Tuesday 19th November 2019
Quality of Life: A history of funding from SRUK
Here, we highlight some examples of research projects that have been funded by SRUK in the past which focus on improving quality of life for patients.
Tuesday 8th October 2019
Maxine Jackson's story
Hairdresser Maxine Jackson shares in this piece how she remains motivated to focus on her passions whilst overcoming the day-to-day challenges of scleroderma and the common misconceptions.
Tuesday 23rd April 2019
New training programme launched for SRUK support group leaders
SRUK understands the vital role that a support network can play in a person’s medical journey, whether that comprises of family members, friends or the medical team, and regardless of the diagnosis. To facilitate the provision of support networks, SRUK has 8 support groups in the UK; the leaders were recently approached for training offered by the Scleroderma Patient-centred Intervention Network.
Thursday 18th April 2019
How we’re raising awareness in 2019
Read all about our two annual awareness campaigns in 2019. February's Raynaud's Awareness Month was a massive success, and we need your help to help us make as big a splash in June!
Friday 28th December 2018
Four New Research Grants: Our investment in research this year
We are committed to investing even more into the most ground breaking and innovative research so that our community can feel the benefit of research sooner. As part of this commitment, we are very pleased to announce that we have awarded four exciting new grants in June 2018.
Friday 21st December 2018
The impact of research: 30 years of support
SRUK has a 30 year legacy of supporting vital research into Scleroderma and Raynaud’s phenomena. We have made it our mission to transform outcomes for patients, injecting much needed funding into highly promising research areas.
Friday 26th October 2018
SRUK launches online Raynaud’s test to aid in diagnosis
In a bid to raise awareness of Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) and to encourage individuals to be actively involved in their own healthcare, SRUK led an initiative to develop a ‘Raynaud’s test’ on their website for the online audience.
Monday 17th September 2018
SRUK win consultation with top health communication agency
Scleroderma & Raynaud’s UK (SRUK) has been awarded a consultation with The Difference Collective to enhance current communications. SRUK will get the chance to pick the brains of up to 10 of the Collectives top healthcare comms experts during a free one-hour brainstorming session.
Tuesday 28th August 2018
Cause, detection and treatment: research we fund and why
Funding important research into medical conditions is a crucial way in which medical research charities improve people’s lives. When a condition is rare like scleroderma, then that research becomes even more vital.
Friday 17th August 2018
Beating Scleroderma and Raynaud’s with AI: Microsoft and SRUK team up to advance research
SRUK will be working with Microsoft to develop wearable technology to further our research into the conditions.