Blog – UKRI https://www.ukri.org UK Research and Innovation Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:58:42 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.ukri.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-ukri-site-icon-32x32.png Blog – UKRI https://www.ukri.org 32 32 Why evidence matters in health research https://www.ukri.org/blog/why-evidence-matters-in-health-research/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:00:28 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=181069 Professor Patrick Chinnery awarding the 2025 MRC Millennium Medal to Professor George Davey Smith on stage at the award ceremonyProfessor George Davey Smith explains why he encourages scientists to look for ways they might be wrong.

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]]> Making sense of MRC translational funding: a simple guide https://www.ukri.org/blog/making-sense-of-mrc-translational-funding-a-simple-guide/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:00:13 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=178602 MRC translational research funding can help turn discoveries into real-world health solutions. Find out what we offer, to help you apply for the right type.

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]]> MRC forward look: where we need your research ideas https://www.ukri.org/blog/mrc-forward-look-where-we-need-your-research-ideas/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 09:00:34 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=178501 Two years into his role, our Executive Chair shares his top priorities, including focus areas we’re exploring for the future where we need your research ideas.

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]]> UKRI-funded ATTUNE project https://www.ukri.org/blog/ukri-funded-attune-project/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 08:00:30 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=175297 Group of young people sat on chairs participating in the ATTUNE project. One participant is speaking into a microphoneFind out about a joint UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) council funded project that uses arts-based approaches to understand adverse childhood experiences.

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]]> Insights from our Board and Panel Associate Scheme https://www.ukri.org/blog/insights-from-our-board-and-panel-associate-scheme/ Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:20:55 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=170635 As MRC reopens its Board and Panel Associate Scheme and board and panel member recruitment, two associates and two scheme mentors share their experiences.

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]]> MRC career development award: a researcher’s path to independence https://www.ukri.org/blog/mrc-career-development-award-a-researchers-path-to-independence/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 08:00:52 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=168929 Group of people in a field with the sun setting in the background behind a backdrop of treesRead the experience of a Medical Research Council (MRC) Career Development Award (CDA) fellow and apply for a future opportunity.

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]]> Chairing a new funding stream: MRC Experimental Medicine Panel https://www.ukri.org/blog/chairing-a-new-funding-stream-mrc-experimental-medicine-panel/ Wed, 26 Mar 2025 09:00:17 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=162073 Reflections on time as the Chair of the Experimental Medicine Panel and the importance of supporting the next generation of clinical academics.

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]]> Beyond the bench: the MRC-AMS policy internship scheme https://www.ukri.org/blog/beyond-the-bench-the-mrc-ams-policy-internship-scheme/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 09:00:11 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=161120 Read the experiences of two interns from the 2024 scheme, and then apply for an opportunity in 2025.

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]]> How MRC PhD students are making their research accessible https://www.ukri.org/blog/how-mrc-phd-students-are-making-their-research-accessible/ Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:00:46 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=160174 Four women and a man holding their certificates and smilingMRC Max Perutz Award 2024 shortlisted students share why science communication matters to them, what advice they’d give others, and their inspirations.

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]]> Making data sharing happen https://www.ukri.org/blog/making-data-sharing-happen/ Thu, 21 Nov 2024 13:42:53 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=154676 A group of people with laptop and notebook talking to each other around a tableRead about the importance of data sharing and what the Medical Research Council (MRC) is doing about it.

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]]> Improving sustainability in medical research and practice together https://www.ukri.org/blog/improving-sustainability-in-medical-research-and-practice-together/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 08:00:37 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=152821 Medical science and medical practice have a significant overlap in both their activities and their respective concerns about environmental sustainability.

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]]> Our new Community Visits programme: what’s that all about then? https://www.ukri.org/blog/our-new-community-visits-programme-whats-that-all-about-then/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 08:00:04 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=148032 Group of patient delegates and service animals at an eye conference hosted by the MRC Human Genetics Unit in 2017Why we’ve evolved from visiting single organisations to co-hosting community visits across the UK, using a partnership-led approach.

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]]> Application process 101: MRC Centres of Research Excellence https://www.ukri.org/blog/application-process-101-mrc-centres-of-research-excellence/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 09:00:12 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=146557 Hand holding wooden block with tick mark, good feedback rating and positive customer review, experience, satisfaction survey ,mental health assessment, checklist business concept.In the lead up to launching the third round of funding for MRC Centres of Research Excellence, read tips to guide you through the funding application process.

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]]> A roving researcher to keep science rolling https://www.ukri.org/blog/a-roving-researcher-to-keep-science-rolling/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 08:00:08 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=144256 Michelle Percharde, Alice Francis and Alexis Barr at the Laboratory of Medical Sciences.Find out how a ‘roving researcher’ scheme is enabling scientists to keep momentum while taking long-term leave from the lab.

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]]> Working life: autism champion Simon Baron-Cohen https://www.ukri.org/blog/working-life-autism-champion-simon-baron-cohen/ Thu, 30 May 2024 08:00:43 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=142136 Our MRC Millennium Medal 2023 winner shares his transformative research into the causes of autism and reshaping the public perception of neurodiversity.

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]]> Work in partnership to power more equitable health research https://www.ukri.org/blog/work-in-partnership-to-power-more-equitable-health-research/ Wed, 01 May 2024 12:58:48 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=140206 Healthcare professionals, researchers, commissioners and Community members exploring what equitable partnership in health research means for South East London at a 2023 event run by Mabadiliko.A personal perspective of co-developing a plan for how to bring together voices to better shape and share research, to benefit the health of everyone.

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]]> Extreme pregnancy sickness: the quest for a cause https://www.ukri.org/blog/extreme-pregnancy-sickness-the-quest-for-a-cause/ Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:20:25 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=137847 A collaborative quest, spanning three continents, offers hope for potential treatments and prevention of extreme sickness and nausea in pregnancy.

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]]> Five things we learned from watching a funding board meeting https://www.ukri.org/blog/five-things-we-learned-from-watching-a-funding-board-meeting/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:13:32 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=136235 Colleagues sat around a large table at a board meetingInterested in learning more about the funding process? Find out how observing a board or panel meeting could also help you write more effective grant applications.

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]]> Health research: who funds what and where? https://www.ukri.org/blog/health-research-who-funds-what-and-where/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:49:59 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=134885 People putting together jigsaw puzzle piecesLooking at funding trends can help build the case for future funding. Find out how you can make use of the largest ever analysis of UK health research funding.

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]]> Blueprint for a team science dreamhouse https://www.ukri.org/blog/blueprint-for-a-team-science-dreamhouse/ Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:19:24 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=133732 See how a new research facility and strategy is building an open, collaborative and brighter future for science.

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