Medical Research Council (MRC)

News and guidance from funder

Below are selected MRC-related items included in recent Research Services News Bulletins, as well as selected guidance documents directly from the funder. This is not a comprehensive listing of MRC news – you can also subscribe directly to MRC news feeds and email alerts on the MRC website.

RS News and funder guidanceLast updated
MRC: Research Services' factsheets on SCF and CSF Calls (RS deadline: 2 April 2013) 20-Mar-13
MRC: reappointment of Chief Executive for the Medical Research Council 20-Mar-13
AMRC, MRC and Researchfish: tracking the impact of charity research funding 22-Feb-13
RCUK Study Tour: Presentations by BBSRC, EPSRC, MRC, NERC and STFC, Jan 2013 (1,917kb) Feb-13
ARMA Study Tour to RCUK and SSC, Jan 2013 (1,227kb) Feb-13
MRC: interim report on the MRC Research Outcomes and Outputs Collection via Researchfish 2012 14-Dec-12
Changes to Final Reports 23-Nov-12
MRC: Researchfish submission deadline for 2012 data: 30 November 2012 10-Oct-12
MRC: update on e-Val replacement 'Researchfish' 1-Aug-12
MRC Final Reports Guidance 1-Aug-12
MRC Highlight Notices 9-Jul-12
MRC New Investigator Research Grant (NIRG): please submit applications to Research Services 10 days before the submission deadline 28-May-12
'MRC Research Priorities and Opportunities' seminar slides, 26 July 2011 (339kb) Jul-11

Guidance from Research Services

Guidance from Research ServicesLast updated
X5 costings and grant applications checklist (equipment and survey costs) (74kb) Aug-13
MRC CDA Application Guidance: May 2013(RS Deadline:16-May-2013) (151kb) Apr-13
MRC Researchfish Dec-12
MRC Pre-Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Clinical Research Training Fellowship 2013 (154kb) Dec-12
Internal approval process and contacts for medical research grant applications (109kb) Oct-12
MRC Industry Collaboration Agreement (MICA) Guidance 2012 (84kb)
Oct-12
Brief summary from Dr Crosby's visit to Oxford, 26 July 2011 (74kb) Jul-11

Electronic Submission Systems and Processes

 System and Processes
Je-S Je-S log-in page
Application Process on Je-S (incl. how to create an account)
Tips: Je-S application form and X5 costings
Guidance for Departmental Approvers
Peer Review and Monitoring Applications
Offer Acceptances and Start Certificates
Grant Maintenance
Academic Reporting and Expenditure Statements
Je-S Handbook
Researchfish Researchfish log-in page
Researchfish

Background Information on the MRC

Funder's website http://www.mrc.ac.uk/index.htm
Funding Guide See Applicant Handbook
MRC funding opportunities

On the MRC website. Please also see MRC's 'Highlight Notices', which are published to alert researchers to areas of biomedical science that are currently a high priority for the MRC. These notices sometimes are relevant to specific calls and therefore have particular deadlines which are detailed in the notice, however more often they are specific areas of interest which can be applied to the range of MRC schemes under the relevant MRC submission board. Each notice will be given a specific Programme manager and any applicants who are thinking of submitting a proposal or have any queries are advised to contact them directly before applying. Please also refer to MRC's Industry Collaboration Agreement (MICA) which supports collaborative research between academia and industry

On ResearchProfessional.com.

MRC Research Income at Oxford 2011/12: Oxford received £41.7M (second largest research funder of the University)
Applications and Award Activity at Oxford 2011/12: 240 applications submitted to the value of £200.2M. 68 new MRC awards accepted worth £45.7M, including financial amendments to existing awards (University financial year Aug-Jul)
Success Rates 2011/12 - by volume of applications
National average: 24%. Oxford: 23%. (MRC financial year Apr-Mar)
See the MRC's Success Rates web page