Guts UK/Falk Foundation Awards
Celebrating the people shaping the future of digestive health
Every year, the Guts UK/Falk Foundation Awards recognise outstanding researchers, healthcare professionals and students whose work is helping to improve the lives of people affected by digestive conditions.
From research breakthroughs to improvements in patient care, these awards celebrate the people driving progress across gastroenterology (the digestive system), hepatology (the liver) and pancreatology (the pancreas).
Meet the winners
Discover their research
Alex Lickley: Improving Patient Outcomes and Reducing Gastroenterology Appointments
A Dietetic-Led IBS Service in Bradford: Improving Patient Outcomes While
Reducing Gastroenterology Appointments and Endoscopy Demand.
Manjeevan Singh: Beyond the Biopsy
Is it feasible to lower the ten-fold anti-tissue
transglutaminase threshold in diagnosing adult coeliac disease?
Soumyajit Saha: Enosis in Viral and Cholestatic Liver Disease
Investigating the process of enosis in viral and cholestatic liver disease.
Read Soumyajit's research summarySatvika Adiki: Modafinil for Severe IBD-ReIated Fatigue
A prospective evaluation of 12-month clinical outcomes.
Read Satvika's research summaryVeylan Sebastian: A Review of Fluid Treatment in Acute Pancreatitis
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Fluid Therapy Protocols in Acute
Pancreatitis: A Comparison of Aggressive versus Moderate Resuscitation
Strategies.
Bethan Rogers: A Laboratory Model of the Gut Barrier
Create a more realistic laboratory model of the gut barrier to better understand how it works and how gastrointestinal diseases affect patients.
Read Bethan's research summarySara Lyden: Understanding Ulcerative Colitis Through Symptoms and Patient Profiles
Integrating histo-molecular patient profiles with patient reported symptoms
and quality of life measures in ulcerative colitis.
Arkadeep Dhali: Virtual Dietetic Support for Coeliac Disease
Virtual first-appointment dietetic intervention for coeliac disease: a single-
centre prospective feasibility study with health economic evaluation.
Ben Ward: Long-Term Outcomes After Colon Capsule Endoscopy
Multi-site evaluation of long-term outcomes and quality measures for patients
post colon capsule endoscopy; establishing a colon capsule endoscopy (CCE)
research database.
Donna Blinston: Community Screening for Early Liver Disease Detection
Early Identification of Liver Disease Through Community-Based Screening
and Engagement.
Cara Leung: Improving Medication Care for IBD and Autoimmune Hepatitis
Getting Immunomodulators Right: Implementing a Pharmacist-
Led Immunomodulator Clinic for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and
Autoimmune Hepatitis.
Rachel Perry: Preventing Liver Disease Through Multimorbidity Clinics
Prevention not palliation: Introducing and evaluating the success of new
mufti-morbidity clinics to prevent the development of advanced liver disease.
Why these awards matter
| Recognising innovation |
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| Celebrating new ideas improving digestive health |
| Supporting future leaders |
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| Helping early-career researchers and clinicians grow |
| Improving patient care |
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| Highlighting work that could improve diagnosis, treatment and quality of life |
| Inspiring the next generation |
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| Encouraging more people into digestive health research |
Interested in applying?
These awards are now closed and are expected to reopen in November 2026.
For updates please email [email protected] or go to the Guts UK/Falk Foundation Awards pages.
