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4 August 2025
The Grand Challenge partners with the NIHR to establish a UK-wide Type 1 Diabetes Cell Therapy Clinical Trials Network
We’re excited to announce that we’re investing £5 million over the next five years to establish a UK-wide Type 1 Diabetes Cell Therapy Clinical Trials Network.
News, Views
14 July 2025
The innovation injection: the cross-disciplinary push to cure type 1 diabetes
The Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge is bringing diverse skills and fresh perspectives into type 1 research. Here we explain why new ways of thinking are vital and meet some of the researchers from …
News, Views
16 June 2025
Despite what you learned at school, insulin isn’t just made in the pancreas
Hear from our researcher, Dr Craig Beall, about the brain insulin production – what we’ve discovered so far, and what’s more to understand.
News, News
27 May 2025
Viral triggers, ticks to tackle the immune system and a smart coat for insulin: Latest type 1 diabetes research
At the Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge, we support cutting-edge research aimed at bringing us closer to better treatments, and potentially, a cure.
News, Views
15 April 2025
What are beta cell therapies, and do they offer hope for a cure for type 1 diabetes?
Clinical trials in beta cell replacement are creating a buzz among the diabetes community. We explain what beta cell therapies are, how close they could be to becoming a potential treatment option,…
News, News
14 March 2025
The Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge makes waves at DUKPC
The Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge took centre stage at this year’s Diabetes UK Professional Conference, uniting researchers and people affected by type 1 diabetes to share their expertise and cel…
News, Views
4 March 2025
From discovery to innovation: 103 years of insulin progress
11 January 2025 marked exactly 103 years since insulin was first given to a person with type 1 diabetes, a 14-year-old boy called Leonard Thompson. The history of insulin is one of scientific break…
20 December 2024
New funding available to boost beta cell research in the UK
We’re launching a new funding call to address the limited availability of stem cell-derived beta cells for research purposes.
News, News
16 December 2024
Gaining pace towards a cure – a round-up of 2024
The global quest to create better treatments and find ways to prevent and cure type 1 diabetes continued to gather pace in 2024. Here, we round-up the highlights of the year.
Putting people affected by type 1 diabetes at the heart of research.
The Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge brings together scientists and the type 1 community to drive forward progress in areas that matter most to people with type 1.
