Every year, we fund research that drives real change for people affected by stroke. The figures below show the scale of our investment in research that helps improve lives today and shape better care for tomorrow.

£65m+

Invested in stroke research

600+

Research awards funded

Use the filter to explore the projects we're currently supporting.

How do sickle cell anaemia and sleep-disordered breathing affect young stroke survivors?
Research institution:
University College London
Principal investigator:
Shifa Irfan Hamdule
Region:
London
Research area:
Prevention
Status:
Active
Published date:
Page summary:
Shifa Hamdule wants to understand the relationship between sleep, stroke and sickle cell anaemia to help improve the quality of life of young stroke survivors.
More Information
MCS-Stroke: Co-producing a thinking and memory screening tool that adapts to the user
Research institution:
University of Oxford
Principal investigator:
Dr Sam Webb
Region:
South East
Research area:
Rehabilitation
Status:
Active
Published date:
Page summary:
Dr Sam Webb is working with stroke survivors to develop a new thinking and memory test that adapts to the person taking it.
More Information
OASIS: Optimising Atrial fibrillation screening to prevent Second Ischaemic Strokes
Research institution:
University of Glasgow
Principal investigator:
Professor Jesse Dawson; Dr Alan Cameron
Region:
Scotland
Research area:
Prevention
Status:
Active
Published date:
Page summary:
Professor Jesse Dawson, Dr Alan Cameron and the OASIS team hope to find a better way to identify who’s at risk of atrial fibrillation so that more stroke survivors can receive treatment to reduce risk of another stroke.
More Information
How can we improve care for frail stroke survivors?
Research institution:
King's College London
Principal investigator:
Dr Matthew O'Connell
Region:
London
Research area:
Acute care
Status:
Active
Published date:
Page summary:
Our limited knowledge about frailty can make it difficult to know how best to treat frail stroke patients and offer support to maximise their future health. Dr Matt O’Connell and his team are finding ways to tackle that.
More Information
FIESTO: How should we measure frailty and its impact on stroke treatment outcomes?
Research institution:
University of Cambridge
Principal investigator:
Dr Nicholas Evans
Region:
East of England
Research area:
Acute care
Status:
Active
Published date:
Page summary:
Dr Nick Evans and the FIESTO team hope to make it easier for healthcare professionals to make evidence-based decisions about the risks and benefits of thrombectomy and thrombolysis.
More Information
RICFAST 2: Trialling remote ischaemic conditioning for post-stroke fatigue
Research institution:
University of Sheffield
Principal investigator:
Professor Arshad Majid & Dr Ali Ali
Region:
North East
Research area:
Rehabilitation
Status:
Active
Published date:
Page summary:
Professor Arshad Majid, Dr Ali Ali and the RICFAST 2 team are hoping to find a way to treat fatigue after stroke.
More Information
Developing CARES: Cognitive Aid for REhabilitation in Stroke survivors
Research institution:
University of Oxford
Principal investigator:
Faye Tabone
Region:
South East
Research area:
Rehabilitation
Status:
Active
Published date:
Page summary:
Faye Tabone wants to find ways that stroke survivors with thinking and memory disabilities can get more out of physiotherapy.
More Information
ERFOS-Cymru: Evaluation of Risk Factor management, frailty and Outcomes post-Stroke
Research institution:
Cardiff University
Principal investigator:
Dr Jonathan Hewitt
Region:
Wales
Research area:
Prevention
Status:
Active
Published date:
Page summary:
What treatment should a stroke survivor be offered to reduce the risk of another stroke? This isn't as easy to answer as you'd think, but Dr Jonathan Hewitt and the ERFOS-Cymru team plan to change that.
More Information
PRACTISE: Personalised community-based telerehabilitation for stroke survivors
Research institution:
Glasgow Caledonian University
Principal investigator:
Professor Lorna Paul
Region:
Scotland
Research area:
Rehabilitation
Status:
Active
Published date:
Page summary:
Professor Lorna Paul and the PRACTISE team are working with stroke survivors, carers, and physiotherapists to develop a new way for stroke survivors to access community-based physiotherapy - at a distance.
More Information
Out of sight, out of mind: a better way to assess vision problems in childhood stroke
Research institution:
University of Liverpool
Principal investigator:
Professor Fiona Rowe
Region:
North West
Research area:
Rehabilitation
Status:
Active
Published date:
Page summary:
Professor Fiona Rowe and the Out of Sight, Out of Mind team hope to make it easier for children who have a stroke to access the rehabilitation and support they need.
More Information