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I didn’t know diabetes put me at risk of kidney failure until it was too late
Cambridgeshire mum, Molly Garner, is no stranger to chronic illness, having been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 10. However, when she suddenly found herself in kidney failure three years ago, she was left shocked and devastated. Just six weeks after the birth of her daughter, Maddie, in 2024, Molly needed to…
Developing new and improved systems for sharing donated kidneys
Professor David Manlove, from the University of Glasgow, has been awarded a Kidney Research UK and Stoneygate funded Professor Michael Nicholson Research Project grant of £220,000 and a translational (TAKA) award of £115,000 to improve the computer programmes that allow sharing of donated kidneys. Kidney donation from living donors A new kidney is the best…
Could a new kidney model reveal answers for kidney transplant rejection?
Dr Laura Denby from the University of Edinburgh has received a Kidney Research UK and Stoneygate funded Professor Michael Nicholson PhD studentship grant of £110,000 to develop a new model to study kidney transplant rejection. Developing a kidney transplant on a chip model Laura is collaborating with kidney biologists, bioengineers, kidney doctors and transplant surgeons…
Where are they now? An update piece
When we fund research, we are investing in ideas that have the potential to change the lives of people affected by kidney disease. But the end of a grant is not the end of the research. We caught up with some researchers that we have supported over the years to find out where their work…
Selected for the spotlight: Kidney Research UK chosen for The Telegraph Christmas Charity Appeal
Kidney Research UK has been selected from thousands as one of four charities to feature at the heart of The Telegraph Christmas Charity Appeal 2026, offering a unique opportunity to raise nationwide awareness of kidney disease and vital funds for research to transform the future for patients. Over the next three months, the digital and…
How can we best support surgeons after complications with transplant surgeries?
Complications during or after a kidney transplant operation can impact patients, families and surgeons. Ms Emma Aitken, transplant surgeon at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Glasgow, received an Andy Cole Fund Award clinical training fellowship of £5,300 to understand how to support these groups after transplantation. When an operation doesn’t go to plan and there are negative…
How do early life events impact kidney health?
A lifelong approach to protect our kidneys A paper has been published in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, led by Dr Lieke Hoogenboom and the team who attended our Kidney Research UK primary prevention research workshop. How do the kidneys develop? The kidneys develop before we are born and continue to mature, becoming fully adult kidneys some…
Kidney Research UK expands investment in exercise, lifestyle and coaching platform for people with kidney disease
For people living with kidney disease and closely-related risk factors such as diabetes, staying active can make a life-changing difference to their health, independence and quality of life. Yet too many people are missing out on the condition-specific support they need to exercise safely and confidently. A further £300,000 investment from Kidney Research UK into…
New multimillion pound network set up to revolutionise kidney transplants and enable more life-changing surgeries
A £5.2 million network, which has received critical funding from the Stoneygate Trust, has been created to help more donated kidneys reach patients waiting for life-changing transplants. Six people die every week in the UK waiting for a kidney transplant, with more than 7,200 people currently on the waiting list. The network will support the…
Driving Discoveries 2026
For this year’s much anticipated Driving Discoveries conference we welcomed 261 researchers, healthcare professionals, patients and Kidney Research UK staff to Manchester for two inspiring days to hear about the latest progress in kidney disease research. Our chief executive, Fiona Carragher, and chief research officer, Dr David Crosby, welcomed attendees to the conference, outlining the…