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Join Our Team! The BDFA Are Looking For A Scientific Officer

Fancy working for the BDFA? The BDFA currently have an exciting job opening for a Scientific Officer to join the team. This is an opportunity for to join a national rare disease charity as our in house scientific ‘expert’ on…

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Looking For A New Fundrasing Role?

Come and join our team as our new Head of Fundraising.The BDFA is looking to diversify its income streams, secure its future and grow the support it can offer to families.We are looking for a strong fundraiser who has a…

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Fundraiser Vacancy

This is a great opportunity for a motivated, highly-organised individual to make a significant contribution as part of a team to the development of a growing charity to help it achieve its Vision of a world without Batten disease.

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Board Of Trustees Vacancies

Do you, a friend, relative or colleague have the time, skills and commitment to support our work and help us achieve our vision of a world without Batten disease? We have vacancies on our Board of Trustees and would love…

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Cancellation Of Lab Open Day (18 June 2015)

Professor Jon Cooper has just been informed by Kings College that his laboratory will be moving between the 15-19th June. As you are aware, this is the same week that we had planned to have the PSDL/BDFA Lab Open Day for…

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BDFA Spring Newsletter & Bulletin

Our Newsletter and Bulletin are now available for download below. Please have a read! Spring Newsletter 2015 Spring Bulletin 2015

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Job Opportunity – Clinical Nurse Specialist In Battens Disease

We are delighted to announce that thanks to every one of you who has run through mud, swam Scottish Lochs, cycled the length of the country, drunk coffee, walked, ate cake, had hair cuts and everything else in between to…

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Donate to the BDFA

With your support we can help support families living with the devastating diagnosis of Batten disease

Thank you for making a donation to the work of the BDFA.

The BDFA receives NO funding from Government and are only able to carry out our work because of the strong commitment of our volunteers and fundraisers.

Thank you so much for your support

How your donation can help

£5 a month
provides a support and information
folder for a newly diagnosed family

£20 a month

helps to run our family support services

£50 a month
enables us to run training workshops
for professionals to educate them on
Batten disease