BRAIN RESEARCH TRUST — grant history
Latest income
£4.4m
Grants listed (FY2026)
9
Listed grants total
£2.4m
Accounts grants total
£2.4m
listed grants reconcile with the accounts totalextracted from its FY2026 accounts
Application guidance — from the funder’s own website
- Deadlines: Our 2026 project grant call is now open , with deadline for preliminary applications of 12 noon on 04 September 2026 .
What this funder supports
Where grantees operate
- Cardiff
What changed: FY2025 → FY2026
| Change | Grantee | FY2025 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| new | University of London | — | £600k |
| new | University of Edinburgh | — | £300k |
| new | University of Oxford | — | £300k |
| new | University of Glasgow | — | £196k |
| down | University of Nottingham | £295k | £5k |
| not listed | University of Manchester | £300k | — |
| not listed | King's College London | £300k | — |
| not listed | University of Cambridge | £233k | — |
| not listed | Imperial College London | £5k | — |
Grants made, per its accounts filings
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of London | FY2026 | £600k | Overcoming Paralysis using a Therapeutic Interface to Control muscles in ALS |
| University of London | FY2026 | £408k | Professor Linda Greensmith to support her post as the Sobell Chair of Neuroscience at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology (IoN). |
| University of Edinburgh | FY2026 | £300k | Deconstructing the neural stem cell niche in a mammalian model of brain regeneration |
| University of Oxford | FY2026 | £300k | Investigating vulnerabilities of polyploid tumour cells to disrupt therapy resistance in glioblastoma |
| University of Oxford | FY2026 | £299k | Adaptive immune responses in establishing immune privilege in the normal and malignant developing brain |
| University of Oxford | FY2026 | £227k | Improving radiation response in paediatric High-Grade Glioma through modulation of reactive oxygen species |
| University of Glasgow | FY2026 | £196k | BIOGRAPH – Biophysical Tumour Growth Modelling for Novel GBM Treatment Response Assessment: Harnessing Physics-Informed Deep Learning |
| University of Oxford | FY2026 | £68k | Identifying the mechanisms, biomarkers and pathogenic causes of brain injury in febrile comatose Malawian children |
| University of Nottingham | FY2026 | £5k | Sponsorship a pump-prime award that was given to Dr Alina Pandele from the Children’s Brain Tumour Research, who is carrying out some pilot work focused on paediatric brain tumours |
| University of Manchester | FY2025 | £300k | Development of D-2-hydroxyglutarate biosensor device for non-invasive and early detection of IDH1/2-mutant gliomas |
| King's College London | FY2025 | £300k | Exploring the neural mechanism of fatigue in migraine: novel therapeutic avenues. |
| University of Nottingham | FY2025 | £295k | Unlocking the potential of circulating extracellular vesicles as biomarkers and therapeutic agents for paediatric ependymoma |
| University of Manchester | FY2025 | £282k | Targeting interleukin-1 for the treatment of acute brain injury |
| University of Manchester | FY2025 | £278k | Modulation of cortical spreading depolarizations by amylin in awake mice using functional imaging and electrophysiology |
| University of Cambridge | FY2025 | £233k | Gene and mRNA therapy approaches to Tumour Associated Macrophages in glioblastoma |
| Imperial College London | FY2025 | £5k | PhD studentship extension: Phage-guided CRISPR-Cas9 deletion of the mTOR therapeutic target in paediatric medulloblastoma |
| Dr Daniel Williamson, Newcastle University | FY2024 | £299k | A mouse single cell atlas modelling radiotherapy-induced brain injury and late-effects in children treated for brain tumours |
| Professor Zameel Cader, University of Oxford | FY2024 | £299k | Elucidating a novel circadian coupled mechanism for treating headache and facial pain |
| Dr Natividad Gomez-Roman, University of Strathclyde | FY2024 | £298k | Characterising cholesterol trafficking in glioblastoma and brain cells, and its contribution to tumour development, progression and treatment |
