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Today is International Nurses Day, celebrated across the world on 12 May, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, who is credited with pioneering modern nursing. The day acknowledges the dedication, service and vital contribution of nurses.

At Epilepsy Society we understand how epilepsy can have much wider implications for family members and friends. We are piloting our first, free, online training course on 29th May as part of National Epilepsy Week. Other dates will be available shortly.

On 10 May, Emily is competing in the challenging Nuclear Race to raise money for the Epilepsy Society, after benefiting from treatment at the Chalfont Centre. Here she tells her story and explains why she is determined to raise awareness of epilepsy through radio interviews.

We are thrilled to announce that Sanjay Sisodiya has been appointed to the new role of Transformation Director at the Epilepsy Society. Professor Sisodiya will combine this role with his clinical and research responsibilities at UCLH and UCL. This is as part of our much-valued partnership with UCLH and UCL that brings so many benefits to people with epilepsy.

We are holding an exhibition about epilepsy in the House of Commons in May and we need your help to make sure that all 650 MPs come and visit us. 

Our Director of Genomics, Professor Sanjay Sisodiya, is a co-author of a Nature Review Perspective, exploring how climate change is affecting human health globally. In this Perspective, the research team explored how changing weather patterns resulting from climate change affect sleep.