Charity of the Year

The Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust was set up by Samantha Dickson’s parents in December 1996 following the death of their daughter. The trust exists to find a cure for childhood and adult Brain Tumours through funding research and to offer support, hope and information to patients and their carers. The Charity has become the largest brain tumour support charity and single funder of laboratory based brain tumour research in the United Kingdom. 

Since 1996, the Trust has become the largest brain tumour charity in the UK with the highest level of laboratory based childhood and adult brain tumour research in the country.  The Trust offers support to patients diagnosed with a brain tumour as well as their families and/or carers.

Research projects are chosen carefully with the advice of our Scientific and Medical Advisory Board and over 100 specialists in the field of neurology from around the world.