life for everyone affected by a brain tumour, including patients and carers. The charity works, has worked, and continues to work with a number of medical and research institutes, laboratories and universities looking for cures to defeat brain tumours, as well as treatments for both adults and children. They also provide funding opportunities in line with the 'A Cure Can't Wait' strategy, and award these following competitive peer reviewing processes and assessments made by their independent Grant Review and Monitoring Committee (GRAM). Support and Information services The Brain Tumour Charity is the only national brain tumour charity to provide a variety of information and support services which allow people personally affected by brain tumours to access support online, face to face, on the phone or in printed form across the UK, regardless of tumour type, age or location, for both adults and children. The services are focused on improving life today, helping people to live their life well, with improved quality of life. The charity's support and information services are available free of charge for everyone affected by a brain tumour, those who have been diagnosed, as well as their family, friends, schools and employers. Raising awareness, policies and campaigns HeadSmart The Brain Tumour Charity's primary awareness campaign is HeadSmart: be brain tumour aware. HeadSmart is a multi-award-winning, UK-wide campaign based on research funded by The Brain Tumour Charity at The University of Nottingham (2003-2006). HeadSmart aims to educate the public and healthcare professionals about the signs and symptoms of brain tumours in children and young people, to reduce diagnosis times, to save lives and to reduce long term disability. The campaign's goal is to reduce diagnosis times to four weeks or less in line with NHS targets. Raising awareness of brain tumours The charity campaigns on a range of issues that affect people affected by a brain tumour. They engage with politicians, policy makers and other influential stakeholders within the health sector, including responding to government consultations. The charity also works with like-minded organisations and networks across the UK to better understand local healthcare issues. In 2015 the charity commissioned a research project 'Living with a brain tumour', in partnership with an independent research agency. The research investigated the lived experience of adults with a brain tumour. Two publications have results from the research: 'Losing Myself: The Reality of Life with a Brain Tumour' – this report demonstrated the