Kidney Research UK
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Need information? Email us at enquiries@kidneyresearchuk.org.
Need information? Email us at enquiries@kidneyresearchuk.org.
UCL PhD student, Claudia Bruno, spoke to us about their new published findings in the Asaio journal.
She is building on work from Kidney Research UK funded, Dr Claudio Capelli, to reduce complications in children on haemodialysis.
Read more: bit.ly/3JMYoGA
She is building on work from Kidney Research UK funded, Dr Claudio Capelli, to reduce complications in children on haemodialysis.
Read more: bit.ly/3JMYoGA
October 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
UCL PhD student, Claudia Bruno, spoke to us about their new published findings in the Asaio journal.
She is building on work from Kidney Research UK funded, Dr Claudio Capelli, to reduce complications in children on haemodialysis.
Read more: bit.ly/3JMYoGA
She is building on work from Kidney Research UK funded, Dr Claudio Capelli, to reduce complications in children on haemodialysis.
Read more: bit.ly/3JMYoGA
We’re still reflecting on what has been our most successful Driving Discoveries event to date. The response and feedback have been overwhelming.
Next year will take place in Manchester. Register your interest to be among the first to receive updates as details are confirmed: bit.ly/3KYakbP
Next year will take place in Manchester. Register your interest to be among the first to receive updates as details are confirmed: bit.ly/3KYakbP
October 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
We’re still reflecting on what has been our most successful Driving Discoveries event to date. The response and feedback have been overwhelming.
Next year will take place in Manchester. Register your interest to be among the first to receive updates as details are confirmed: bit.ly/3KYakbP
Next year will take place in Manchester. Register your interest to be among the first to receive updates as details are confirmed: bit.ly/3KYakbP
Our policy team had a busy week at the Labour Party Conference—meeting partners and MPs to push for a modern kidney disease framework that transforms care and tackles its growing impact.
October 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Our policy team had a busy week at the Labour Party Conference—meeting partners and MPs to push for a modern kidney disease framework that transforms care and tackles its growing impact.
It’s been one year since the launch of LifeArc-Kidney Research UK Centre for Rare Kidney Diseases which unites university researchers, healthcare professionals, charities, industry, and patient groups to develop treatments for rare kidney diseases that are accessible to every patient. bit.ly/4mG4SZe
September 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
It’s been one year since the launch of LifeArc-Kidney Research UK Centre for Rare Kidney Diseases which unites university researchers, healthcare professionals, charities, industry, and patient groups to develop treatments for rare kidney diseases that are accessible to every patient. bit.ly/4mG4SZe
It’s ‘Know Your Numbers Week’ and we've partnered with
Blood Pressure UK to highlight the link between blood pressure and kidney health.
Did you know that having high blood pressure increases your risk of developing kidney disease?
Watch the video to learn more:
bit.ly/3wDyhhZ
Blood Pressure UK to highlight the link between blood pressure and kidney health.
Did you know that having high blood pressure increases your risk of developing kidney disease?
Watch the video to learn more:
bit.ly/3wDyhhZ
September 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It’s ‘Know Your Numbers Week’ and we've partnered with
Blood Pressure UK to highlight the link between blood pressure and kidney health.
Did you know that having high blood pressure increases your risk of developing kidney disease?
Watch the video to learn more:
bit.ly/3wDyhhZ
Blood Pressure UK to highlight the link between blood pressure and kidney health.
Did you know that having high blood pressure increases your risk of developing kidney disease?
Watch the video to learn more:
bit.ly/3wDyhhZ
We’re #hiring a public and patient involvement manager. As PPI manager, you’ll be the expert lead, ensuring our PPI activities grow and deliver impact in line with the charity’s goals.
For more information and to apply, click here: bit.ly/3I0ruob
For more information and to apply, click here: bit.ly/3I0ruob
September 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM
We’re #hiring a public and patient involvement manager. As PPI manager, you’ll be the expert lead, ensuring our PPI activities grow and deliver impact in line with the charity’s goals.
For more information and to apply, click here: bit.ly/3I0ruob
For more information and to apply, click here: bit.ly/3I0ruob
For #NationalPotatoDay we are sharing a story from a familiar face to most of you, #SpudMan, aka Ben.
“Quite a few people with kidney problems come up to the trailer. I think they appreciate me showing a positive perspective on living with the illness and raising awareness.”
bit.ly/4oEK6e4
“Quite a few people with kidney problems come up to the trailer. I think they appreciate me showing a positive perspective on living with the illness and raising awareness.”
bit.ly/4oEK6e4
August 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
For #NationalPotatoDay we are sharing a story from a familiar face to most of you, #SpudMan, aka Ben.
