Contact
You can contact DRIG in the following ways:
email: chair@drig.org.uk (Brendan Hawdon)
email: secretary@drig.org.uk (Jo Goodburn)
phone: 07498 313304
Local Parkinson's Support Groups
You can contact your local Parkinson's Support Group, via the volunteer co-ordinator at vc.scotland1@parkinsons.org.uk or as follows:
Fife: Mark Coxe, Chairperson, email - markcoxe@blueyonder.co.uk
Dundee and Angus: Janet Niven, email - dundeeangussg@outlook.com
Perth: Doreen Brown, Chairperson, email - doreen.tr.brown@talk21.com or phone 01738 638128 or Mark Donaldson, email - markdon.donaldson@gmail.com
RIG Updates
You can also sign up for regular updates on Research from Parkinsons UK at:
https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/research/sign-research-support-network
Our main point of contact in the Dundee University’s MRC PPU is Dr Esther Sammler, e-mail: e.m.sammler@dundee.ac.uk
Why not learn more about our Scottish partner research interest groups:
Edinburgh
https://www.edinburghparkinsons.org/research-interest/edinburgh-research-interest-group-erig/
Formed in 2010, the group aims to provide opportunities for members with an interest in Parkinson’s research to meet, communicate, and work together with researchers. They hold quarterly meetings with guest speakers both in person and online, and every year organise the prestigious international Edinburgh Parkinson’s Lecture.
West of Scotland
They work to keep the local Parkinson’s community up to date through regular research talks and events, their website and a quarterly newsletter. The group holds bi-monthly online meetings.
North of Scotland
The North of Scotland Parkinson’s RIG is the newest RIG in Scotland, made up of people with Parkinson’s, their loved ones, and researchers and healthcare professionals across Grampian, the Highlands, and Islands. The group aims to encourage people across the region to take an interest in research, through yearly events, newsletters, social media, and more recently, a podcast series (coming soon!).
The group meets online once per month, usually on the second Tuesday morning.
Other national groups
Information about other national groups can be found via:
https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/research/local-parkinsons-research-interest-groups#:~:text=Our%20Research%20Interest%20Groups%20(RIGs,research%20and%20what%27s%20happening%20locally.