Heart, Stroke & Blood

Research into heart disease, stroke, and conditions of the blood and circulation

#18 of 29 research categories by total funding · About £32 per person in the UK

Funded awards

5,054

Published funding

£2.1B

Average published award

£486K

Active funded awards

670

NIHR-supported projects

3,610

Amounts are published for 4,392 of 5,054 funded awards. Data as of 16 July 2026.

BHF funds the most Heart, Stroke & Blood research — 1,981 grants (39% of the topic). The busiest year was 2023, with 323 grants.

Top Funders by Funded Award Count

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Funder	Funded awards
BHF	1,981
MRC	632
NIHR	486
EPSRC	420
InnovateUK	360
Wellcome	345
EC	175
UKRI	144
BBSRC	129
AMS	98

Funded Awards by Year

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Year	Funded awards
2006	190
2007	213
2008	207
2009	201
2010	223
2011	233
2012	246
2013	235
2014	243
2015	291
2016	312
2017	308
2018	275
2019	309
2020	281
2021	267
2022	238
2023	323
2024	266
2025	157

Grants


MRC/BHF Centre of Research Excellence in Advanced Cardiac Therapies (REACT)	King's College London	MRC	£22.3M	2025	Active
ARTEMIS: ARTificial blood vessels for Thrombosis, Endothelial Modelling, and artificial Intelligence Simulation	University of Hull	MRC	£3.0M	2025	Active
Targeting immunomodulation following cardiac injury	—	MRC	£1.8M	2020	Completed
MRC/BHF Centre of Research Excellence in Advanced Cardiac Therapies (REACT) Studentships	King's College London	MRC	£1.4M	2025	Active
Stratification, Management, and Guidance of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients using Hybrid Digital Twin Solutions	Pharmatics Limited	UKRI	£791K	2024	Active
Smash-hcm	University of Oxford	UKRI	£766K	2024	Active
A school-based education programme to reduce salt intake in children and their families	Queen Mary University of London	MRC	£762K	2012	Completed
Understanding the impact of the microvasculature on quantification of fibre orientation in the heart using Diffusion Spectrum MRI and computer models	—	EPSRC	£644K	2012	Completed
Replacement of in vivo arterial thrombosis models using human placental arteries: The birth of a new approach.	Manchester Metropolitan University	NC3Rs	£556K	2025	Active
Inflammatory regulation of cholesterol biosynthesis in a monogenic model of intracerebral haemorrhage	University of Manchester	MRC	£523K	2020	Completed
Platelet priming and enhanced downstream thrombosis: investigating the consequences of non-occlusive thrombi	University of Cambridge	MRC	£516K	2024	Active
Next-generation RNA therapeutics for cardiovascular disease	University of Oxford	BHF	£396K	2025	Active
Connectivity to Enable Accurate Patient-Specific Cardiovascular Assessments	University of Sheffield	EPSRC	£361K	2025	Active
An Implantable Sensor ‘LAP-Sense’ for Remote/Continuous Monitoring of Complex Cardiovascular Patients	Reco Medical LTD	InnovateUK	£350K	2023	Completed
The role of clonal haematopoiesis in cardiovascular complications of autoimmune disease	King's College London	BHF	£334K	2025	Active
All-in-One Smart Artificial Blood Vessels	Imperial College London	UKRI	£190K	2022	Completed
Role of NETs in thrombolytic resistance of ischaemic stroke thrombi: a novel quantitative approach	University of Birmingham	MRC	£188K	2023	Completed
Re: Modification and validation of a human endothelialised in-vitro thrombosis model to promote end-user uptake	Manchester Metropolitan University	NC3Rs	£149K	2025	Completed
Developing the Blood Pressure Index for improved blood pressure control	Imperial College London	NIHR	£147K	2021	Completed
Joint NC3Rs/BHF PhD Studentship: Modelling of thrombus dynamics in a microfluidic 'vasculature'	University of Aberdeen	BHF	£90K	2022	Completed

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