Deafness Research UK has awarded £15,000 towards a project at the University of Oxford and the Medical Research Council Mammalian Genetics Unit, Harwell looking into the genetics of 'glue ear' (Otitis Media). The contribution will go towards extending the research to four NHS hospitals in Scotland to obtain genetic information from over 300 families. The project hopes to discover what the genetic causes of ear inflammation are, with the hope of understanding, treating and preventing this common problem.

Human regeneration sounds like something straight out of Dr Who, but science fiction could soon become science fact, as new research being undertaken by Deafness Research UK scientists at the UCL (University College London) Ear Institute (EI) investigates the regenerative power of birds - to see if some of their avian secrets could one day be used to regenerate the human auditory system.

Deafness Research UK received a welcome boost for Deaf Awareness Week (28 June – 4 July) when Professional Hearing Care and support specialists KIND Hearing agreed to donate £3 to the charity for each person who visits their branch during this week.

This year marks the silver jubilee for Deafness Research UK, and with 300 scientists supported over the last 25 years, our work has made a real difference to deaf people’s lives through the research work we have funded and the advice offered by our information service.

Deafness Research UK will feature on BBC Radio 4 in mid-March, in an appeal by Sir George Martin, whose influential production work with recording artists like The Beatles continues to inspire millions.

Deafness Research UK's Bionic Ear Show has visited all ConocoPhillips onshore and offshore sites as part of their Year of the Ear programme: an inspiring example of corporate social responsibility.

Minister for Veterans, Kevan Jones, praised the work of charities and other key stakeholders during a symposium on noise induced hearing loss jointly organised by Deafness Research UK and the MoD at the UCL Ear Institute yesterday.

Deafness Research UK has awarded several new grants for research that will benefit hearing-impaired people of all ages.

Will doctors be able to grow replacement parts for ears? Will there be new or different ways to communicate in BSL? What will happen to cochlear implants?

Deafness Research UK's Annual Review was highly commended in the prestigious 2009 Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) Science Communication Awards.

The Bionic Ear Show is designed to raise awareness of the importance of hearing, how it can be damaged, and what you can do to protect it. It features live, interactive science in which the presenters demonstrate a model of the hearing system using giant props, which when put together measure 22 feet in length.

New editions of Deafness Research UK’s vital information leaflets – Managing Tinnitus, and Help for your Hearing Loss are being produced thanks to an educational grant from solicitors Oxley & Coward of Rotherham.

Research published today by the AMRC (Association of Medical Research Charities) shows a worrying lack of awareness of the work of medical research charities.

A rare opportunity for you to meet the scientists who are working to find a cure for tinnitus, and find out about the cutting edge tinnitus research in progress.