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National child health research funding

13 Apr 2026, 2:31 p.m.

As the UK’s largest charitable funder of medical research dedicated to paediatrics, we’re excited to announce that we’re funding seven new research projects across the UK.

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‘He’s getting back to being the happy boy he was’: Meet Frank

13 Apr 2026, 1:51 p.m.

When he was 15 months old, Frank was diagnosed with a rare type of cancerous brain tumour. Read his story.

A little boy lying on a hospital bed with a therapy dog

GOSH Charity and LifeArc commit close to £1m for life-saving child health research across UK

31 Mar 2026, 10:37 a.m.

Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity) and self-funded medical research organisation LifeArc have partnered again to support three research projects.

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GOSH Charity-funded team engineers first lab-grown oesophagus in breakthrough for children’s surgery

20 Mar 2026, 11:31 a.m.

Scientists from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and University College London (UCL) have created the first lab-grown oesophagus.

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‘She’s found her feet now’: Meet Yumna

13 Mar 2026, 10:26 a.m.

Yumna was less than two years old when she was diagnosed with high risk neuroblastoma. Four years later, she’s back to being herself.

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