Discover comprehensive resources for researchers including funding opportunities, partnerships, strategies and award management. Plus keep up to date with all the latest research news.
We fund all stages of research — from discovery science to better understand the mechanisms and causes of arthritis, to health and social care research. Join us as we accelerate the pace and precision of arthritis research.
Research opportunitiesPractical advice and help around securing a research award: what you need to know before you apply, what it costs, how to complete your application and what to expect after you apply.
Apply for an awardArthritis UK's Translational Call 2026 is now open. This call aims to support high-quality Proof of Concept projects that aim to develop commercially viable technology that will benefit people with arthritis. Applications with industrial partners are encouraged.
Translational Call 2026: Proof of Concept projects
All the information you need to manage your Arthritis UK award, including invoicing and payments, as well as reporting your research progress and support with telling us about your publications.
A roadmap for delivering change in MSK health, our research strategy is the framework we use to decide where we'll invest directly, where we won’t invest and where we'll use our voice to influence.
Explore our research strategyFind out how we implement our research strategy and the advisory groups and committees that govern the delivery of research funding to accelerate the pace and precision of arthritis research.
How we deliver researchThe State of Musculoskeletal Health is a collection of the most up-to-date, UK-wide statistics on arthritis and other musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions. Examine key findings and download the report.
Read the MSK reportWe’re offering up to £250k for projects up to 24 months duration that demonstrate a clear commercial solution to a musculoskeletal clinical need. Applications now open.
Read the news storyWe awarded three more prestigious Career Development Fellowships in 2025. The scheme supports the next generation of talented scientists dedicated to musculoskeletal research.
Read the news storyA groundbreaking study has revealed important clues into what drives disease in children with arthritis, uncovering the unique architecture of cells and signals inside the joint.
Read the news story
Our quarterly webinar series offers advice and practical tips about working with young people, as well as equity, diversion and inclusion in PPIE. The webinars aim to help researchers and healthcare professionals better support the people we work with and are here for.
Arthritis researchers are on the brink of the next discovery. Listen to these inspiring researchers, Professor Claudia Mauri, Professor David Isenberg and Dr Elizabeth Rosser, talk about their vital work and the life-changing potential of 'Plan B'.
Listen to the podcast
Researchers have found that current care for musculoskeletal conditions like back pain and osteoarthritis is failing to close an important ‘inequality gap’ in pain and disability.
A Keele professor will co-lead a prestigious new research team funded by Arthritis UK set up to tackle the challenges facing people living with arthritis, alongside colleagues from Oxford, Manchester, Nottingham and Aberdeen university.
The Advanced Pain Discovery Platform is a consortium-based UK network resource that is breaking through the complexity of pain.
The Academy of Medical Sciences offers grants to cover research costs, allowing Clinical Lecturers to strengthen their bids for longer-term funding.
The Nuffield Foundation funds research, encourages innovation and supports the use of sound evidence to improve lives.
The UK Musculoskeletal Translational Research Collaboration (UK MSK TRC) aligns investment in MSK translational research to improve outcomes for patients.