National awareness dates

Planning a public engagement event that resonates with your research can be incredibly impactful, especially when aligned with national and international awareness days, weeks, or months. This webpage provides a non-comprehensive list of these observances, offering you a unique opportunity to connect your work with relevant, timely causes.

Below is a list of just some of the awareness days. For a more comprehensive list, please email the Public Engagement Team for access to the National Days calendar.

February

• 4th - World Cancer Day
• 28th - Rare Disease Day.

March

• Whole month - Brain Tumour Awareness
• 24th  - World Tuberculosis Day.

April

• 11th - World Parkinson's Day
• 24th - 30th - World Immunization Week.

May

• 17th - World Hypertension Day
• 20th - World Bee Day.

June

• 19th - World Sickle Cell Day
• 24th - 30th - National Insect Week.

July

• 6th - World Zoonoses Day
• 28th - World Hepatitis Day.

August

• 20th - World Mosquito Day
• 21th - World Senior Citizen Day.

September

• 13th - World Sepsis Day
• 24th - World Cancer Research Day.

October

• 18th - World Menopause Day
• 24th - 31st - International Bat Week.

November

• 3rd - One Health Day
• 18th - 24th - World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week.

December

3rd - International Day of Persons with Disabilities.