Our research impact
At Asthma + Lung UK we're leading the fight for healthy lungs through life-changing research. Every year, we fund ground-breaking studies that push forward how lung conditions are prevented, diagnosed and treated.
With your support, we’ve backed vital projects across asthma, COPD and more – powering breathing breakthroughs.
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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're working on together.
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.
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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Addressing asthma self-management: why we need a new approach
The UK has one of the highest asthma death rates in Europe. Over half of these deaths are considered preventable through better self-management. We developed a map of asthma management behaviours to help us understand what the barriers to and enablers of better asthma self-management.
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Research is bridging the gap between everyday health and science
From exploring the genetic cues behind asthma to studying how air pollution affects the lungs, research is leading the way to better lung health.
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How sound waves are helping more people to find answers
At the Royal Brompton and Harefield Trust, consultant chest physician Dr William Man and his team have taken a difficult lung test and made it as simple as breathing in and out. He’s discovered a ground-breaking new way of using sound waves to measure how well the lungs are working in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).