At Leukaemia UK we know the importance of funding research, novel cutting-edge projects that promise to expand our understanding of leukaemia, discover and develop new treatments and improve care for the disease. Research has already played a vital role to drive progress in leukaemia diagnosis, treatment and care which has resulted in better survival rates over the past 40 years.

Despite progress, a leukaemia diagnosis still devastates the lives of too many families every year and we want to stop this happening. Leukaemia has one of the lowest survival rates of all blood cancers, and sadly almost 5,000* lives are lost to leukaemia each year in the UK.

Devastatingly, leukaemia is also the most common type of childhood cancer accounting for around a third of all cancers in under 15s.*

We believe that medical research holds the key and we want to ensure we’re exploring as many possibilities as we can to save lives and improve quality of life for leukaemia patients.

*Leukaemia UK annual report 2022

How are our research projects funded?

We are a UK charity, and we wouldn’t be able to continue to fund research into leukaemia and other blood cancers without donations from our supporters. Their generosity enables our medical researchers to discover the latest breakthroughs in cancer treatment and diagnosis.

Our research portfolio, past and current projects include funding for potentially high-impact science through project grants, fellowships and scholarships for early careers researchers and the first ever UK clinical trials initiative for stem cell transplants.

View some of our latest and most ground-breaking research projects. From empowering natural killers in our immune system to detecting faulty blood cells before they cause blood cancer. Our research team are already making an impact, thanks to supporters like you.