Our biomedical research

We run the world’s largest, donor-funded research programme dedicated to finding treatments and cures for hearing loss and tinnitus.

We’re making amazing progress in improving the diagnosis of hearing loss, increasing the benefits people get from relevant medical devices, developing treatments to prevent hearing loss, advancing therapies to restore hearing and supporting the development of treatments to silence tinnitus.

So read more about this exciting progress – and find out how and why we work with universities, companies and investors to bring treatments and cures closer.

Download our Biomedical Research Strategy 2015-18 (pdf, 3.98MB)

Research strategy

Our strategy outlines the approach we're taking to accelerate the discovery and development of treatments and cures. It highlights the areas of research we'll fund and how we'll support research in these areas.

Past research projects

Have a look at the past projects we have funded.

Research projects

We fund the best hearing and tinnitus research around the world – here are the innovative projects we're supporting now.

Research achievements

Even before we started formally funding research in 1999, our Technology Department was involved with research into hearing aids and cochlear implants, most notably as part of the team that developed the first cochlear implant in the UK.

We couldn’t do it without them

We fund the best hearing and tinnitus research around the world.

Meet our scientists

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Research reports

Find our research reports and executive summaries here.

Hearing health