10/07/2021 | Grants
career development award GRANT AMOUNT: up to £1 million GRANT DURATION: 5 years DEADLINE: 15/09/2021 The Career Development Award is designed to retain and nurture excellent non-clinical researchers in our field of interest who have established a track record of...
07/07/2021 | Grants
clinical research training fellowship GRANT AMOUNT: up to £260,000 GRANT DURATION: up to 3 years (4 years for patient-orientated CRTFs where the project will require significant amounts of patient contact) DEADLINE: 01/09/2021 Clinical Research Training Fellowships...
07/07/2021 | Grants
major project grants GRANT AMOUNT: up to £250,000 GRANT DURATION: up to 5 years DEADLINE: 15/09/2021 Borne offers funding for high quality research projects that can be inter-disciplinary and where there is an established proof of concept. It is expected that our...
07/07/2021 | Grants
pilot project grants GRANT AMOUNT: up to £50,000 GRANT DURATION: up to 2 years DEADLINE: 15/09/2021 Borne’s pilot project scheme provides funds to develop novel research ideas that – if successful – can lead to a major project grant. The grant can cover...
02/07/2021 | Highlights, News & Events
Borne Shooting Day 2021 Held on Thursday 1st July at the beautiful Royal Berkshire Shooting School, we enjoyed a great day of clay pigeon shooting. Our first non-virtual event of the year was our most successful Shooting Day ever! In keeping with COVID-19 government...
10/03/2021 | Highlights, Research
COVID-19 and pregnancy At the forefront of the advancement of knowledge between COVID-19 and pregnancy is Borne funded lecturer in Reproductive Immunology, Dr Viki Male. Here, we share with you a Q&A and relevant resources from a variety of sources. We are now...
05/01/2021 | Grants
BUMP feasibility study GRANT AMOUNT: up to £500,000 GRANT DURATION: 18-24 months DEADLINE: 5/03/2021 This is a research funding call to identify a research group or consortium of scientists capable of delivering a study that confirms the feasibility of a systematic...
04/12/2020 | Highlights, Story
“Our lives could have been extremely different” – Charles’ Story Charles’ two children Imogen and Jasper were borne before they were ready for the world. Like 1 in 10 of all premature babies, they are now living with permanent and life-changing...
03/12/2020 | Highlights, Story
“One pregnancy, two babies” – by Fiona Mylchreest After two premature births, when Fiona found our that her third pregnancy was twins, she was shocked, delighted, and terrified. This is my daughter Ishbel. She was born at 31 weeks and 3 days...
21/10/2020 | Highlights, Story
Finn’s Story – by Fiona Mylchreest To mark her first son Finn’s 21st birthday, Fiona reflects on his premature birth and the implications it has had on his life. Last week we celebrated the joy of having our son in our lives for twenty-one years. We...
02/10/2020 | Highlights, News & Events
Borne Golf Day 2020 Hosted by Borne Patron and rugby legend Will Greenwood, Borne’s Golf Day was held on October 1st at the beautiful and iconic Sunningdale Golf Club. After the uncertainty of the past few months, we felt we achieved the impossible with Golf Day 2020....
29/07/2020 | Highlights, Story
CLAIRE AND ALEX’S STORY Claire and Alex lost their first daughter, Sylvie, because she was born too soon. Claire was young and healthy – there was nothing to indicate that she was at risk of premature labour. And once it became clear, it was too late. Your...
28/11/2019 | Highlights, News & Events
Wonderland 2019 An unrivalled extravaganza of delights in the heart of Central London, our biennial gala was an evening of fine dining, entertainment and money-can’t-buy auction prizes. Borne’s biennial gala was held at the iconic Freemason’s Hall in Central...
09/10/2019 | Highlights, Story
Borne and Action Medical Research invest over £1 million to help tackle premature birth The two medical research charities have teamed up to fund research projects to prevent premature birth and improve the lives of mothers and their babies. Each year, around 60,000...
