Making a difference: Impact Report 2019 Medical research charities are committed to funding research that positively impacts people living with health conditions or diseases. For many charities, this is only made possible through public donations and so charities must let the public know how their money is being spent and what impact it is having. The pathway to impact is rarely linear. Instead, it often involves many different funders and research teams over a long period of time. This cumulative nature of impact makes it challenging to track in an effective way. AMRC is helping a number of our members use an online tool called Researchfish that allows them to collect data on the outcomes of their research funding over time. Collecting data in this consistent way allows us to pool data together from many different charities and perform an in-depth cross-sector analysis of the outcomes of the research funded by our members. This report follows on from our initial 2017 impact report, incorporating two more years of data and new stories of how charity-funded research has impacted patients and society. The report is structured around the five areas of impact shown below. For a PDF version of this report please contact our Communications Team at [email protected]. If you have any questions please contact our Data team at [email protected]. With thanks to the Medical Research Council, Researchfish, and participating charities. Read more Sector infographics and reports Home Intro & data set Impact areas Reflections Additional info & analysis Making a difference: Impact Report 2019 - Participating charities Action for AT Action Medical Research for Children Action on Hearing Trust Alzheimer's Research UK Alzhimer's Society Asthma UK Ataxia Autistica Breast Cancer Now British Heart Foundation British Lung Foundation Cancer Research UK The CSP Charitable Trust Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland Crohn's & Colitis UK Cystic Fibrosis Trust Epilepsy Research UK Fight for Sight Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity Heart Research UK Kidney Research UK Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI Marie Curie Motor Neurone Disease Association MQ Mental Health Research Royal Osteoporosis Society Chest Heart & Stroke Orthopaedic Research UK Ovarian Cancer Action Pancreatic Cancer UK Parkinson's UK Pharmacy Research UK Rosetrees Trust Sarcoma UK Sparks Spinal Research Stroke Association Target Ovarian Cancer Tenovus Cancer Care The Brain Tumour Charity The Urology Foundation Versus Arthritis Wellbeing of Women Worldwide Cancer Research Back to Additional info & analysis Back to main AMRC website Manage Cookie Preferences