Research funder · United Kingdom
Diabetes UK
British-based patient, healthcare professional and research charity
- Grants since 2016
- 308
- Awarded, last 5 years (where amounts are published)
- £46.1M + $2.1M
- Funded works, last 5 years
- 1 592
- Funded works, all time
- 5 020
Grants
2026–2029 · training · PhD Studentship
Discovering new genes and developing a diagnostic tool for lipodystrophy, a step towards understanding lean type 2 diabetes
Kashyap Patel · University of Exeter
2026–2029 · research · Project Grant
Better treatments for lipoatrophic diabetes: GLP-1 based drugs and leptin gene therapy
Justin Rochford · University of Aberdeen
2026–2029 · research · Project Grant
Semaglutide targets multi cell NLRP3 inflammasome and the senescence induced SASP in diabetic kidney disease
Claire Hills · University of Lincoln
2026–2028 · research · Project Grant
Menopause and Diabetes: A health-data study to investigate the role of health inequalities
Ruth Brauer · University College London
2026–2028 · research · Project Grant
Ethnic differences in the pathophysiological response to weight loss in Black African and Caribbean and White European people with type 2 diabetes
Louise Goff · University of Leicester
2026–2027 · research · Early-Career Small Grant
Defining the link between peri-transplant hyperglycaemia, inflammation, and graft survival in pancreas transplantation for type 1 diabetes.
Rory Brown · University of Manchester
2026–2029 · research · Project Grant
Targeting Microbiome Disruption in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
Natalie North (Nee Haywood) · University of Leeds
2026–2029 · research · Project Grant
Characterisation of GLUT4 glycan-lectin interactions
Nia Bryant · University of York
2026–2029 · training · PhD Studentship
Innovative strategies to predict progression rate to Stage 3 type 1 diabetes in adults and children
Kathleen Gillespie · University of Bristol
2026–2027 · research · Early-Career Small Grant
Investigating how dietary protein impacts the liver-alpha cell axis and insulin clearance in Black African and Caribbean adults with type 2 diabetes
Gráinne Whelehan · University of Leicester
2026–2029 · training · PhD Studentship
Metabolic reprogramming and redox imbalance of innate immune cells in T1D: G6PD and immune dysfunction
Margarita Dominguez-Villar · Imperial College London
2026–2029 · training · PhD Studentship
Examining the role for the gut microbial metabolite imidazole propionate in vascular dysfunction and inflammation in type 2 diabetes
Paul Squires · University of Lincoln
2025–2026 · research · Early-Career Small Grant
Investigating the effect of Semaglutide on platelet and megakaryocyte function
Harriet Allan · Queen Mary University of London
2025–2026 · research · Other
Assessing viability, function, composition and phenotype of cryopreserved stem-cell derived beta-cells.
Catherine Arden · University of Newcastle Australia
2025–2028 · training · PhD Studentship
Defining direct effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors at islets to improve glucose homeostasis
Liu · King's College London
2025–2028 · fellowship · Fellowship
Virome and Immune Responses Associated with Islet Autoantibody and Type 1 Diabetes (The VIRAT1D study)
Kasra Bahadori · University of Cambridge
2025–2028 · fellowship · Fellowship
Comparing the physiological effects of low-calorie diets in South Asian and White European individuals with early-onset Type 2 Diabetes
Sophie Jones · Imperial College London
2025–2026 · research · Early-Career Small Grant
Comparing the Effects of Antidiabetic Medications on Depression: Network meta-analysis
Min Gao · University of Oxford
2025–2026 · research · Other
Determining SC-islet function from glucose metabolism to insulin secretion
David Hodson · University of Oxford
2025–2028 · research · Project Grant
Ethnic differences in susceptibility to fatty liver, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes in white Europeans, South Asians and African-Caribbean
Daniel Cuthbertson · University of Liverpool
2025–2026 · research · Other
Stem Cell Derived Beta Cell Product Validation At The University of Edinburgh
Shareen Forbes · University of Edinburgh
2025–2029 · research · Project Grant
Supporting Your Pregnancy Programme: developing and piloting a digital-based self-management education tool to improve pregnancy outcomes in EOT2D
Claire Meek · University of Leicester
2025–2028 · training · Studentship
Human Agency & Leveraging Technology (HALT) to prevent diabetes complications
Rebecca Thomas · Phd Studentship
2025–2028 · research · Project Grant
Developing a Personalized Drug Screening Platform for Diabetic Microangiopathy
Anna Zampetaki · Project Grant
2025–2028 · fellowship · Fellowship
British-Pakistani women with Gestational Diabetes: Understanding the antenatal and postnatal factors contributing to their future risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes
Manir Ali · University of Warwick
2025–2028 · research · Project Grant
Modulating Host-Microbial Pathways to Prevent Diabetic Foot Ulcer-Related Amputations
Holly Wilkinson · Project Grant
2025–2026 · research · Other
KCL validation site for stem cell-derived beta cells
Shanta Persaud · King's College London
2025–2028 · training · Studentship
Using repurposed HDAC inhibitors to promote beta-cell survival
Mark Russell · Phd Studentship
2025–2028 · training · Studentship
Continuous glucose monitoring in women with early onset type 2 diabetes in pregnancy
Claire Meek · Phd Studentship
2025–2027 · research · Project Grant
Networked continuous glucose monitoring within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU-TeleCGM)
Parizad Avari · Project Grant
2025–2029 · research · Project Grant
Testing the feasibility and acceptability of EarLy Surveillance for Autoimmune Diabetes The ELSA Study: Part 2 (Follow-on from 20-0006315)
Parth Narendran · University of Birmingham
2025–2028 · research · Project Grant
To explore the uptake, engagement and implementation of a digital package for early onset type 2 diabetes: a mixed-methods study
Michelle Hadjiconstantinou · University of Leicester
2025–2030 · fellowship · Fellowship
An investigation into dysregulated islet α- and δ-cell function contributing to the development of life-threatening hypoglycaemia in type-1 diabetes.
Thomas Hill · University of Oxford
2025–2026 · research · Early Career Small Grant
Cilia: a new therapeutic target for type 1 diabetes?
Naila Haq · Early-career Small Grant
2025–2028 · training · Studentship
Optimising fully closed-loop insulin delivery
Roman Hovorka · Phd Studentship
2025–2027 · research · Project Grant
Understanding and supporting automated insulin delivery use in a diverse population with type 2 diabetes
Charlotte Boughton · Project Grant
2025–2026 · research · Early Career Small Grant
Exploring Regulatory T Cells' Impact on Endothelial Dysfunction in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Using a Vasculature-on-a-Chip Model
Cristiano Scotta · Early-career Small Grant
2024–2027 · research · Project Grant
Magnesium deficiency as a reversible driver of vascular complications in type 1 diabetes
Alan Stewart · University of St Andrews
2024–2025 · research · Project Grant
Accuracy and clinical utility of Fibrinopeptide A measurement: a novel biomarker for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes
Claire Meek · University of Leicester
2024–2026 · research · Project Grant
Extended linkage of data to understand causes of serious adverse neonatal outcome in pregnancy complicated by pregestational diabetes in Scotland
Sharon Mackin · University of Glasgow