Diabetes, Hormones & Metabolism

Research into diabetes, hormones, and how the body turns food into energy

#27 of 29 research categories by total funding · About £18 per person in the UK

Funded awards

2,770

Published funding

£1.2B

Average published award

£510K

Active funded awards

374

NIHR-supported projects

1,687

Amounts are published for 2,313 of 2,770 funded awards. Data as of 16 July 2026.

MRC funds the most Diabetes, Hormones & Metabolism research — 554 grants (20% of the topic). The busiest year was 2019, with 185 grants.

Top Funders by Funded Award Count

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Funder	Funded awards
MRC	554
BBSRC	468
DiabetesUK	393
Wellcome	326
NIHR	266
BHF	233
InnovateUK	124
EC	89
UKRI	66
AMS	47

Funded Awards by Year

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Year	Funded awards
2006	83
2007	117
2008	123
2009	118
2010	116
2011	105
2012	150
2013	135
2014	103
2015	165
2016	177
2017	175
2018	172
2019	185
2020	150
2021	125
2022	137
2023	156
2024	152
2025	90

Grants


Macronutrients and Metabolic Health - Understanding how metabolic disease arises at the population level using metabolomics and lipidomics.	University of Cambridge	MRC	£2.1M	2016	Completed
Deciphering the role of adipose tissue in common metabolic disease via adipose tissue proteomics	King's College London	MRC	£1.4M	2024	Active
Insulin sensing in the brain and the effects of insulin resistance on metabolic behaviour	University of Leeds	MRC	£1.2M	2019	Completed
Cellular mechanisms of metabolic sensing by human hypothalamic neurons	University of Cambridge	Wellcome	£1.2M	2018	Completed
Glucocorticoid metabolism; a hidden link between obesity and its consequences	Scotland's Rural College	Wellcome	£1.2M	2022	Active
MICA: A molecular dissection of the interplay between diabetes and cancer: an integrated, multidisciplinary approach. II.	University of York	MRC	£722K	2018	Completed
The role of galanin-like peptide in energy balance and the involvement of inflammatory mediators: an in vivo physiological investigation	University of Manchester	BBSRC	£550K	2007	Completed
Dynamic integration of ingestive behaviours and homeostasis by hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system glucagon like peptide 1 receptors	University of Bristol	MRC	£467K	2022	Completed
SCT-TOD: Targeting secretin secretion - new avenues for the treatment of diabetes and obesity	University of Cambridge	UKRI	£187K	2023	Completed
Regulation of glucose metabolism by the skeleton: From individual pathways to systems biology	Early-Career Small Grant	DiabetesUK	£15K	2024	Completed
The RolE oF Androgen excess in MUscle Energy MetaboLism in Women with PolyCystic Ovary Syndrome (REFUEL PCOS study)	Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland	Wellcome	Not disclosed	2022	Completed
IMES Integrating Metabolic and Endocrine Science: A Discovery Research Platform for the Study of Metabolic Health and Disease	University of Cambridge	Wellcome	£9.5M	2024	Active
Macronutrients and Metabolic Health - Understanding how metabolic disease arises at the population level using metabolomics and lipidomics.	Imperial College London	MRC	£487K	2020	Completed
Do 5a-reductase inhibitors predispose patients to the metabolic syndrome?	Associated with	CSO	£432K	2009	Completed
GPR103 has multi-tissue effects on health and metabolism	University of Manchester	BBSRC	£422K	2012	Completed
Targeting the aspartic protease BACE1 for inhibition in order to increase hypothalamic leptin sensitivity and reverse obesity.	University of Dundee	MRC	£414K	2013	Completed
The effect of GLP-1/glucagon 'dual agonists' on amino acid metabolism: potential side effects and solutions	Imperial College London	MRC	£313K	2019	Completed
Determining the role of placental endocrine function in the development of gestational diabetes mellitus and its maternal metabolic long-term health consequences	Associated with KU Leuven · University of Cambridge	Wellcome	£300K	2020	Completed
Molecular Mechanisms of Insulin Resistance in the Dorsal Vagal Complex	University of Leeds	DiabetesUK	£15K	2017	Completed
How insulin resistance in the dorsal vagal complex affects glucose metabolism and feeding behaviour	UK participants: University of Leeds	EC	Not disclosed	2017	Completed

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