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Woburn Golf Day

Enjoy a day of golf and an evening of entertainment whilst raising funds for the next breakthrough at our first ever charity golf day.
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Free Wills month

A gift in your Will could fund research that changes kidney patients' lives forever. You could be eligible for a free Will this March.
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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

Prudential Ride 100

04 August 2019

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We welcome NHS plans to address organ donation and transplantation pressures

Donor Card We hope that changes planned in the NHS will help play a part in relieving the current pressures and ensure people on transplant lists are able to receive the organs they vitally need.

25 March 2019 14:26:00

What a buzz on World Kidney Day

World Kidney Day cake Fundraisers, volunteers and renal unit staff all around the UK got behind World Kidney Day last week to raise awareness of the importance of kidney health and the risks of kidney disease.

21 March 2019 18:03:00

Ladies who lunch on the Clyde fundraise in style

Over 70 women attended our first Ladies Lunch on the Clyde at the Ingliston Hotel and Country Club just outside Glasgow, which was hosted by Scott Glynn.