Our Partners

Alopecia UK could not do the work we do to improve the lives of those affected by alopecia without the help and support of some wonderful partners.

Partnership opportunities

We would love to discuss how your support could help bring our ambitions to life, whether through a one-off donation, an ongoing partnership, or support for a specific project. Our Partnership Opportunities Pack outlines a range of ideas of how you could support Alopecia UK in making a meaningful differerence.

Explore our Partnership Opportunities Pack here

Businesses who support us

We want to thank the many businesses who support Alopecia UK each year via paid membership of our Service Directory.

In addition, we wish to thank the following businesses who are Sponsors for our 2025 Big Weekend event:

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Research and regulatory bodies who work with us

We work with research and regulatory bodies to ensure that the patient voice is heard when developing new treatments and commissioning new research and clinical guidelines.

Collection of logos of research and regulatory bodies who work with Alopecia UK

Collection of logos of regulatory and research bodies that work with Alopecia UK

Grant awarding organisations who have supported us

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We want to thank the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) for supporting us in 2020 with a grant to develop our Schools’ Pack; the VTCTF for supporting us in 2020 with improving and expanding our support provision and our project to engage with men with alopecia; Pfizer for providing funding in 2022 to allow us to explore the socioeconomic burden of alopecia areata; the National Lottery Community Fund for their grant in 2022 to reinvigorate face-to-face support for children and teens; and Avast for their grants to support our Alton Towers and Kingswood Residential events.

Charities and patient support organisations we collaborate with

At Alopecia UK, we believe in working together with other organisations who are also working to improve the lives of those affected by alopecia. We are proud of the relationships we have built with some incredible national and international organisations.

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In addition, we work closely with member organisations of the VTCTF's Appearance Collective and the British Association of Dermatologists' Patient Support Group Network.

If you would like to find out more about partnering with Alopecia UK, please email our team: [email protected]

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