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1 February 2024
“It’s an optimistic time for people with type 1”
Morgan Shaw, a Grand Challenge researcher who has type 1, tells us how collaboration, ambition and people with type 1 are at the heart of the Grand Challenge.
14 December 2023
Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge round-up 2023
We highlight what we’ve made happen in 2023, including investing £18 million in nine new type 1 diabetes research projects.
7 December 2023
Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge invests £13 million into six transformational new projects
We’re thrilled to unveil the latest groundbreaking research projects we’re funding, to get us closer to having treatments for people with type 1 diabetes that tackle the root cause of their conditi…
5 December 2023
£1 million available to ignite beta cell therapy innovations
A new Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge funding call has opened, focused on supporting innovations into beta cell therapies for people with type 1 diabetes.
28 November 2023
Funding available for transformational novel insulins research
The first funding call under the Novel Insulins part of the Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge is open, aiming to support research to drive transformational therapy development.
4 October 2023
“Thank you” from a Grand Challenge researcher
One of the first exceptional scientists to receive Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge funding tells us just what our funding means to her and how the Grand Challenge is building a culture that allows …
5 September 2023
Networking workshop to set the stage for £1 million of funding into beta cell therapy innovations
Researchers are invited to attend a networking workshop this November focused on innovative, high-risk, high-reward ideas with the potential to transform the type 1 diabetes beta cell therapy field.
10 August 2023
Grand Challenge researchers on the DRWF podcast
In this podcast produced by DRWF, listen to our Senior Research Fellows, Professor Sarah Richardson, Dr James Cantley and Dr Victoria Salem, as they discuss their research interests, Grand Challeng…
2 August 2023
Meet the Grand Challenge’s Senior Research Fellows
We spoke to Dr James Cantley, Dr Vicky Salem and Professor Sarah Richardson, the first Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge funded researchers, to find out about their progress so far, their research ca…
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.
