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Professor Amber Young stands inside a laboratory wearing a white lab coat. Amber has shoulder length red hair, a fringe, and wears black glasses. She discusses something with a seated colleague. He also wears black glasses, has short grey hair, and wears a white laboratory coat too.

Applications now open for the 2026 Amber Young Burns Research Fellowship

Made possible through Professor Amber Young’s legacy, this £20,000 Fellowship supports the next generation of burns researchers to improve care for children and young people affected by burns.

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Stigma to support: £300,000 awarded for research into veteran intimate scarring

The Scar Free Foundation is delighted to announce new funding for research that aims to understand and ease the devastating impact of conflict-related genital and intimate scarring.

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Applications now open for the 2026 Amber Young Burns Research Fellowship

Stigma to support: £300,000 awarded for research into veteran intimate scarring

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