23/09/2019 | Fundraising, Highlights
Ambassadors Dean and Sarah Mumm raise over A$140,000 Borne Ambassadors Dean and Sarah Mumm have raised an amazing A$140,000 towards a scientific collaboration between Borne and the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) to better understand the causes of premature...
02/05/2019 | Fundraising, Highlights
Taking on Hardian’s wall for borne – Fran’s challenge 19-year-old Frances is taking on her biggest physical challenge so far. For the last few weeks, Fran has been training to hike to Hadrian’s wall – and raise money for Borne’s premature birth...
05/04/2019 | Highlights, Story
“All we could do was sit, wait and pray” – Nicola’s story Nicola shares the harrowing journey of giving birth prematurely to daughter Edie at only 23 weeks and one day, and what she has learned from it. My pregnancy was a healthy one. My baby was thriving, and all the...
19/03/2019 | Highlights, News & Events
Borne to Dance 2019 On March 19th 2019, Darcey Bussell and Michael Nunn hosted a spectacular evening of dance performances at The Royal Opera House in aid of Borne. The magical Paul Hamlyn Hall at the Royal Opera House was the venue for a unique evening of dance by...
22/01/2019 | Fundraising, Highlights
A splashing fundraiser Despite temperatures close to 0°C, Borne Ambassador Alistair Petrie jumped into an outdoors, unheated pool last weekend after fans raised over $1,000 in aid of Borne’s research into premature birth. Alistair was “helped” in his mission by fellow...
03/10/2018 | Highlights, Story
Hope beyond baby loss: Nishul and Chandrika’s story Nishul and Chandrika were parents to premature twin daughters in 2016. When Chandrika became pregnant again, she took part in a Borne-funded feasibility trial of a new drug to prolong labour and prevent preterm...
09/09/2018 | Fundraising, Highlights
Arctic Challenge 2018: Superwoman of the Arctic Our first Arctic blog is with Team Borne’s superwoman, Georgie Breitmeyer. As the country commemorates the milestone anniversary of 100 years since women won the right to vote, we spoke to Georgie about how she’s...
05/09/2018 | Highlights, Story
10-year-old girls raise an amazing £1,500 in a triathlon for Borne Ten-year-old Lois and Freya aren’t afraid of a challenge. In August, they completed their first triathlon and raised an amazing £,1500 in support of Borne’s research into premature birth. On a break...
15/06/2018 | Highlights, Story
Coping with life in the NICU: A father’s perspective Ahead of Father’s Day, we spoke to David Madoc-Jones about the birth of his daughter Edie at 23 weeks + 4 days and how he coped with the experience. On 2 February 2017, Edie came into our lives after 23 weeks...
15/06/2018 | Highlights, Story
David and Nicola’s Story David shares his terrifying experience of when his wife Nicola went into labour at just 23 weeks. Everything had been going well. My wife Nicola had had a 20-week scan, and everything looked healthy. And then one night in late January, I...
20/04/2018 | Fundraising, Highlights
borne’s arctic challenge 2018 In April 2018, nine adventurers led by Alan Chambers MBE and Wayne Hoyle trekked to the North Pole to raise awareness and funds for research into premature birth. The team trekked for up to 8 hours a day in freezing temperatures,...
19/03/2018 | Highlights, Research, Story
Nihad’s Story Nihad Abdelaziz is the first patient to be recruited for Borne’s initial clinical trial programme for pregnant women. The programme will test a combination of cAMP agonist, aminophylline, with progesterone as a potential treatment to delay the...
11/03/2018 | Highlights, Story
A Heart as Strong as a Lion: Kathleen’s Story To commemorate Mother’s Day 2018, Kathleen Brooks writes about her daughter’s unexpected preterm arrival. My story begins on 26 November 2017 when I was 22 weeks pregnant. I was driving my son to a birthday party...