| Professor Rob Brownstone, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology | FY2024 | £295k | Plasticity of neural circuits for micturition following spinal cord injury |
| Dr Jose Vargas, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology | FY2024 | £243k | Miriam Marks Fellowship: The role of TDP-43 in frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| Dr Cristopher Black, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology | FY2024 | £242k | Miriam Marks Fellowship: Identifying early disease markers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. |
| Mr Ahmad Ali, The Walton Centre | FY2024 | £38k | Brain Research UK - Royal College of Surgeons Joint Research Fellowship: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for cognitive rehabilitation in brain tumour patients |
| Professor Jonathan Schott, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology | FY2024 | £6k | Identifying the causes and evolution of pre-symptomatic Alzheimer's disease |
| King's College London | FY2023 | £300k | Dr Philippa Warren, King's College London - Recovering locomotion after acute ischemic spinal cord injury |
| University of Edinburgh | FY2023 | £299k | Dr Dirk Sieger , University of Edinburgh - Investigating the radioprotective effects of ATM inhibition on the healthy brain |
| University College London | FY2023 | £295k | Dr Lynsey Duffell, University College London - Epidural spinal cord stimulation for restoration of urogenital function after SCI |
| University of Cambridge | FY2023 | £292k | Dr Virginia Newcombe, University of Cambridge - Understanding the pathogenesis of traumatic vascular injury |
| University of Cambridge | FY2023 | £125k | Giada Vanacore, University of Cambridge - Facilitating regeneration in the brain via stimulation of neural stem cells |
| University of Cambridge | FY2023 | £125k | PhD Studentship grant extensions |
| University of Dundee | FY2023 | £125k | Febe Ferro, University of Dundee - Joint BRUK-NF PhD studentship: Understanding the role of a secreted kinase in promoting myeloid signature of glioblastoma |
| University of Dundee | FY2023 | £125k | PhD Studentship grant extensions |
| University of Birmingham | FY2023 | £125k | Dr Kate Atkinson, University of Birmingham - Understanding the developmental origins of a childhood brain cancer |
| University of Nottingham | FY2023 | £37k | Mr Milo Hollingworth, University of Nottingham - Brain Research UK - Royal College of Surgeons Joint Research Fellowship |
| University College London Institute of Neurology | FY2023 | £25k | Sobell Chair |
| Nottingham Trent University | FY2023 | £25k | Project grant extension: Dr Zahraa Al-Ahmady, Nottingham Trent University |
| University of Birmingham | FY2023 | £24k | PhD Studentship grant extensions |
| Sobell Chair | FY2022 | £627k | Other Research (Endowment & Restricted Funds) |
| University of Cambridge | FY2022 | £300k | Project Grants (Grants Fund) - Mr Richard Mair, University of Cambridge |
| University of Edinburgh | FY2022 | £298k | Project Grants (Grants Fund) - Dr Dirk Sieger , University of Edinburgh |
| Nottingham Trent University | FY2022 | £272k | Project Grants (Grants Fund) - Dr Zahraa Al-Ahmady, Nottingham Trent University |
| King's College London | FY2022 | £268k | Project Grants (Grants Fund) - Dr Anna Andreou, King's College London |
| Cardiff University | FY2022 | £120k | PhD Studentships (Grants Fund) - Mr Harsh Bhatt, Cardiff University |
| Imperial College London | FY2022 | £110k | PhD Studentships (Grants Fund) - Phoebe Ivain, Imperial College London |
| University of Hull | FY2022 | £107k | PhD Studentships (Grants Fund) - Danielle Marsh, University of Hull |
| University of Edinburgh | FY2022 | £53k | Covid-19 grant extensions |
| Cardiff University | FY2022 | £37k | Brain Research UK - Royal College of Surgeons Joint Research Fellowship |
| Cardiff University | FY2022 | £11k | Covid-19 grant extension |