What we fund

Our research

Funding the research our society needs

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Our total spend
on research £45 million

Mental health
and neuroscience £11.2m

Eating
disorders £3.3m

Eating disorders

Eating disorders are devastating – anorexia alone has the highest death rate of any psychiatric disorder – yet our understanding of what causes them is limited.

Self-harm £1.5m

Self-harm

Rates of self-harm have risen in young people, but we still know little about why people harm themselves.

Antimicrobial
resistance £4.3m

Antimicrobial resistance

AMR is a global threat to human health. To stop the spread of drug-resistant illness and disease, a new approach is desperately needed.

Hepatitis £4m

Hepatitis

Every 30 seconds, someone loses their life to a hepatitis related illness. We need better options for diagnosis and treatment.

Pain £2.9m

Pain

Chronic pain affects 28m people in the UK and nearly 30% of the entire global population – yet research is severely underfunded.

Climate change and health £2.6m

Climate change and health

Climate change is a severe threat to human health globally. Urgent action is needed to understand and tackle the health impacts of climate change.

Lupus £1.5m

Lupus

Lupus is difficult to diagnose and currently there is no cure, meaning more research is desperately needed.

Rare lung diseases

£1.2m

Rare lung diseases

A better understanding of the mechanisms underlying rare lung diseases is needed, to improve the treatment options available.

Young stroke

£1.1m

Young stroke

A quarter of strokes happen in young people of working age, having a huge impact on their lives - yet we know little about the risk factors for this age group.

Adolescent skin disorders £1m

Adolescent skin disorders

For adolescents, skin disorders can be physically and mentally scarring, yet effective treatments are scarce.

Asthma £1m

Asthma

8 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with asthma, but current treatments do not help symptoms in around 50% of patients.

Hearing loss £590k

Hearing loss

Better, tailored solutions are needed for the 9 million people in the UK who have significant hearing loss.

COVID-19 £400k

COVID-19

The emergence of COVID-19 quickly became a global health crisis, with scientists across the world contributing to our understanding of the disease.

£7.8m

Discovery
science

£3m

Research capacity
building in Africa

£770k Changing policy
and practice

Data based on awards made between 2008 to 2023

Our total spend
on research £45 million

Mental health
and neuroscience £11.2m

Eating
disorders £3.3m

Eating disorders

Eating disorders are devastating – anorexia alone has the highest death rate of any psychiatric disorder – yet our understanding of what causes them is limited.

Self-harm £1.5m

Self-harm

Rates of self-harm have risen in young people, but we still know little about why people harm themselves.

Antimicrobial
resistance £4.3m

Antimicrobial resistance

AMR is a global threat to human health. To stop the spread of drug-resistant illness and disease, a new approach is desperately needed.

Hepatitis £4m

Hepatitis

Every 30 seconds, someone loses their life to a hepatitis related illness. We need better options for diagnosis and treatment.

Pain £2.9m

Pain

Chronic pain affects 28m people in the UK and nearly 30% of the entire global population – yet research is severely underfunded.

Climate change and health £2.6m

Climate change and health

Climate change is a severe threat to human health globally. Urgent action is needed to understand and tackle the health impacts of climate change.

Lupus £1.5m

Lupus

Lupus is difficult to diagnose and currently there is no cure, meaning more research is desperately needed.

£1.2m

Rare lung diseases

A better understanding of the mechanisms underlying rare lung diseases is needed, to improve the treatment options available.

£1.1m

Young stroke

A quarter of strokes happen in young people of working age, having a huge impact on their lives - yet we know little about the risk factors for this age group.

£1m

Adolescent skin disorders

For adolescents, skin disorders can be physically and mentally scarring, yet effective treatments are scarce.

£1m

Asthma

8 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with asthma, but current treatments do not help symptoms in around 50% of patients.

£590k

Hearing loss

Better, tailored solutions are needed for the 9 million people in the UK who have significant hearing loss.

£400k

COVID-19

The emergence of COVID-19 quickly became a global health crisis, with scientists across the world contributing to our understanding of the disease.

£7.8m

Discovery science

£3m

Research capacity
building in Africa

£770k
Changing policy
and practice

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.

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A One-Health Partnership to Enhance Integrated Surveillance Towards Rabies Control and Elimination in Nigeria

Lead researcher:	Dr Grace Kia
Research organisation:	Ahmadu Bello University and University of Glasgow
Funding type:	Research grant
Status:	Awarded and preparing to start
Amount:	£11,356

Lead researcher:	Dr Emmanuel Essien
Research organisation:	University of Calabar and King's College London
Funding type:	Research grant
Status:	Awarded and preparing to start
Amount:	£12,955

Lead researcher:	Dr Thandi Kapwata and Dr Anya Burton
Research area:	Climate change and health
Research organisation:	South African Medical Research Council and University of Bristol
Amount:	£289,478

Lead researcher:	Dr Dari Da and Dr Joseph Challenger
Research organisation:	Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé and Imperial College London
Amount:	£302,881

Lead researcher:	Dr Adelaide Lusambili and Dr Cherie Part
Research area:	Climate change and health
Research organisation:	Africa International University and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Amount:	£317,863

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Our research

Funding the research our society needs

Eating disorders

Self-harm

Antimicrobial resistance

Hepatitis

Pain

Climate change and health

Lupus

Rare lung diseases

Young stroke

Adolescent skin disorders

Asthma

Hearing loss

COVID-19

Eating disorders

Self-harm

Antimicrobial resistance

Hepatitis

Pain

Climate change and health

Lupus

Rare lung diseases

Young stroke

Adolescent skin disorders

Asthma

Hearing loss

COVID-19

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A One-Health Partnership to Enhance Integrated Surveillance Towards Rabies Control and Elimination in Nigeria

Workforce migration and the Brain Drain phenomenon - a nationwide cross-sectional survey of early career psychiatrists in Nigeria

The role of climate in muscle function and physical performance in older adults

Using mosquitoes to investigate the impact of temperature on malaria

Impact of heat exposure on maternal and neonatal health in Kenya

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