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Meningitis: The Research

Meningitis UK’s sole focus is to fund research to develop vaccines to eradicate all forms of meningitis and associated diseases. Find out more about our research developments below.

Vaccines

Vaccines

Learn more about the vaccines currently available and offered to people at risk.

Research overview

Research overview

Our role in funding research, how our programme works and why it is so important.

Current projects

Current projects

Read about our exciting research projects that are currently underway.

Research videos

Research videos

Videos of our researchers talking about their research projects

Past projects

Past projects

See the outcomes from previous Meningitis UK research studies.

Advances and breakthroughs in the fight against meningitis

Timeline

See the breakthroughs made within the field of meningitis over the years.

Vaccine Impact in the UK

Vaccine Impact

Interactive graph showing the vaccines developed against meningitis and the impact they have made.

Treatment Impact

Treatment Impact

Learn about the developments made in treating meningitis and the impact they have had.

Meningitis UK's Scientific Medical Advisory Panel

Advisory Panel

Meet the members of our Scientific Advisory Panel - leading experts in the field of meningitis.

Research grants

Research grants

More about how we award research grants and how you can apply if you are a scientist.

Frequently asked questions

FAQs

Frequently asked questions about research, vaccine development and our research strategy.

Medical Glossary

Medical Glossary

Glossary of medical and research terms with definitions.

Remember your loved ones

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Words with dotted underlining can be found in our medical glossary, hover over them for a summary or click to go to the full description.