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Why Your Participation Matters

At Anaphylaxis UK, we are dedicated to advancing our understanding of serious allergies and anaphylaxis. By participating in our research opportunities, you can contribute to vital studies that have the potential to save lives and improve the quality of life for those affected by allergies.

Allergies impact millions of people worldwide, and severe reactions can be life-threatening. Your involvement in our research efforts can help:

  • Advance Scientific Knowledge: Your experiences provide valuable insights that can lead to new discoveries and better understanding of allergies.
  • Improve Treatments: Contributing to research can lead to the development of more effective treatments and management strategies.
  • Influence Policy: Data collected can help shape public health policies and awareness campaigns.

How You Can Get Involved

Advancements in allergy research rely on the participation of individuals living with serious allergies. By sharing your experiences, you can help drive progress and potentially uncover new treatments or management strategies.
On this page, you’ll find information on how you can get involved with allergy research, including:

  • Completing research surveys to provide valuable patient insights
  • Participating in focus groups to share your perspective
  • Enrolling in clinical trials to test new allergy therapies

 

Sign up for our monthly newsletter to be the first to hear about upcoming research opportunities. Your participation can make a meaningful impact in the fight against serious allergies.

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Take part

Participating in research allows you to make a significant impact on the future of allergy treatments, stay informed about the latest developments, and connect with a supportive community of individuals dedicated to advancing allergy science.

Parent or caregiver of children with immediate milk allergy

Anna Conrad, Paediatric Allergy Dietitian at St Thomas’ Hospital, London, if keen to hear your thoughts about introducing fresh cow’s milk to young children with an immediate milk allergy through a treatment known as milk oral immunotherapy. You do not need to have any prior knowledge or experience of milk oral immunotherapy to contribute.

You will be sent an information sheet on milk oral immunotherapy & patient resources to read prior to an interview. After which you will take part in a 45-60minute online interview at a time convenient to you, this can include evenings or weekends. There will be a small payment as a thank you for your time.

Emaill Anna Conrad for more information

Are you 16 years or over, living with a food allergy?

This research is exploring allergic reactions to new and emerging protein foods, such as plant-based proteins, insects and cultivated meat, which are becoming more common in our diets. The findings will help identify real-world allergy risks and support better regulation and labelling in the future.

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Are you a young person (aged 16-25) with allergies or asthma?

Complete our 10-15min survey! Your voice matters!

Taking charge of asthma or allergies is part of growing up and we want to know what it’s like for you!

Researchers from EAACI  and Imperial College London are running an international survey to understand the challenges young people face and what support helps build confidence in allergy and asthma care.

By sharing your experience, you can help improve care for young people.

YOUNG PEOPLE SURVEY (aged 16-25)

Are you a parent of a child aged 11-25 with allergies or asthma?

Complete our 10-15min survey! Your voice matters!

Taking charge of asthma or allergies is part of growing up and we want to know what it’s like for you!

Researchers from EAACI  and Imperial College London are running an international survey to understand the challenges young people face and what support helps build confidence in allergy and asthma care.

By sharing your experience, you can help improve care for young people.

PARENTS & CARERS SURVEY (of young people aged 11-25)

Latest Research

New review highlights ethnic inequalities in children’s food allergy care 21st May 2026

A new international review has highlighted important inequalities in the prevalence, management, and outcomes of IgE-mediated food allergies among children from different ethnic backgrounds. The scoping review, published in the World Allergy Organization Journal, analysed 37 studies from high-income countries
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Research opportunity: do you have a food allergy? 2nd February 2026

What is the research about? Researchers at the University of Surrey and the University of Manchester have launched the AltProt-P eObservatory to track allergic reactions to new types of food. As we move toward more sustainable food production, new protein
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Research opportunity: eating disorder risk in adults with and without food allergies 27th January 2026

A Trainee Clinical Psychologist at the University of Surrey is conducting a research study exploring the likelihood of eating disorders in adults with food allergy compared to adults without food allergy. While previous research suggests that children with food allergies
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