It is estimated that by 2050, 115.4 million people will be suffering from dementia worldwide, according to the Alzheimer’s Society. The website of Alzheimer’s Research UK explains that Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common types of dementia, affecting

The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Half Marathon will take place in the former venue of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and for the first time the course will include closed roads, allowing participants to run through the traffic free

Since 1988, World AIDS Day aims to raise awareness, help in the prevention and focus on putting an end to the disease The world has lost 39 million people to AIDS since its detection in 1983, a number comparable to

More than 40.3 million people worldwide, roughly twice the population of Scandinavia, are estimated to be victims of slavery today, according to the International Labour Organisation. The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery aims to remind people of that. Historically

Student Volunteering Week is now in its 20th year in the UK. On the event's website, we find out that "student volunteering and social action in the UK have a long history, from university settlements and missions in the nineteenth century

Dechox is the equivalent of Dry January, only for chocolate. While the sought-after dessert may seem less innocuous than alcohol, it actually comes with its own set of potential problems. From rotten teeth in children to sugar-induced obesity, the issues

On the letsdothis website, the Cancer Research UK London Winter Run promises that "you will be part of the UK’s largest mass participation winter event and the largest 10k in London. Places sold out just after New Year, taking us

Since the NSPCC Number Day was launched 20 years ago, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has raised nearly £2 million with the help of some 3,500 schools. The event is a math-inspired fundraiser for

18 million people were diagnosed with cancer around the world in 2018. World Cancer Day aims to remind people that, due to research, half of those diagnosed with cancer in the UK now survive the disease for more than ten

The National Apprenticeship Week has reached its 14th yearly edition, and it aims to celebrate apprenticeships around England. The week of February 8 will see a number of events taking place in schools and colleges around the country. Last year,