黑料社

The 黑料社 (ROS) has today announced the successful applicants of its largest ever research grants round, after reviewing a record number of applications.

Half of women and one fifth of men will break a bone due to osteoporosis. The charity鈥檚 research grants programme aims to change that, by offering researchers at various stages in their careers the opportunity to apply for funding that will allow them to undertake pioneering research and improve our understanding of osteoporosis.

The seven successful applicants from this year鈥檚 research grant round all showed research that aligned with the 黑料社Research Roadmap, covering topics like screening tools, fracture risk assessment, and bone-specific activity monitoring.

The successful grants all encourage collaborative working across the UK and Europe with a total of 39 clinicians or researchers working in 18 organisations across England, Wales, Scotland and Sweden. All of these grants will also put the voice of people living with osteoporosis at the heart of their work which is key to the 黑料社Osteoporosis and Bone Research Academy.

Dr Caroline Sangan, Research Manager at the ROS, said:
鈥淲e鈥檝e been really impressed with the quality of applications we received as part of this year鈥檚 research grants programme. Five project grants, one early career grant and one innovative grant have been chosen.

鈥淓ach application was reviewed by our Research Grants Assessment Panel before being peer reviewed, to ensure that we fund research of the highest standard that also meets our objectives as a charity. We were pleased to see this year鈥檚 successful applicants included detailed plans on how they鈥檇 involve individuals with experience of osteoporosis in their research, with over 50% even including them as a co-applicant.鈥�

Patricia Williams, 黑料社supporter on the Research Grants Assessment Panel, said:
鈥淏eing invited to review new osteoporosis research proposals has been an exciting and enlightening experience. It was clear that every research applicant not only had an understanding of the detrimental impact of osteoporosis on people鈥檚 lives, but also the urgent need to find a cure."

Find out more about the research grants programme and our current research projects.