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Blood Cancer UK - Project Grants [OPEN]

https://bloodwise.org.uk/research/funding/schemes

Blood Cancer UK invites research proposals addressing novel questions in blood cancer. Research should support BCUK's strategic goal of attaining a world where no one dies as a result of blood cancer or its treatments.

Award programme/theme

Project grant

Funding amount range

£100,001 to £250,000

Maximum duration

3 years

Submission deadline

6 March 2025

Ataxia UK - Small Grants [OPEN]

https://www.ataxia.org.uk/ataxia-research/research-grants/

These are small grants (less than £5000) for research projects into Ataxia.

Award programme/theme

Project grant

Funding amount range

Under £50,000

Submission deadline

22 September 2025

Asthma and Lung UK - Senior Fellowships [CLOSED]

https://www.asthma.org.uk/research/researchers/grants/awards-we-fund/

Designed to identify and invest in a new generation of asthma superstar scientists.

Award programme/theme

Fellowship (award type)

Funding amount range

£100,001 to £250,000

Maximum duration

5 years

Action for A-T - Project Grants [CLOSED]

https://actionforat.org/a-t-research/information-for-researchers/

Action for A-T funds medical research that speeds up the process of identifying a cure for Ataxia Telangiectasia (A-T) or treatments that delay or prevent the disabling effects of the condition.

Award programme/theme

Project grant

Funding amount range

£100,001 to £250,000

Maximum duration

3 years

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RCPCH responds to new FDS position statement on children's oral health

15 August 2019

The statement from the Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) welcomes a number of measures announced in the Prevention Green Paper and Childhood Obesity Plan that will help to improve children's oral health, but highlights the importance of maintaining a focus on addressing the issue. RCPCH President resp...

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RCPCH responds to paper on social media and adolescent wellbeing and mental health

14 August 2019

A paper published in the Lancet finds that, for teenage girls, almost all of the effect of very frequent social media use on wellbeing was due to increased exposure to bullying and reduced sleep and physical exercise. Meanwhile, for teenage boys, the impact on wellbeing appears to be due to other in...

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RCPCH responds to draft NICE guidance and outcome of NHS England review on CBMPs

13 August 2019

Last week, NICE published draft recommendations on the use of cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMPs) following evaluation of their clinical and cost-effectiveness, and NHS England published a review aimed at assessing the barriers to prescribing cannabis-based medicinal products where it is safe ...

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RCPCH and Newlife Clinical Research Fellowship Award

The joint clinical research fellowship by RCPCH and Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children aims to identify and nurture a new generation of child health researchers. We announce our first winner, Dr Asma Soltani, who will carry out UK research into Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disorder.

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Fellowships, awards and prizes

Research

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A rare treat - two young people report back from our rare disease tea party

8 August 2019

Since 2014 the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit has held this annual event - young people living with rare disease and health professionals working in the field share their experiences. Our interns went along to find out more...

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RCPCH responds to Government changes to NHS pension rules

7 August 2019

The Government has announced today that the pension rules for senior clinicians are to be changed, to allow them to take on extra shifts, treat more patients and help to reduce waiting times without losing out financially.