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Our research impact

We're Asthma + Lung UK, and we're leading the fight for healthy lungs. Every year, with the help of our supporters, we fund groundbreaking studies – transforming how lung conditions are prevented, diagnosed and treated. 

Thanks to supporters like you, we've funded vital projects across asthma, COPD and more – leading to breathing breakthroughs that revolutionise treatments and save lives.

Diagnosis is too slow and tools are not fit for purpose. We need change.

£100 million

£100 million invested in research

93 projects

93 projects currently being supported

Over 1,000

Over 1,000 researchers funded

Our work in research

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Our funded research

We fund researchers across the country to better understand how we can prevent, diagnose and treat lung conditions. Find out more about what we've worked on together in 2023-24.
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Pushing for better research into lung conditions

Find out how Asthma + Lung UK is shaping the future of lung health through a bold research strategy, national collaboration and long-term goals to transform diagnosis, prevention and treatment of lung conditions.
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Involving people with lived experience in research

Learn about Asthma + Lung UK’s initiative that helps researchers shape their work through the lived experiences of people with lung conditions, making respiratory research more relevant, accessible and impactful.
Professor James Chalmers

Since I began working in bronchiectasis, I’ve done everything I possibly can to raise the profile of the disease and to bring new investigators and scientists into the field. It’s so exciting to see the progress we’re achieving and it's only thanks to the generous donations of Asthma + Lung UK supporters.

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Heralding a new era in how we treat bronchiectasis

Until recently, there were no treatments designed specifically for bronchiectasis Now, landmark research by Professor James Chalmers has discovered the world’s first potential therapy for the disease. Ian Jarrold, our Deputy Head of Research + Innovation, tells us about this amazing discovery.
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Timing it right - how does your body clock affect your asthma?

Professor Hannah Durrington is a consultant in respiratory medicine and senior clinical lecturer at the University of Manchester. Her research focuses on asthma and the body clock and has been supported by various Asthma + Lung UK grants. Here she tells us all about it.
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A new era of understanding – why early diagnosis can bring hope for mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is currently incurable and kills quickly. With Professor Fennell’s ground-breaking work, we’re close to finding treatments that could give people significantly more time with their loved ones. Here he tells us all about it.

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