Research events
Browse our upcoming events and recordings to find out about the latest Parkinson's research.
Upcoming events
Parkinson's UK hosts 'Deep Brain Stimulation for Dyskinesia and Motor Fluctuations: Patient Selection, Timing and Gender Disparities'.
This event will bring together clinical expertise and lived experience to explore the role of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson's. The event aims to improve understanding of DBS and factors that may influence treatment decisions for people with Parkinson's.
When: Wednesday 4 November 2026, 1.30 - 3.30pm
Where: Online via Zoom
What: Three speakers with time for Q&A
Interested in attending? For full speaker list and to register, visit the registration page.
Par-Con, the Parkinson's UK community convention, is our 2-day in-person and online event for the Parkinson's community. Join us and connect with others, find out about the latest research and how to live well with Parkinson's.
For more information and to register, visit our Par-Con webpage.
The London Parkinson's Research Interest Group and Imperial College London are delighted to host their next in-person research event, for people with Parkinson's and their loved ones.
At the event, you'll hear from scientists and clinicians, talking about their Parkinson's research, from lab-work to clinical trials. This will be in small, round-table discussion format - you will speak with five different research groups, covering a range of topics.
When: Wednesday 18 November 2026, 12 - 3pm
Where: Sir Michael Uren Building, 12th Floor, Imperial College London, 86 Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ
Interested in attending? For full details and to register for free tickets, visit the registration page.
The Parkinson's UK Yorkshire & Humber Research Interest Group (YHRIG) hosts their next online research event featuring Rory Turkmen Smith, the Tissue Bank Engagement Manager at the MS and Parkinson's Tissue Bank, Imperial College London. Rory will present the functioning of the Parkinson's UK Brain Bank, explaining the donation process, collaboration with other research projects, as well as give a small glimpse into the type of research they support.
When: Monday 23 November 2026, 12 - 1pm
Where: Online via Zoom
What: Guest speaker Rory Turkmen Smith from the Brain Bank, with time for Q&A
Interested in attending? Please register on our Zoom registration page.
We are inviting people with Parkinson's and their loved ones, researchers, and health and care professionals, to join us at this free event, featuring a range of talks about Parkinson's research happening in Northern Ireland and beyond.
When: Friday 27 November, 10.45am - 2.30pm
Where: Da Vinci's Hotel, 15 Culmore Rd, Orchard Street, Derry/Londonderry BT48 8JB.
Interested in attending? For full details and to register for free tickets, visit the registration page.
Organising your own event?
We deliver research talks to share the latest updates on Parkinson's research, how we're driving forward better treatments and how you can get involved. Individual groups can request a member of our research team to join them in person or online.
Catch up on research talks
On 16 May 2026, the South East Research Interest Group hosted their online event 'Nutrition and Parkinson's, and research updates from the South East.'
On 6 November 2025, the Dundee Research Interest Group hosted a webinar on the EJS ACT-PD clinical trial. Catch up on the webinar to find out more about the trial and how to take part.
Catch up with this webinar on the Parkinson's UK Brain Bank hosted by the West of Scotland Research Interest Group on 18 September 2025.
On 24 and 25 October, the Parkinson's community came together for Par-Con, our free, 2-day in-person and online convention, planned in collaboration with a team of people living with and affected by the condition.
Catch up with our webinar on hallucinations and delusions from 14 May 2025. You can hear more about what hallucinations and delusions are and how and why they may affect you. Plus tips to help you manage them.
We also cover 2 of our funded research trials, TOP HAT and CAN-PDP, which are testing new treatments for hallucinations and delusions, and how you can take part. The CAN-PDP trial is no longer recruiting participants.
On World Parkinson's Day 2025, we hosted our very first online research 'taster session.' We spotlight some exciting research projects, show how research is helping people to live well with Parkinson's, and how and why people are getting involved in research.
In 2023, the North of Scotland Parkinson's Research Interest Group launched a podcast (previously known as the NoSPRIG podcast) with a simple but ambitious aim: to make Parkinson's research more accessible to everyone.
Every month, Dr Julie Jones and Helga Macfarlane explore the outstanding research being undertaken across Scotland and speak to the brilliant researchers making it happen.
You can listen to each episode by following the links on the group's PodBean webpage.
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Our blog helps to explain research across a range of topics, share progress towards better treatments, and give a voice to people driving research forward.
Par-Con is your annual Parkinson's community convention about living well with Parkinson's, giving you the chance to join talks, activities and connect with others.