Medical Research Council Impact Accelerator Account award

The Medical Research Council (MRC) are now inviting applications for the MRC IAA award. The MRC […]

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Academic-Industry Engagement Awards 2020: applications open

Applications are now open for the 2020 Medical Research Council-funded Academic-Industry Engagement Award. The University administers […]

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Tags: Academic industry engagement awards, engagement activities, Medical Research Council, UK Medical Research Council

Confidence in Concept scheme – applications open

Applications are still open for the 2019 Medical Research Council (MRC) funded Confidence in Concept scheme. […]

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Tags: Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme, grant, Medical Research Council, research

Living well, ageing well

The Medical Research Council and Arthritis Research UK present ‘Living well, ageing well’, a public discussion with some of the UK’s leading experts in the field of ageing research. The event will begin with a welcome and introduction from Professor Alan Silman from the University of Oxford.

Tags: age, ageing, Alan Silman, Arthritis Research UK, discussion, health, Medical Research Council, Paul Greenhaff, research

Research funding record

The University secured a record-breaking £181m worth of new grants to fund its pioneering research in […]

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Tags: Arts and Humanities Research Council, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Centre for Hidden Histories of the First World War, Centre in Additive Manufacturing, Economic and Social Research Council, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Medical Research Council, Natural Environment Research Counci, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research, Saul Tendler, Science and Technologies Facilities Council, Synthetic Biology Research Centre

Swallow’s tail test for Parkinson’s

An image similar in shape to a swallow’s tail has been identified as a new and accurate test for Parkinson’s disease.

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Tags: Dr Nin Bajaj, Medical Research Council, Movement Disorder Diseases, National Institute for Health Research, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Parkinson’s disease, PLOS ONE, Professor Dorothee Auer, Professor Penny Gowland, Queen’s Medical Centre, Sarah Matheson Trust, School of Medicine, Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre, Stefan Schwarz, The ‘Swallow Tail’ Appearance of the Healthy Nigrosome — A New Accurate Test of Parkinson's Disease: A Case-Control and Retrospective Cross-Sectional MRI Study at 3T

Biting back

Malaria kills a million children each year. Research carried out at the University could help develop cheap and effective drugs to combat the disease

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Tags: Cell Host & Microbe, Dr Rita Tewari, Malaria, Medical Research Council, molecular switches, parasite, protein kinases, School of Biology, Wellcome Trust