£3m+ funding to combat kidney disease

A major package of research funding, including our new award The Professor Michael Nicholson Awards, is aimed at tackling some of the most prominent issues surrounding kidney disease such as transplantation.

Read about the funding

Kidney health information

See all

About kidney disease

Free kidney health check

Our kidney stories

Hear from people who are living with kidney disease, raising money for research and helping us to raise awareness that this disease must be stopped.

Harvey Singh with his mum Karen holding a giant organ donation card

Mum says it’s vital those from ethnic minority backgrounds consider organ donation.

22 September 2023

The Lancaster family with dad Gavin, mum Becky and daughter Poppy

Meet the Hartlepool child who’s named her new kidney George

19 September 2023

Covid-19 autumn vaccine programme

13 September 2023

Erin holding a banner in the basketball sports centre

World Club Basketball Tournament helps to raise awareness of kidney disease

12 September 2023

Simon wearing his charity running top next to his wife

Great North Run challenge for 10 stone loss kidney patient

6 September 2023

Walkers waving and wearing their Kidney Research UK t-shirts at Glasgow Bridges Walk

Glasgow goes purple for kidney disease

29 August 2023

A walk to remember brave ‘Captain Wullie’

23 August 2023

Cheryl Malko as a small child being held by a nurse in hospital

Mother and daughter celebrate kidney transplant success four decades on

17 August 2023

Ian Alexander during a strongman competition

Strongman dad joins the Glasgow Bridges Walk with his family

10 August 2023

Andrew hosting an awareness raising stand in his local hospital

Volunteering to make the most of a second chance after transplant

14 July 2023

A walk of thanks following a successful transplant

5 July 2023

Mike Raddie in hospital with his sister Julie standing next to him.

Hero donor brother takes on skydive

26 June 2023

Nephrotic syndrome patient Emily and her husband Lynden

Mum joins our London Bridges Walk after decades with nephrotic syndrome

22 June 2023

Supporting the kidney disease community: new results from PROTECT-V

19 June 2023

New book to help children at Glasgow hospital facing kidney transplant

19 June 2023

Illustration of people passing a kidney balloon

UK-wide programme will encourage more people to consider giving the gift of life through living kidney donation

13 June 2023

Breast cancer survivor’s battle on dialysis

7 June 2023

Dialysis treatment leaves kidney patient unable to work

6 June 2023

Maria presenting to a group of people with a talk about kidney disease

Volunteering widens your horizons

3 June 2023

Jelina standing on a bridge during her holiday

Beating the odds – volunteering to help the bigger picture

2 June 2023

Every day 20 people are diagnosed with kidney failure.

People can have kidney problems without being aware of it. Often with no clear symptoms.

Take our kidney health check

Our research

Read how our research and policy work helps to continue life-saving work and can change the future for people with kidney disease.

Lady holding a microphone asking a question in the audience

Driving Discoveries 2023: making it count

15 September 2023

Andy Cole and Mohammed Yasin MP holding signs of support for raising the importance of kidney disease during an event in parliament

Super show of political support

13 September 2023

Getting political buy-in to kidney disease

7 September 2023

Kidney organoids with nuclei (Blue), integrin beta 1 (Green) and Tight junction protein ZO1(Red)

Engineering mini kidneys to understand development and disease

18 August 2023

Dr Sadr Shaheed looking in a microscope in the research lab

Does the environment inside a kidney transplant recipient’s body play a role in transplant success?

16 August 2023

What can we learn from female kidneys? A new study into acute kidney injury

15 August 2023

Towards precision medicine in atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome

14 August 2023

Professor Moin Saleem, Dr Wen Ding and Professor Gavin Welsh (left to right)

New study shows potential of gene therapy in nephrotic syndrome

10 August 2023

Dr. Oni and Dr. Chetwynd in the research lab wearing white coats and green latex gloves and looking at samples in a test tube

Can urine-based markers in children with IgA vasculitis help us to understand, predict and prevent kidney damage?

9 August 2023

What is the impact of different types of dialysis on levels of protein?

3 August 2023

More research news

Apply for a research grant

Help us fund vital research

However you choose to show your support, you will be helping to fund vital research and helping to transform treatments for people living with kidney disease.