Our newsletters contain the latest information on Viking Genes. The Viking Genes newsletter is sent to 11,000 email addresses three to four times each year. Up until 2023 this was exclusively to participants in our studies: ORCADES (Orkney Complex Disease Study), Viking Health Study- Shetland (Viking I), Viking II and Viking III. We now also send it to fellow researchers, public health stakeholders, and science communicators.If you are in our studies and have changed email address, get in touch by email at viking@ed.ac.uk or use our update my details form here: Update my detailsIf you are not in our study but would like to receive a copy, please get in touch too. We can also send out back copies of our newsletter. Viking Genes Winter 2025 Newsletter As we say goodbye to 2024, here at Viking Genes we look back at a year packed with impactful research, but a recent medical grant and the launch of our fundraising drive has set our eyes firmly on what we want to achieve in 2025. Viking Genes Autumn 2024 Newsletter An important update from our fund-raising drive, research using our volunteer data that featured on the BBC, a report from a sell-out talk on Shetland, another powerful volunteer story, and a Viking Genes website update. Viking Genes Summer 2024 Newsletter As we welcome the long days of summer, here at Viking Genes we also look back at everything we have achieved together and take pride in delivering impactful research to return 'actionable' results to our volunteers. This includes one of our most important discoveries to date and is our breaking story! Viking Genes Winter 2024 Newsletter An important study update regarding return of results, an exciting interview with a researcher using your data and the latest research we have been involved in. We also have a report from Jim's talk at the Orkney International Science Festival. Viking Genes Autumn 2023 Newsletter An important study update regarding new funding, an update on what we've been doing in the lab, and an exciting interview with a researcher using your data, and news of a Viking Genes social media post that reached three quarters of a million Facebook users. Viking Genes Spring 2023 Newsletter As we welcome the spring and think about new beginnings, here at Viking Genes we also look back at everything we have achieved together. This includes one of our most important discoveries to date and is our breaking story! Viking I Summer 2022 Newsletter This newsletter provides details on study expansion, an award for our Chief Investigator Jim Wilson, and some research we have conducted thanks to your involvement! ORCADES Spring 2019 Newsletter This newsletter provides details on new funding, an award for our Principal Investigator Jim Wilson, the recent Orkney Science Festival, and some research we have conducted thanks to your involvement! This article was published on 2024-07-23