Press centre

If you are a journalist or researcher and you need information about RAFT, please download the media guide pdf. It contains an overview of our work, and provides details of RAFT’s spokespeople. 

To read press releases and articles about RAFT, please click on the links below.

2010 - Professional Beauty
Bill to ban sunbed use for under-18s divides industry

2010 - Press Release
RAFT calls for better awareness of the dangers of UV radiation

2010 - Press Release
RAFT advises Skiers to remember dangers of Skin Cancer

2010 - Yahoo! News
Britain backs ban on tanning beds for under-18s

2010 - Reuters UK
Government backs ban on tanning beds for under-18s

2010 - Press Release
RAFT Supports Private Members Bill banning Under-18s using Sunbeds

2009 - Press Release
RAFT's Position on Melanotan, an illegal tanning injection

2009 - Wiltshire Times 
Trowbridge salon boosts skin charity

2009 - Design Week Article
Fivefootsix website for RAFT targets duel audiences

2009 - Daily Mail Article 
Burns could heal faster thanks to gel pads that act like 'second skin'

2009 - The Sun Article 
'Second skin' helps Brit doctors beat MRSA

2009 – Press release 
RAFT’s Position on Sun Damage

2009 – Press release 
RAFT is Fake Bake UK’s Chosen Charity

2008 – Press release 
Melanin Nature’s Sunscreen – short version

2008 – Press release 
Melanin Nature’s Sunscreen – full version

2008 – Daily Express Article 
Beachbag Guide to Staying Safe in Sunshine

2007 – Press release 
Skin Protection – Measuring Technique

2007 – Press release 
Skin Protection – General Information

2006 – Press release 
Further developments in skin Cancer Protection and Against Ageing of the Skin

2006 – Daily Mail Article
coverage of Skin Cancer


If you have any press enquiries please contact Charlie Harrison on charrison@pelhambellpottinger.co.uk or Leonor Stjepic on ceo@raft.ac.uk or on 07814706 144