The need for impartial and objective research is nowhere more evident than in relation to concussion. Only through stringent, independent medical investigation can we establish if there is a clear association between recurrent head impact in sport and neurodegenerative disorders in later life. The CONCUSSION FOUNDATION is committed to funding research into the long-term effects of impact sport and supports the work being undertaken by The International Concussion and Head Injury Research Foundation Limited (ICHIRF)