The Annual Stephen Hawking MND Lecture 2025

Event Notes:

The aim of the Annual Stephen Hawking MND Lecture is to bring current research in motor neurone disease to members of the multidisciplinary team and demonstrate how this might feed into their practice. Lectures are led by experts in their field, and these engaging and popular events attract hundreds of health and social care professionals, including delegates from across Europe. The lectures are held in the evening and online to make attendance as open as possible.

Professor Ammar Al-Chalabi, Professor of Neurology and Complex Disease Genetics, will deliver this year’s lecture. The session will explore the role of genes in MND, including:

• the relevance of genetics for anyone living with MND, and their family members, including unaffected relatives
• how genetic testing may help predict or diagnose MND
• how genetic knowledge is shaping treatments
• how to discuss genetics in your practice and how to support people with and affected by MND with genetics-related decisions.

The lecture will take place as a hybrid event on 4 November 2025, and it is open to both health and social care professionals and people with MND. It will be live-streamed online and delivered in person at the Royal Society of Medicine in London, where attendees will also have the opportunity to join an evening reception for drinks and networking.