Pioneering breakthroughs for a healthier future

Our researchers are transforming how we detect, treat, and prevent disease. The support of Exeter Leaders accelerates discoveries that save lives and can improve outcomes for millions.

Our researchers are transforming how we detect, treat, and prevent disease. The support of Exeter Leaders accelerates discoveries that save lives and can improve outcomes for millions.

Your investment can help us deliver tangible health advances:

  • Antimicrobial resistance leadership through our One Health approach, developing new ways to reduce antibiotic resistance, create alternative treatments, and tackle threats to both human health and food security.
  • Precision diabetes medicine discovering genetic subtypes and optimising treatment for all diabetes types, revolutionising healthcare worldwide through diagnostic tools now used by clinicians globally.
  • Sport science excellence that’s #1 in the UK for world-leading research, translating athletic performance insights into public health solutions and rehabilitation innovations.
  • Child mental health innovation including world-first research on adventurous play’s impact on children’s anxiety, pioneering Mindfulness for Adolescents and Carers (MAC) therapy, and leading national trials like Nurture-U across six universities to create mental health blueprints for Higher Education.
  • Dementia breakthrough research accelerating clinical trials through innovative neuropsychological tools that reduce participant requirements from thousands to less than 200, and developing the first new dementia treatments in 20 years.

Find out more on our Research pages →

An annual gift of £2,500 could fund a PhD researcher for one month, advancing critical health research that moves from our laboratories into clinical practice, changing lives in real time.

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