Health – £3,466,250 distributed in 78 grants
This financial year the Institute of Cancer Research received £500,000 towards the development of new drugs, and Cancer Research UK the same amount towards the programme of breast cancer research being carried out in their Cambridge Institute.
There were three grants of £250,000, to the Thrombosis Research Institute, Breakthrough Breast Cancer and to Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine. The aim of the Thrombosis Research Institute is the detection of those at high risk of thrombosis and the development of effective and affordable therapies. Breakthrough Breast Cancer ‘s grant was towards their cohort study which will initially cover a ten year time frame and include 100,000 women over the age of 18; the Trustees matched their earlier grant towards the project to enable them to meet their targets. The grant to Imperial College was to support a new Chair of Science & Society, with the aim of improving public engagement with science and to build greater levels of understanding and education in the scientific disciplines.
Changing Faces received £100,000 towards their work in supporting adults with facial disfigurement. This organisation assists both children and adults who experience life with facial differences, whether from birth or acquired in later life through accident or illness – the charity helps individuals navigate the challenges they face in life with confidence, and they also raise awareness of the issues involved to the wider community and to healthcare professionals.
Additionally there were four grants of £100,000 to the School of Health & Social Care at Oxford Brookes University (for osteopathy clinics), Meath Epilepsy Trust (for the modernisation of its facilities), Marie Curie Cancer Care (towards replacing their Glasgow hospice) and Action Medical Research (for research into chronic pain in children).
As in previous years, various other hospices and medical charities across the country benefit with grants ranging from £250 to £50,000.