25/01/2018 | Highlights, Story
“My Fabulous Five” – by Fiona Mylchreest Fiona is the mother of five children – all of whom were born prematurely. Here, she talks about what this means for their family and the frustration of not knowing why. I have five fabulous children....
25/01/2018 | Highlights, Story
DEAN AND SARAH MUMM’S STORY Australian rugby captain Dean Mumm and his wife Sarah are parents to three children, but only get to raise one. They tell their poignant story of the premature birth of their three children. Your support can help us to invest in...
03/01/2018 | Highlights, Story
ALISTAIR AND LUCY PETRIE’S STORY Hollywood actor Alistair Petrie and his wife Lucy discuss the premature birth of their twin boys, and what can be done to address what we do not know about the causes of premature birth. Your support can help us to invest in...
14/03/2017 | Highlights, Research
When I grow up, I want to be… – by Dr Alice Varley Women’s accomplishments, particularly in science, can often be forgotten from our history books. To mark International Women’s Day and British Science Week, Borne scientist Alice Varley shares one female...
14/02/2017 | Highlights, Story
“Please, be my Valentine” – by Fiona Mylchreest Fiona recounts the story of the lead-up to the birth of her second child, who was due on Valentine’s Day. My second baby was due on St.Valentine’s Day. I flirted with the idea of giving him or her...
10/02/2017 | Highlights, Research
Meeting Francois for British Heart Month Dr Francois Sousa dos Santos, Borne PhD student, is investigating the effect of heart disease on pregnancy. February is National Heart Month, and so we sat down to talk to him about about his project, how he got involved in...
23/12/2016 | Highlights, Story
Christmas in the NICU – by Fiona Mylchreest Fiona talks about her first Christmas with her first born, Finn, who was born prematurely. There was a time we thought Finn would be in NICU for Christmas. Not so surprising, you might think, considering he was due in...
16/12/2016 | Highlights, Story
How premature babies grow – by Fiona Mylchreest Why do premature babies grow as they do? Fiona Mylchreest, mother of five and wife of Borne Chairman, reflects on her children’s experiences. I always got a bit mixed up with biology and evolution and the story of...
01/12/2016 | Highlights, Research
World AIDS Day: Investigating HIV and pregnancy with a Borne scientist Today marks World AIDS Day, a day where we come together to raise awareness and support people around the world who live with HIV. At Borne we are working to see how HIV can disrupt the immune...
04/11/2016 | Highlights, Research
UNDERSTANDING UTERUS FUNCTION WILL HELP US UNDERSTAND PRETERM LABOUR The pregnant uterus and the brain are the only two remaining organs in the human body where there is scientific disagreement on how they actually work. A better understanding of uterus function is...
26/10/2016 | Highlights, Research
NUTRITION & PRETERM BIRTH: PROFILE OF A BORNE PHD STUDENT AnnieBelle Sassine is a Lebanese licensed dietician and a PhD student at Imperial College. She is working on a project that links nutrition to pregnancy complications, preterm labour and fetal development...
14/09/2016 | Highlights, Story
“From bloodbath to bubble bath” – by Fiona Mylchreest Fiona Mylchreest, mother of five and wife of Borne Chairman Julian Mylchreest, shares one of her rollercoaster experiences of the NICU. I confess, I watch CSI. I find it mindless and the gore doesn’t move me at...
29/07/2016 | Highlights, Story
“Incredibly small and very, very frightening” – by Fiona Mylchreest Fiona Mylchreest, mother of five and wife of Borne Chairman Julian Mylchreest, shares her experiences of her son Cormack, who was born prematurely. My son is bigger than me. I’ve been pretending for a...
03/05/2016 | Highlights, Research
INSIDE PROFESSOR MARK JOHNSON’S MIND We speak to Professor Mark Johnson, Founder of Borne, about his path to preterm birth research and why he founded the charity. “What inspired you to get into medicine?” I was looking for some way to work with...
