£650,000 awarded to research in 2018

Because of the support of people like you, for over 30 years, we have been at the forefront of groundbreaking research in Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis - with £5.2 million awarded between 2008-2017.

Due to the generosity of our partners and donors, the following projects have been granted nearly £650,000 funding from Crohn's & Colitis UK in 2018:

University of Exeter will receive £120,000 to look at Developing ways for doctors to deliver more personalised treatment.

Aston University & Birmingham Children’s Hospital will receive £33,790 to developing a programme to support young people (aged 13-18) with IBD to follow their treatment plans.

MRC Centre for Inflammation Research will receive £118,767 to investigate whether blocking ‘Danger signals’ will reduce inflammation in the bowel.

University of Cambridge will receive £87,463 to investigate genetic variations that cause IBD.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals will receive £119,967 to develop an aid to support people with Ulcerative Colitis choosing between medical and surgical treatment.

St George’s, University of London will receive £89,670 to look at depression and IBD. The aim of the research is to understand what influences depression in people with IBD and the effect depression can have on symptoms. 

Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry will receive £73,573 to find ways to stop fibrosis in Crohn’s Disease.  Researchers hope that valproic acid, or similar drugs can be used as new treatments for fibrosis in Crohn’s.

We are passionate about the difference that research has the potential to achieve to the lives of people living with these Crohn's and Colitis, which you can read about in our report on the Power of Research.

Applications for 2019 Crohn’s & Colitis UK research grants are now open. We grant three kinds of awards:

• Medical - any aspect of Inflammatory Bowel Disease relevant to a better understanding of the causes or mechanisms of IBD or better treatment for IBD patients. 
• Living with IBD – any aspect of the social and psychological impact of Inflammatory Bowel Disease including research into ways of helping patients and their families to live with IBD.
• Health Services – research with the potential to improve the services provided to the UK’s IBD community and to drive up standards of care for patients with IBD.

Funding for any one project is normally subject to a maximum of £120,000 over a period of up to three years. Applications for funding of pilot studies are also encouraged.

Closing date for applications is 4pm on Monday 1 October 2018. For more information regarding these awards, please contact us at research@crohnsandcolitis.org.uk or on 01727 734468.