“Quite a few people with kidney problems come up to the trailer. I think they appreciate me showing a positive perspective on living with the illness and raising awareness.”
bit.ly/4oEK6e4
“Quite a few people with kidney problems come up to the trailer. I think they appreciate me showing a positive perspective on living with the illness and raising awareness.”
bit.ly/4oEK6e4
Diabetes is the largest cause of kidney disease.
Rajani has made it her mission to increase early diagnosis in people at risk of kidney disease, after her father's battle with diabetes ultimately led to kidney failure.
Read more: bit.ly/41sND4Y
Rajani has made it her mission to increase early diagnosis in people at risk of kidney disease, after her father's battle with diabetes ultimately led to kidney failure.
Read more: bit.ly/41sND4Y
August 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Diabetes is the largest cause of kidney disease.
Rajani has made it her mission to increase early diagnosis in people at risk of kidney disease, after her father's battle with diabetes ultimately led to kidney failure.
Read more: bit.ly/41sND4Y
Rajani has made it her mission to increase early diagnosis in people at risk of kidney disease, after her father's battle with diabetes ultimately led to kidney failure.
Read more: bit.ly/41sND4Y
We are thrilled to announce our partnership with the Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Charity UK, to offer a brand-new grant round, helping to shape the future for people affected by polycystic kidney disease (PKD).
For more information and to apply, click here: bit.ly/4m1b0eg
For more information and to apply, click here: bit.ly/4m1b0eg
August 11, 2025 at 10:53 AM
We are thrilled to announce our partnership with the Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Charity UK, to offer a brand-new grant round, helping to shape the future for people affected by polycystic kidney disease (PKD).
For more information and to apply, click here: bit.ly/4m1b0eg
For more information and to apply, click here: bit.ly/4m1b0eg
Our Master’s of research grants for pharmacists and nurses are now open!
We want to help nurses and pharmacists engage with research early in their careers and build their confidence and skills in research methods.
Click here to find out more and apply: bit.ly/3v6q7tC
We want to help nurses and pharmacists engage with research early in their careers and build their confidence and skills in research methods.
Click here to find out more and apply: bit.ly/3v6q7tC
August 4, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Our Master’s of research grants for pharmacists and nurses are now open!
We want to help nurses and pharmacists engage with research early in their careers and build their confidence and skills in research methods.
Click here to find out more and apply: bit.ly/3v6q7tC
We want to help nurses and pharmacists engage with research early in their careers and build their confidence and skills in research methods.
Click here to find out more and apply: bit.ly/3v6q7tC
We’re #hiring a project manager to lead a small team in delivering key initiatives.
We’re looking for someone with a strong track record of managing and successfully delivering multiple projects, along with experience in leading and motivating a team.
To apply, click here: bit.ly/478PEHb
We’re looking for someone with a strong track record of managing and successfully delivering multiple projects, along with experience in leading and motivating a team.
To apply, click here: bit.ly/478PEHb
July 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We’re #hiring a project manager to lead a small team in delivering key initiatives.
We’re looking for someone with a strong track record of managing and successfully delivering multiple projects, along with experience in leading and motivating a team.
To apply, click here: bit.ly/478PEHb
We’re looking for someone with a strong track record of managing and successfully delivering multiple projects, along with experience in leading and motivating a team.
To apply, click here: bit.ly/478PEHb
We know this statistic can be tough to see – especially if you’re waiting for a transplant or have recently received a new kidney. Please keep reading to understand why we’re sharing it 👇
We share these numbers not to scare, but to inform and support. (1)
We share these numbers not to scare, but to inform and support. (1)
July 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
We know this statistic can be tough to see – especially if you’re waiting for a transplant or have recently received a new kidney. Please keep reading to understand why we’re sharing it 👇
We share these numbers not to scare, but to inform and support. (1)
We share these numbers not to scare, but to inform and support. (1)
🚨 New research grant rounds now open!
We're inviting researchers, clinicians, allied health professionals, and psychologists to apply for our latest round of grants, and we need your help to spread the word.
Check out the opportunities and tag someone who should apply: bit.ly/3v6q7tC
We're inviting researchers, clinicians, allied health professionals, and psychologists to apply for our latest round of grants, and we need your help to spread the word.
Check out the opportunities and tag someone who should apply: bit.ly/3v6q7tC
June 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
🚨 New research grant rounds now open!
We're inviting researchers, clinicians, allied health professionals, and psychologists to apply for our latest round of grants, and we need your help to spread the word.
Check out the opportunities and tag someone who should apply: bit.ly/3v6q7tC
We're inviting researchers, clinicians, allied health professionals, and psychologists to apply for our latest round of grants, and we need your help to spread the word.
Check out the opportunities and tag someone who should apply: bit.ly/3v6q7tC
🚨 The deadline for healthcare professional pharmacist and nurse-led research grants closes 5pm this Wednesday 25.
We are inviting applications from pharmacists and nurses looking to developing their research skills and lead research projects.
Click here: www.kidneyresearchuk.org/research/res...
