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Eating disorders are devastating – anorexia alone has the highest death rate of any psychiatric disorder – yet our understanding of what causes them is limited.
Read more about Eating DisordersRead moreAMR is a global threat to human health. To stop the spread of drug-resistant illness and disease, a new approach is desperately needed.
Read more about Antimicrobial ResistanceRead moreEvery 30 seconds, someone loses their life to a hepatitis related illness. We need better options for diagnosis and treatment.
Read more about HepatitisRead moreLupus is difficult to diagnose and currently there is no cure, meaning more research is desperately needed.
Read more about LupusRead moreRare lung diseases
£1.2mYoung stroke
£1.1mAdolescent skin disorders £1m
Asthma £1m
Hearing loss £590k
Data based on awards made between 2008 to 2023
Eating disorders are devastating – anorexia alone has the highest death rate of any psychiatric disorder – yet our understanding of what causes them is limited.
Read more about Eating DisordersRead moreAMR is a global threat to human health. To stop the spread of drug-resistant illness and disease, a new approach is desperately needed.
Read more about Antimicrobial ResistanceRead moreEvery 30 seconds, someone loses their life to a hepatitis related illness. We need better options for diagnosis and treatment.
Read more about HepatitisRead moreLupus is difficult to diagnose and currently there is no cure, meaning more research is desperately needed.
Read more about LupusRead moreRare lung diseases
Young stroke
Thanks to our supporters, we've been able to fund a wide range of life-changing medical research. Have a look at the projects we've funded below or visit our News and Events page to read the latest research findings.
Lead researcher: | Professor Julie Balen |
Research area: | Changing Policy and Practice |
Disease or condition: | Healthcare systems |
Research organisation: | Canterbury Christ Church University |
Funding type: | Dissemination award |
Status: | Live |
Amount: | £30,294 |
Lead researcher: | Dr Verena Hinze |
Research area: | Pain |
Research organisation: | University of Oxford |
Funding type: | Fellowship |
Status: | Awarded and preparing to start |
Amount: | £128,021 |
Lead researcher: | Dr Rhiannon Joslin |
Research area: | Pain |
Research organisation: | University of Southampton |
Funding type: | Fellowship |
Status: | Awarded and preparing to start |
Amount: | £145,007 |
Lead researcher: | Dr Hamish Innes |
Research area: | Infectious diseases |
Disease or condition: | Hepatitis |
Research organisation: | Glasgow Caledonian University |
Funding type: | Emerging Leaders Prize |
Status: | Live |
Amount: | £100,000 |
Lead researcher: | Dr Azim Ansari |
Research area: | Infectious diseases |
Disease or condition: | Hepatitis |
Research organisation: | University of Oxford |
Funding type: | Emerging Leaders Prize |
Status: | Live |
Amount: | £70,000 |