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Walk, ride, run, jump into the New Year.

Will you be starting 2019 with a challenge? Sign up and do something to help improve the lives of those affected by kidney disease.
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Are you a kidney patient who wants to make a difference to research?

Join our online community and use your patient voice to inform and influence research.
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The Vitality Big Half

From the creators of the London Marathon, join 20,000 runners and take on London's Big Half. Will you run all over kidney disease?
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Kidney disease is a silent killer. There are three million people in the UK with it right now and there is no cure.

We are the leading charity committed to developing treatments, patient information and raising vital public awareness to help save lives. We are Kidney Research UK.

Current research

Using patient data to improve dialysis treatment in the UK

Dr James Fotheringham, was awarded a fellowship to analyse the performance of renal care services and associated health outcomes using anonymised patient data.

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Upcoming events

The Vitality Big Half

10 March 2019

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Prudential Ride 100

04 August 2019

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Changing the way we transplant kidneys, forever

Prof Mike Nicholson A Kidney Research UK-funded trial aiming at improving the success rates of transplant operations, has reached the half way point.

15 January 2019 16:18:00

She only went and won it!

Jenny Colgan author Best selling author Jenny Colgan nervously took to the infamous black chair to raise money for Kidney Research UK on Celebrity Mastermind.

04 January 2019 15:28:00

Volunteers put in a hard day’s graft for their favorite charity

Yen and Louise A young kidney transplant patient and her colleague were released from their usual day job duties to give their time and expertise to their favorite charity.