We are inviting applications from pharmacists and nurses looking to developing their research skills and lead research projects.
Click here: www.kidneyresearchuk.org/research/res...
June 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
🚨 The deadline for healthcare professional pharmacist and nurse-led research grants closes 5pm this Wednesday 25.
We are inviting applications from pharmacists and nurses looking to developing their research skills and lead research projects.
Click here: www.kidneyresearchuk.org/research/res...
We are inviting applications from pharmacists and nurses looking to developing their research skills and lead research projects.
Click here: www.kidneyresearchuk.org/research/res...
We are delighted to announce, for the first time at our annual Driving Discoveries conference, three named presentations.
If you’re passionate about making a change in renal research, then this is an event you do not want to miss.
Find out more here: www.kidneyresearchuk.org/research/inf...
If you’re passionate about making a change in renal research, then this is an event you do not want to miss.
Find out more here: www.kidneyresearchuk.org/research/inf...
June 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
We are delighted to announce, for the first time at our annual Driving Discoveries conference, three named presentations.
If you’re passionate about making a change in renal research, then this is an event you do not want to miss.
Find out more here: www.kidneyresearchuk.org/research/inf...
If you’re passionate about making a change in renal research, then this is an event you do not want to miss.
Find out more here: www.kidneyresearchuk.org/research/inf...
#UKKW25 is a great opportunity to connect with our funded researchers and share some exciting ways to collaborate with us. It is a highlight in our calendar and we come away each year feeling even more motivated to support the renal research community.
Thank you to UKKA for another brilliant event.
Thank you to UKKA for another brilliant event.
June 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
#UKKW25 is a great opportunity to connect with our funded researchers and share some exciting ways to collaborate with us. It is a highlight in our calendar and we come away each year feeling even more motivated to support the renal research community.
Thank you to UKKA for another brilliant event.
Thank you to UKKA for another brilliant event.
Huge congratulations to our chief executive, Sandra Currie, who officially received her OBE from HRH The Prince of Wales yesterday at Windsor Castle. 🎉
Sandra was awarded an OBE in the King’s New Year Honours, in recognition of her services to people affected by kidney disease.
Sandra was awarded an OBE in the King’s New Year Honours, in recognition of her services to people affected by kidney disease.
June 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Huge congratulations to our chief executive, Sandra Currie, who officially received her OBE from HRH The Prince of Wales yesterday at Windsor Castle. 🎉
Sandra was awarded an OBE in the King’s New Year Honours, in recognition of her services to people affected by kidney disease.
Sandra was awarded an OBE in the King’s New Year Honours, in recognition of her services to people affected by kidney disease.
We've arrived in Bournemouth for UK Kidney Week and are delighted to have already seen lots of our funded researchers and their work.
Don’t forget to come and visit us at stands B34 and S12 tomorrow at 13:30 - 14:30 and 16:00 - 16:20 to listen to our surgeries.
Roll on tomorrow!
#UKKW25
Don’t forget to come and visit us at stands B34 and S12 tomorrow at 13:30 - 14:30 and 16:00 - 16:20 to listen to our surgeries.
Roll on tomorrow!
#UKKW25
June 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We've arrived in Bournemouth for UK Kidney Week and are delighted to have already seen lots of our funded researchers and their work.
Don’t forget to come and visit us at stands B34 and S12 tomorrow at 13:30 - 14:30 and 16:00 - 16:20 to listen to our surgeries.
Roll on tomorrow!
#UKKW25
Don’t forget to come and visit us at stands B34 and S12 tomorrow at 13:30 - 14:30 and 16:00 - 16:20 to listen to our surgeries.
Roll on tomorrow!
#UKKW25
A special message from our chief executive, Sandra Currie OBE, in celebration of #VolunteersWeek.
Your dedication is helping drive us closer to a world free from kidney disease.
From all of us at Kidney Research UK, a heartfelt thank you. We simply couldn’t do this without you.
Your dedication is helping drive us closer to a world free from kidney disease.
From all of us at Kidney Research UK, a heartfelt thank you. We simply couldn’t do this without you.
June 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
A special message from our chief executive, Sandra Currie OBE, in celebration of #VolunteersWeek.
Your dedication is helping drive us closer to a world free from kidney disease.
From all of us at Kidney Research UK, a heartfelt thank you. We simply couldn’t do this without you.
Your dedication is helping drive us closer to a world free from kidney disease.
From all of us at Kidney Research UK, a heartfelt thank you. We simply couldn’t do this without you.
We’re excited to be attending the World Orphan Drug Congress – the largest global event for orphan drugs and rare diseases.
Catch executive lead of rare and hereditary, Dr Aisling McMahon, on Day 1 at 16:40 where she’ll be discussing rare kidney conditions.
