![Female scientist with microscope smiling at camera](https://beta.rnid.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/researcher-hero-1024x577.png)
Founded in 2005, the UCL Ear Institute is a crucial partner of RNID and a major force in the ongoing search for new and better treatments that can change the lives of people with hearing loss and tinnitus.
Watch our video to take a virtual tour of the UCL Ear Institute.
Follow the links below to watch the UCL scientists tell you a bit more about their research projects.
Write your Will for free with RNID
RNID is partnered with two trusted Will-writing service providers – Guardian Angel and the National Free Wills Network. Whether online, by telephone or in person, they make the process as hassle-free as possible, and as a supporter of RNID we offer these services free of charge.
Stephen’s story
After struggling with tinnitus and hearing loss since 1975, Stephen became profoundly deaf in 2001 and received a cochlear implant in 2006. Stephen has left RNID a gift in his Will as he wants to support research into future hearing technology, ensuring that future generations can experience the soundtrack to life.
![Deaf man sitting at piano, facing the camera and smiling](https://beta.rnid.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PHV1917_legacies_horsham-4-1024x683-1-1.jpg)