Up to 1 in 20 people in the UK live with a thyroid condition. And yet there is so little funding available for thyroid research.

This means there are so many unanswered questions that research urgently needs to address to improve diagnosis, treatment and outcomes for people living with a thyroid condition.

We’ve launched a £20,000 appeal so we can fund more vital studies through our BTF Research Award. With your help, we can support researchers to find the answers the thyroid community so desperately wants.

Big research breakthroughs often start small. Our Research Award helps researchers get promising studies off the ground — work that can go on to attract more funding and develop into larger, multisite studies. By donating today, you will be helping to: