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Be the leading charity for research into eye
health, supporting the pioneering work of
Moorfields and UCL to make new discoveries and
turn new knowledge into treatments to improve
eye health and wellbeing outcomes for patients
of Moorfields and people globally
Focus our work on the evolving
research priorities agreed by
Moorfields and UCL
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Collaborate with other funders
to maximise research funding
for eye health.
Financial support
Grant programmes for funding research in jointly agreed priority areas
Grant programmes for developing research career pathways, at key
points where national/international funding is not readily available
Support attraction and retention of leading researchers in key areas
that contribute to Moorfields’ global reputation and leadership
Grant programmes for practice improvement research to benefit
patients.
Other activity
Encouraging public and patient engagement in research
Brokering research funding partnerships
Creating innovative grant programmes and processes which build on
our close ties with Moorfields and UCL to develop the capacity of staff
to be competitive and secure research funding from other sources.
Key measures
Amount of research funding from us
Amount of research co-funded by the charity and other funders
Standard research output metrics (e.g. publications, citations)
Long term outcomes and impact tracking and case studies
Translated research ideas into new products and services.
