Medical Research Council

Early career researchers from all research disciplines, get ready! ⛳ 🏃♂️ The ERC 2025 Starting Grant is a ⭐ great funding opportunity ⭐ for you! 🔴 Are you UK-based, or interested in doing research in the UK? 🔴 Are you interested in funding for an ambitious research project of your choice? The ERC 2025 Starting Grant might be ideal for you! Join our free webinars next week and discover how to apply successfully. The UK experts 👨⚕️ will walk you through everything you must know - from funding levels, eligibility, and evaluation criteria to submission. 🚀 Join, discover whether you are eligible and start applying! Register for our free webinars here: 1️⃣ 29 July, 10-12 UK Time ➡ https://lnkd.in/d3JG4eae 2️⃣ 1 Aug, 10-12 UK Time ➡ https://lnkd.in/dwrmr3nX #biology #medicine #chemistry #socialsciences #history #arts #humanities #funding #grant #psychology

With BBSRC we’re pleased to be supporting this EPSRC investment in the UK Quantum Biomedical Sensing Research Hub! The Q-BIOMED hub will use quantum technologies to improve early disease diagnosis, including through quantum-enhanced blood tests to diagnose infectious diseases and cancer quickly and cheaply using portable instruments.

Today we’re delighted to publish our public partnerships strategy🤝 It outlines how we will work with members of the public, researchers and communities to better shape and share research so that it’s more relevant and beneficial to everyone. Our actions and priorities include: 🔹 Working with our research and community public partners to develop their knowledge and practice through training and mentoring. 🔹 Communicating the benefits of meaningful public partnerships for all research areas. 🔹 Establishing a public advisory group to guide our ways of working and support ongoing delivery of the strategy. The strategy builds on our belief that diverse ideas, opinions, knowledge and people enrich our work, and that effective collaboration can lead to better research.  It’s part of a wider commitment across UKRI to improve how we involve people in research. Find out more about the MRC public partnerships strategy: https://lnkd.in/d_YAhz4t And hear from MRC Executive Chair Professor Patrick Chinnery about the importance of public partnerships📽 ⬇

Today we’re pleased to welcome 68 outstanding researchers and innovators to the Future Leaders Fellowship scheme.   This scheme supports universities and businesses to develop their most talented early career researchers and innovators, and to attract new people to their organisations, including from overseas. Our Chief Executive, Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, said:  “UKRI’s Future Leaders Fellowships provide researchers and innovators with long-term support and training to develop ambitious, transformative ideas. "The programme supports the research and innovation leaders of the future to transcend disciplinary and sector boundaries, bridging the gap between academia and business. "The fellows announced today demonstrate how these awards continue to drive excellence, and to shorten the distance from discovery to prosperity and public good.” Take a look at some of the projects below. A full list of the new Future Leaders Fellows can be found on our website. #UKRIFLF

Following the BBC coverage and huge public interest in our latest post. We decided to interview Prof Stuart Cook, so he could explain further just how exciting the #IL11 discoveries are. This interview is only about 3 minutes long but packed with insights. This topic shows the way #discoveryscience leads to breakthroughs in knowledge. We look forward to the developments that may contribute to combating #multimorbidity which is one of the greatest healthcare challenges of the 21st Century.

Congratulations to our 2023 MRC Impact Prize winners👏 🔸 Open Science Impact: The OpenSAFELY Collaborative, team led by Professor Ben Goldacre, University of Oxford 🔸 Outstanding Team Impact: Global Network for NTDs, team led by Professor Paul Denny at Durham University 🔸 Early Career Impact: Towards an equitable, continuous celebration for Postdocs during UK National Postdoc Appreciation Week, team led by Dr. Joan Chang at The University of Manchester Congratulations also go to our commended entries: 🔹 COVID-19 variant biology and implications for vaccine responses, team led by Professor Ravindra Gupta, University of Cambridge 🔹 The Collaborative Approach to Meta-Analysis and Review of Animal Data from Experimental Studies (CAMARADES), team led by Professor Malcolm Macleod, The University of Edinburgh 🔹 Autism Innovative Medicine Studies (AIMS): improving health outcomes for autistic people, team led by Professor Declan Murphy at King's College London College London 🔹 The Post-Hospitalisation COVID-19 study (PHOSP-COVID), team led by Professor Chris Brightling, Professor Louise Wain and Dr Rachael Evans at the University of Leicester 🔹 The INTER-NDA: An open-source international toolkit for simplified rapid identification of children with developmental delay at age 2 years, Dr. Michelle Fernandes at the University of Oxford 🔹 Impacting the public’s understanding of cognitive skills in childhood associated with eating disorder symptoms in adolescence, Dr. Amy Harrison and Dr. Marta Francesconi at University College London More on all our winners and commended teams and their projects: https://orlo.uk/qPCBI #MRCImpactPrize

Last week we hosted our fourth Environmental Sustainability seminar on Advancing Sustainability in Medical Science through Culture Change, at Caxton House, London and virtually. We engaged in dynamic conversations, exploring individual behaviour change, downstream and upstream interventions, and real-world case studies. Key insights included: 💡 the importance of collective action 💡 transparency in reporting 💡 using the COM-B model for understanding motivations Thank you to all who participated in driving transformative culture change for a greener, healthier future in medical science! #Sustainability #MedicalScience

Congratulations to Professor Edith Heard on her appointment as Director and Chief Executive of The Francis Crick Institute! 👏 We look forward to working with you. Thank you to predecessor Sir Paul Nurse who has played a major role in establishing the Crick as a flagship discovery research institute.

🌟 Exciting Career Opportunity: Head of Theme (Population & Systems Medicine or Neurosciences & Mental Health) at the Medical Research Council (MRC) 🌟 Passionate about driving impactful medical research? The MRC is looking for two dynamic individuals to lead our Population & Systems Medicine Board (PSMB) and Neurosciences & Mental Health Board (NMHB). Shape the future of medical research with us! Key Details: 🗓 Closing Date: 02/08/24 📍 Locations: Swindon, Wiltshire / London 💼 Salary: £65,262 (plus London allowance if applicable) 📊 Contract Type: Open Ended ⏰ Hours: Full time Responsibilities: - Forge strong relationships with stakeholders - Lead key projects and manage research funding - Develop a talented team and provide expert advice - Represent MRC and shape the field of medical research Find your future and apply here: https://lnkd.in/e9vvD2qs Benefits: - Defined benefit pension scheme - 30 days' annual leave plus 10.5 public and privilege days - Employee discounts, assistance program, and flexible working options - More benefits and initiatives for work-life balance Join us to make a significant impact in a supportive, motivating, and empowering environment. #MedicalResearch #CareerOpportunity #HealthResearch #Leadership #MRC #JoinUs #ResearchExcellence #JobOpening #ApplyNow

“My advice to others is to have the courage to work on something that is outside the consensus. Science is often about ‘challenging the status quo’. Just as in many walks of life, in science we need people who can think in all kinds of ways, because that is what leads to true innovation.” Professor Sir Simon Baron-Cohen, Director of the Autism Research Centre (ARC) in Cambridge University and MRC Millennium Medal 2023 winner, shares his research journey into the causes of autism and reshaping the public perception of neurodiversity. https://orlo.uk/BJCCJ