UKRI (UK Research and Innovation)

1 month ago | ukri.org | Laura Bailey

For over a decade, the Medical Research Council (MRC) has partnered with the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) to offer their prestigious policy internship scheme to all MRC-funded PhD students. The scheme gives individuals first-hand experience of the medical science policy environment and insights into how research can impact policy, while also providing an opportunity to connect with valuable stakeholders.

Nov 23, 2023 | ukri.org | Colin Head

I’ve been working for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) for a long time, including for the predecessor organisations of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) before its formation in 1994. I remember well Tom Blundell, the inspirational leader of the Agricultural and Food Research Council, where I was working at the time. He was a very outward-looking individual and had a broad view of what he wanted bioscience to achieve when we formed BBSRC.

Jun 14, 2023 | ukri.org | Ubiquitylation Unit

I have a confession to air. I spent my first decade as a scientist believing the pharmaceutical industry was evil! Much like the Orwellian conditioning of four legs good, two legs bad, I had been taught to mistrust the big pharma companies. I am now of very different mind. I am the General Manager and Deputy Head of the Medical Research Council’s (MRC) Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (PPU) at the University of Dundee.

Mar 16, 2023 | ukri.org | Naomi Head

Since 2014, Professor Umberto D’Alessandro has directed the Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia (MRCG) at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). It stands as the UK’s largest single investment in medical research in a low and middle-income country. In November 2022, the unit celebrated their 75th anniversary with a, bringing together leaders in public and global health.

Mar 6, 2023 | ukri.org | Simon Hart

CPI is a grand way of talking about how virtual and real-world systems work together. In the way that physical sensors and computers can work out what the weather’s going to be, or robots in warehouses can now gather your online shopping order. CPI is often pioneered by sectors such as manufacturing and the video game industry. We want to see that expertise accelerated for public good.