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The Great North Run is the largest half marathon in the world, taking place annually in Newcastle and you could be there with #TeamRetinaUK!

• Running
• Newcastle

The Great North Run is the largest half marathon in the world, taking place annually in Newcastle.

• Running
• Newcastle

Welcome to the winter edition of Look Forward. It’s packed full of news from our Conferences, the latest research news and an interview with Hassina Zeriri, one of our funded PhD students.

We have also included details of lots of ways you can get involved with Retina UK over the coming months, along with some suggested festive fundraising for the Christmas period.

• Look Forward
• Audio
• Written

Join us to hear the latest inherited sight loss research news at a special in-person Retina UK event in Scotland in March.

• Conferences
• Glasgow

On a typical week in the stem cell lab there are many different experiments going on. Different people work on their individual projects, but we often collaborate to share ideas and help each other.

• News

Saturday 28 March 2026, 1.00pm - 7.00pm - In-person - Come and join Colin and the group at the Tyneside Irish Centre for their first in-person event of 2026.

• Local Peer Support Group

UK researchers have discovered that passing a weak electrical current between electrodes on a person’s scalp may lead to a reduction in frequency of the visual hallucinations experienced by some people living with sight loss.

• News
• Charles Bonnet Syndrome

Join us to find out how your donations make a direct different and fund research.

• Webinar

Join us to find out how your donations make a direct different and fund research.

• Webinar
• Audio
• Video

February is Retinitis Pigmentosa Awareness Month and we'd love you to get involved to enhance the work of Retina UK, as we continue to support those who are living with retinitis pigmentosa and other inherited sight loss conditions.