Osteoarthritis Research Consortium 2025

Consortium funding should seek to gain distinct progress in one or more of these areas specifically in relation to osteoarthritis subtyping:

• Early detection and timely diagnosis.
• Managing disease and expectations around prognosis, particularly in relation to progression to poor outcomes.
• Determination of which people may be at risk of rapid progression from mild disease to joint replacement.
• Impacts of life course events on osteoarthritis severity and/or progression, such as trauma/injury, menopause, later life.
• Likelihood of therapy response / sub-population categorisation to facilitate personalised treatment application and development.

- PI must be from a UK institution

- International members with unique expertise are welcome

Funding: £3,000,000 total 

Duration: 2 years 

Research Authority due date: 23.4.25

Intent to submit (required) due date: 30.4.25

Full proposal due date: 25.6.25