

by AKU | Jan 19, 2026

Plant Based and AKU This virtual session was delivered by Clare Soulsby, Dietitian at the National Alkaptonuria Centre (NAC), alongside Nadia Giannakopoulou, Dietetic Assistant Practitioner at the NAC. The session explored practical insights into how a plant-based...

AKU Society 2025 Round Up

by AKU | Dec 10, 2025 | AKU Blog

It’s been an insightful and transformative year at the AKU Society. I’m Georga, Communications Officer here at AKUS, and we wanted to take a moment to look back on everything that’s happened in 2025, as well as share some of the exciting plans already taking shape for...

Can you crack the wordsearch?

by AKU | Nov 11, 2025 | AKU Blog

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