How we deliver research
We want more ground-breaking discoveries and breakthroughs in the lab, clinic and community that can be quickly turned into better treatments and interventions, so people feel the benefits in their day-to-day life much sooner.
Use the links below to find out how we prioritise our research investment to fund projects which will make arthritis preventable, manageable, and treatable.
Our research strategy
Our research strategy has been developed with people with arthritis at its core. We want to focus our research to accelerate pace and improve precision – to create more and better-tailored solutions that directly benefit people with arthritis.
Our research policies
Read more on our research policies, which are aligned with UK national research funders and regulatory bodies.
Research advisory groups
Find out how our Research Advisory groups help us to prioritise our research funding, and if there are any vacancies on our advisory groups.
Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement
This page helps researchers understand the requirements of involving people with arthritis via patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in their research. It links to support and training documents and gives guidance on funding and what Versus Arthritis expects from researchers in terms of involvement.
Our research committies
This page introduces the Versus Arthritis research committees. Our research committees include the Research Expert Committee, Fellowship Expert Committee, Progress Review Committee and Research Funding Panels. The expert committees and panel are supplemented with additional membership drawn from our College of Experts.