As the BSF celebrates 30 years, new analysis with the London School of Economics (LSE) is helping to quantify the impact of three decades of funding skin research
For 30 years, the British Skin Foundation (BSF) has supported researchers working to answer some of the important questions around skin health and disease. To mark the charity’s 30th anniversary, BSF has worked with the London School of Economics (LSE) to look at the reach and impact of that investment.
The findings show just how far that first grant in 1996 has travelled. Since then, BSF has funded 520 research projects and awarded £23.9 million to dermatology research. Its grants have reached at least 23 of the UK’s top 30 universities, as well as 21 of the 24 Russell Group universities.¹
BSF’s first research grant was awarded in 1996 to support research into dermatitis in the rubber industry. Since then, the programme has grown considerably, supporting research into skin cancer, psoriasis, wound healing and many other areas of skin disease.
But the impact of a grant doesn’t necessarily stop when the project ends.
