Survival rates following severe burns and complex injuries have improved dramatically over recent decades. Today, the focus of care has shifted. For many patients, the greatest challenges lie not only in closing a wound, but in how well it heals — including function, scarring, infection risk, and long-term quality of life.

Applications for the Blond McIndoe Research Foundation One-Year Research Fellowship are now being accepted, with the deadline for submissions approaching on 25 February 2026. This Fellowship offers a valuable opportunity for early-career clinicians and researchers to undertake a dedicated year of research focused on wound healing, burns care and soft tissue reconstruction.

We are delighted to share that Gordon Bebb, Chairman of the Blond McIndoe Research Foundation (BMRF), has been appointed to the Royal College of Surgeons of England’s Court of Patrons.

Eighty years on from the end of the Second World War, the story of the Guinea Pig Club continues to resonate - not only as a tale of survival, but as a lesson in compassion, community, and the power of human resilience.