Find out more bit.ly/3ZDIRRc
Catch executive lead of rare and hereditary, Dr Aisling McMahon, on Day 1 at 16:40 where she’ll be discussing rare kidney conditions.
Find out more bit.ly/3ZDIRRc
June 2, 2025 at 10:51 AM
We’re excited to be attending the World Orphan Drug Congress – the largest global event for orphan drugs and rare diseases.
Catch executive lead of rare and hereditary, Dr Aisling McMahon, on Day 1 at 16:40 where she’ll be discussing rare kidney conditions.
Find out more bit.ly/3ZDIRRc
Catch executive lead of rare and hereditary, Dr Aisling McMahon, on Day 1 at 16:40 where she’ll be discussing rare kidney conditions.
Find out more bit.ly/3ZDIRRc
We had the amazing opportunity to bring #KidneyDisease into the spotlight with Wes Streeting MP.
Our a #Parliamentary reception was filled with over 30 MPs and peers, stakeholders, clinicians, patients, and the charity sector.
It marks a significant milestone for us and the kidney community.
Our a #Parliamentary reception was filled with over 30 MPs and peers, stakeholders, clinicians, patients, and the charity sector.
It marks a significant milestone for us and the kidney community.
May 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM
We had the amazing opportunity to bring #KidneyDisease into the spotlight with Wes Streeting MP.
Our a #Parliamentary reception was filled with over 30 MPs and peers, stakeholders, clinicians, patients, and the charity sector.
It marks a significant milestone for us and the kidney community.
Our a #Parliamentary reception was filled with over 30 MPs and peers, stakeholders, clinicians, patients, and the charity sector.
It marks a significant milestone for us and the kidney community.
We jointly welcomed Dr Zubir Ahmed MP to Barts Health NHS Trust renal to learn more about the challenges facing kidney services.
We’re campaigning for a change in how #KidneyHealth is prioritised and managed to prevent more people reaching #KidneyFailure and the need for #Dialysis or #Transplant.
We’re campaigning for a change in how #KidneyHealth is prioritised and managed to prevent more people reaching #KidneyFailure and the need for #Dialysis or #Transplant.
May 20, 2025 at 8:04 AM
We jointly welcomed Dr Zubir Ahmed MP to Barts Health NHS Trust renal to learn more about the challenges facing kidney services.
We’re campaigning for a change in how #KidneyHealth is prioritised and managed to prevent more people reaching #KidneyFailure and the need for #Dialysis or #Transplant.
We’re campaigning for a change in how #KidneyHealth is prioritised and managed to prevent more people reaching #KidneyFailure and the need for #Dialysis or #Transplant.
Do you want to transform the future of paediatric or rare kidney disease?
We welcome research proposals aligned to advancing our understanding, diagnosis, or treatment of paediatric and rare kidney conditions.
More information and to apply here: www.kidneyresearchuk.org/research/res...
We welcome research proposals aligned to advancing our understanding, diagnosis, or treatment of paediatric and rare kidney conditions.
More information and to apply here: www.kidneyresearchuk.org/research/res...
May 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Do you want to transform the future of paediatric or rare kidney disease?
We welcome research proposals aligned to advancing our understanding, diagnosis, or treatment of paediatric and rare kidney conditions.
More information and to apply here: www.kidneyresearchuk.org/research/res...
We welcome research proposals aligned to advancing our understanding, diagnosis, or treatment of paediatric and rare kidney conditions.
More information and to apply here: www.kidneyresearchuk.org/research/res...
For #IntlNursesDay we spoke to Ann Eady, one of the first nurses to care for dialysis patients in the 1960s, about why nurses are vital for for research.
If you a renal nurse with a research idea, our next nursing grants round will open 30 May.
Read more: www.kidneyresearchuk.org/research/res...
If you a renal nurse with a research idea, our next nursing grants round will open 30 May.
Read more: www.kidneyresearchuk.org/research/res...
May 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
For #IntlNursesDay we spoke to Ann Eady, one of the first nurses to care for dialysis patients in the 1960s, about why nurses are vital for for research.
If you a renal nurse with a research idea, our next nursing grants round will open 30 May.
Read more: www.kidneyresearchuk.org/research/res...
If you a renal nurse with a research idea, our next nursing grants round will open 30 May.
Read more: www.kidneyresearchuk.org/research/res...
Are you an #EarlyCareerResearcher? We have created a Facebook group aimed at #Kidney research #ECR, providing a space for scientific collaboration, networking, discussion, updates, and opportunities relevant to ECRs.
Join here: www.facebook.com/groups/13374...
Join here: www.facebook.com/groups/13374...
May 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Are you an #EarlyCareerResearcher? We have created a Facebook group aimed at #Kidney research #ECR, providing a space for scientific collaboration, networking, discussion, updates, and opportunities relevant to ECRs.
Join here: www.facebook.com/groups/13374...
Join here: www.facebook.com/groups/13374...