Our research strategy
We don't just invest in projects, we invest in people. And we're building a vibrant community of vision researchers, fostering collaboration and accelerating progress.
Scientific research is at the heart of our vision to Save sight. Change lives. We fund brilliant minds delivering impact in eye research. Our research strategy sets out how we’ll do that.
Our strategy focuses on the four stages of the vision loss pathway:
- Understanding how eye conditions start
- Preventing them from happening
- Diagnosing vision loss sooner
- Finding new treatments
We don't just invest in projects, we invest in people. Our training and development programs equip researchers with the skills and connections they need. We're building a vibrant community of vision researchers, fostering collaboration and accelerating progress.
Our research strategy fuels ground-breaking projects across all career stages. We offer funding for PhD Studentships, Fellowships, Small Grants, and Project Grants. And we have big plans to work in partnership to fund Grand Challenges to answer the biggest questions in vision loss.
Are you a researcher with a burning desire to prevent, treat, or cure sight loss? Our strategy will help you match your funding application to our strategic goals - so that together, we can make a world of difference.
Together, we are stronger. We’ll work with you from your application through to publishing your research and communicating it widely. Let's unlock the future of vision research, today.
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- £20 million
- The amount we’ll invest in research over our five-year strategy period
“I am excited by the huge ambition embedded in this strategy.”
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Any questions?
You can contact our scientific research team with your questions or for support by email.
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