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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Using a dialogue-based intervention to approach the climate change impact on yellow fever and skin Neglected Tropical Diseases

Lead researcher:	Dr Victor Mogre and Dr Michael Head
Research area:	Climate change and health
Research organisation:	University for Development Studies and University of Southampton
Funding type:	Research grant
Amount:	£303,462

Lead researcher:	Dr Mortiz Herle
Research area:	Changing Policy and Practice
Research organisation:	King's College London
Funding type:	Dissemination award
Status:	Awarded and preparing to start
Amount:	£29,713

Lead researcher:	Professor Manisha Nair
Research area:	Changing Policy and Practice
Research organisation:	University of Oxford
Funding type:	Dissemination award
Status:	Awarded and preparing to start
Amount:	£30,000

Lead researcher:	Professor Benedict Michael
Research area:	Changing Policy and Practice
Research organisation:	University of Liverpool
Funding type:	Dissemination award
Status:	Awarded and preparing to start
Amount:	£29,839

Lead researcher:	Dr Lorenzo Fabrizi
Research area:	Changing Policy and Practice
Research organisation:	University College London
Funding type:	Dissemination award
Status:	Awarded and preparing to start
Amount:	£29,976

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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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Using a dialogue-based intervention to approach the climate change impact on yellow fever and skin Neglected Tropical Diseases

The power of parental feeding and genetic risk for childhood obesity

Screening pregnant women for cardiac problems in low-resource settings

Tools to help clinicians swiftly diagnose neurological problems in COVID-19 patients

Understanding pain severity in premature or unwell babies

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