SmellTaste

Who we are

SmellTaste is the charity for all those living with impaired smell and taste. We are working to transform understanding of the vital contribution that these undervalued senses make to our quality of life, health and wellbeing, and ensure that people impacted by these sensory impairments get the recognition, support and care they need.

We provide support and information to those affected and their families. We work to improve recognition and knowledge amongst professionals, the public and policymakers through education, training and campaigning. We support research to improve understanding and accelerate the steps to treatments and potential cures. We actively involve people living with impaired smell and taste in our work and empower them to advocate for themselves and for others.

Our culture and values

Global collaboration

SmellTaste is a UK-based charity tackling a global problem that requires a global team to address it. We will continue to work collaboratively with individuals and organisations around the world who share our vision, values and ethics to address the challenges faced by people affected by smell and taste disorders through research.

Engagement and involvement

We will continue to put the people we represent at the heart of our work, engaging and involving them in research through initiatives such as our Public and Patient Involvement panel, Research Champions programme and conferences.

Supporting the development of the field

We will work to engage with and support aspiring scientists and early-stage researchers with the aim of growing interest and research in smell and taste disorders.

We will also engage with and support scientists from outside the field to help them translate their ideas and methods with the aim of benefiting people affected by smell and taste disorders.

Research ethics

We will undertake and support high-quality, ethical research that has successfully completed a peer review process.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

SmellTaste is committed to being an organisation which provides equality of opportunity and freedom from unlawful discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (the ‘protected characteristics’ described in the Equality Act 2010).