Musculoskeletal Charity-funded

Versus Arthritis

Research funded by Versus Arthritis

Funded awards
625
Published funding
£176.5M
Average published award
£299K
Active funded awards
48

Amounts are published for 590 of 625 funded awards.

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Versus Arthritis funds most in Bones, Joints & Muscles — 348 grants (56%). Its largest recipient is University College London, with 51 grants.

Funded Awards by Year

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YearFunded awards
20074
200810
20097
201029
201171
201267
201363
201436
201545
201638
201737
201848
201936
202025
202129
202226
202320
202414
202520

Grants

University of Cambridge Endowed ChairUniversity of CambridgeVsArthritis£3.0M2018Active
Musculoskeletal Epidemiology Versus Arthritis - Better lives, Safer journeyUniversity of ManchesterVsArthritis£3.0M2025Active
The Oxford Centre for OA pathogenesisUniversity of OxfordVsArthritis£2.5M2013Completed
Arthritis Research UK Primary Care CentreKeele UniversityVsArthritis£2.5M2008Completed
Arthritis Research UK Tissue Engineering CentreArthritis Research UK Tissue Engineering CentreVsArthritis£2.5M2011Completed
A randomised biomarker enrichment trial: IgA2 anti-DNA antibodies as a biomarker of response to belimumab after rituximab in systemic lupus erythematosus - STRATIFY lupusUniversity College LondonVsArthritis£1.7M2025Active
PrIOritising early detection of KNEE osteoaRthritis – PIOKNEERUniversity of AberdeenVsArthritis£1.2M2025Active
Identifying synovial tissue biomarkers and mechanisms of transition from pre-clinical RA to RA.University of GlasgowVsArthritis£1.2M2024Active
Identification of patients at risk of OA who will benefit from Agrin treatmentQueen Mary University of LondonVsArthritis£1.2M2025Active
BAR-JDM: Baricitinib in Juvenile Dermatomyositis: A multi-centre open label, randomised, controlled, superiority trialUCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child HealthVsArthritis£961K2024Active
Stratification of disease progression To Enable Personalized medicine For people With earlier-stage knee osteoarthritis (STEP FORWARD)Imperial College LondonVsArthritis£770K2025Active
Planning for a future without fear: Epidemiological investigations of long-term health-related outcomes in adults with JIAUniversity of ManchesterVsArthritis£750K2023Active
Multiplex microneurography: a broadband route to individualised treatment in fibromyalgia.University of BristolVsArthritis£750K2023Active
Developing diagnostic tests for spondyloarthritisUniversity of ManchesterVsArthritis£750K2025Active
Understanding the role of FoxO1 in FLS differentiation and phenotype maintenanceUniversity of EdinburghVsArthritis£750K2024Active
Unravelling the function of “mechanostat” genes in subchondral bone remodelling, bone innervation and osteoarthritis progressionUniversity of EdinburghVsArthritis£750K2024Active
Abnormal mitochondrial biology as a novel therapeutic target in Juvenile DermatomyositisUCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child HealthVsArthritis£748K2024Active
Peptide-siRNA conjugates: A novel targeted therapeutic approach for the treatment of chronic inflammation and pain in osteoarthritic jointsUniversity of BirminghamVsArthritis£744K2025Active
Exploiting methodological and technological innovations for targeted treatment and precision medicineUniversity of EdinburghVsArthritis£736K2025Active
Developing new therapeutic targets in carpal tunnel syndromeNuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal SciencesVsArthritis£685K2024Active

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