Earlier this month, Research Manager Niels attended the World Congress for Hair Research in Dallas to learn more about all the research happening globally, directly from the leaders in the field. This pinnacle event in hair research takes place every two years, with this year’s event being attended by people from 40 different countries. As if the research being presented wasn’t exciting enough by itself, the organisers made sure this was an event never to be forgotten. On the third day of the conference, a total solar eclipse swept across Dallas, leaving the hair research community in awe. Ima ..read more

We are looking for adults affected by alopecia to join our volunteer team this Summer for our fourth family residential weekend at Kingswood Activity Centre in South Yorkshire.  Children with alopecia aged 7-17, along with their families, will join Alopecia UK for a weekend of nature and adventure activities all within the contemporary purpose-built accommodation and high-quality learning facilities. Families have the opportunity to meet others who understand their journey, build confidence and have lots of fun! And we need some volunteers to help us make the event another big success!&nb ..read more

I have recently been diagnosed with alopecia areata and want to raise awareness about this condition and this wonderful charity that has offered advice and guidance to me in these early days. They are a small charity and need all the help and support they can get to raise as much money as possible to keep supporting others in their hair loss journey ..read more

Hi everyone, Myself and Declan are cycling to work (Northampton to London - 83.9 miles) on the 1st of August in support of Alopecia UK. If any one knows my family personally, you'll all know Eveie, my youngest sister who was diagnosed with Alopecia at a particularly young age. Alopecia UK were not only a great support to her, but us all. Eveie was able to attend various "meet and greets" with other people who shared the same. From being part of these events myself, I quickly recognised the importance of these to Eveie as it showed to her that she wasn't alone, it wasn't just her! The people sh ..read more

Alopecia UK is a small charity working to improve the lives of those affected by alopecia. The charity has aims around Support, Awareness and Research. Alopecia UK relies on the support of fundraisers and donors to continue the fantastic work it does. Thank you for supporting me with my fundraising efforts. I really appreciate your support and so does Alopecia UK ..read more

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April is London Marathon month! 'Hooray' for incredible stamina, tremendous determination, and wild fancy dress costumes. 'Booooo' for the fact that we do not have a charity place this year. And unless we are successful in a charity ballot, we won’t have one next year either, or the year after that..  To explain further, we used to be able to purchase one charity place every five years but this arrangement has ceased. After a reshuffle from London Marathon a couple of years ago, we no longer have any guarantee of a charity place in any future London Marathon race.  What does this mea ..read more

I will be aiming to run sub 4 hours in the 2024 Manchester Marathon on Sunday 14th April. Alopecia areata affects roughly 400,000 people across the UK at any point in their life. It can vary how much the auto-immune disease attacks hair as a foreign body. In 2020 my family suffered the loss of Alicia Pylypczuk. She battled with Alopecia and it would have impacted her self esteem and mental health regularly. Alicia was a NHS doctor and had so much going for her. We tragically lost her to suicide in February of 2020. Alopecia can affect men and women to different degrees. It’s usually shoved und ..read more

About Jen: Jen is Alopecia UK’s Support Coordinator and before joining us as an employee in March 2024, she fundraised and volunteered for the charity. Jen lives in Scotland with her family and dog, Charlie, who she loves exploring the countryside with. Jen also loves meeting new people, sharing her alopecia experiences, travelling and building Lego models, even better if they’re Disney related!  Jen's Background:  Before working for Alopecia UK, Jen has been working in childcare, customer relations and administration, both here in the UK and overseas, supporting a variety of people ..read more

Being the small charity we are, we don't organise our own challenge events. However, we are very lucky to have wonderful people in our community secure their own places in external challenge events and use these to raise much-needed funds and awareness for Alopecia UK. If you would be willing to register for an external challenge event to support Alopecia UK, in return we will offer support with setting up a fundraising page and can offer an Alopecia UK t-shirt or running vest.  Running and walking  Are you a keen runner, either for fun or for fitness? Are you looking for a new chall ..read more