Medical Research Council (MRC)
- News and guidance from funder
- Guidance from Research Services
- Electronic Submission Systems and Processes
- Background Information on the 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 guidance | Last updated |
|---|---|
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 Services | Last updated |
|---|---|
| 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 Researchfish (was 'e-Val') | Oct-12 |
| MRC Industry Collaboration Agreement (MICA) Guidance 2012 (84kb) |
Oct-12 |
| Resolve costings and grant applications checklist (equipment and survey costs) (75kb) |
Feb-12 |
| Brief summary from Dr Crosby's visit to Oxford, 26 July 2011 (74kb) |
Jul-11 |
Electronic Submission Systems and Processes
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 |
| MRC Research Income at Oxford | 2010/11: Oxford received £41.2M (second largest research funder of the University) |
| Applications and Award Activity at Oxford | 2010/11: 158 applications submitted to the value of £131.8M. 45 new MRC awards accepted worth £31.1M, including financial amendments to existing awards (University financial year Aug-Jul) |
| Success Rates | 2010/11 - by volume of applications National average: 18%. Oxford: 23%. (MRC financial year Apr-Mar) See the MRC's Success Rates webpage |