by AKU | Jan 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
We at the AKU Society would like to wish everyone a very happy New Year. As 2018 starts, we’d like to give you a preview of what’s in store for this year. On 23rd – 24th April, we will be holding our second International Patient Workshop at the Bluecoat in...
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...
