Research and funding


July 2006

Research in the field of ageing is a vast area, and there are a great many books and journal articles available on the many different topics within this field. For those seeking to undertake research in this field, the following organisations/bodies may have funding to offer:

Action Medical Research
Age Care - the Royal Surgical Aid Society
Alzheimer's Research Trust
Alzheimer's Society - Dementia care and research
Arthritis Research Campaign
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
British Geriatrics Society
British Heart Foundation
Cancer Research UK
Chief Scientist Office, Scotland
Chronic Disease Research Foundation
Deafness Research UK (also known as Hearing Research Trust, formerly Defeating Deafness)
Department of Health - NHS Research and Development funding
Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation
Diabetes UK (formerly British Diabetic Association)
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Heart Research UK
Help the Aged - Research into Ageing
Huntington's Disease Association
Kidney Research UK
Leukaemia Research
Marie Curie Research Institute
Medical Research Council
Mental Health Foundation
National Eye Research Centre
National Osteoporosis Society
Natural Environment Research Council
NHS Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO) Research & Development Programme
North West Cancer Research Fund
Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke Association
Northern Ireland Leukaemia Research Fund
Nuffield Foundation
Parkinson's Disease Society
Research and Development Office, directorate of the Northern Ireland Health and Social Services Central Services Agency
Royal Society
Royal Society of Medicine
Smith and Nephew Foundation
Tenovus, a national cancer charity
The Commonwealth Fund
The Stroke Association
Wales Office of Research and Development for Health and Social Care (WORD)
Wellcome Trust

There are also a number of good grant funding databases available for searching over the web. Through its board of science and education, the British Medical Association also offers grants for medical research.

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