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Twelve new research grants and there are more to come
At the annual Luncheon of the Prostate Research Campaign UK, Neil
O'Donoghue was pleased to announce the award of twelve new research grants worth in total over a
quarter of a million pounds. This amount is a record for the charity, only made possible
through the generosity of our many supporters. If you are one of them, Many thanks.
"We reviewed
over 30 applications. As usual the standard was extremely high. However we are
delighted the Campaign is able to fund these twelve outstanding projects. Most seek to
improve our understanding of prostate cancer. Two are continuing work on chronic
prostatitis". A brief profile of the awards is contained within this copy of Update.
The Trustees reviewed the charity's finances in December and found that we had
raised as much in the first six months of the current financial year as had been raised in the
whole of the previous 12 months. Good news indeed. They decided to invite applications
for a further £150,000 of research grants.
This is the first time that the Prostate Research Campaign UK has been
able to award two tranches of research grants in one year - and none of it possible without the
continued generosity of our very loyal supporters. By the end of our financial year in March
the total of grants presently pledged will amount to almost £600,000.
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