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Thank you for taking the time to apply to be an MRC board or panel Member. You will be asked to specify which vacancies you are applying for at the end of this survey. We appreciate that you are busy, so please note that during your application you will be asked to provide the...
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The purpose of the expression of interest (EOI) is for you to state if you are available and wish to assess in this competition. If you answer 'yes' to this EOI survey, the next step for you will be to accept your invitation to the competition in the IFS portal by 20/09/2023. The assessment period...
Closes 3 October 2023
The purpose of the expression of interest (EOI) is for you to state if you are available and wish to assess in this competition. If you answer 'yes' to this EOI survey, the next step for you will be to accept your invitation to the competition in the IFS portal by 26/09/2023. The assessment period...
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The four UK higher education funding bodies (Research England, SFC, HEFCW and DfE NI) are publishing key decisions on the high-level design of the next research assessment exercise and outlining issues for further consultation. These decisions represent a shift towards a broader and more holistic...
Closes 6 October 2023
This is a strategy engagement exercise from Smart Data Research UK (formerly Digital Footprints ). Please read the accompanying document: Strategy Engagement Exercise (can be viewed or downloaded below) Then respond to our guiding questions via the survey...
Closes 6 October 2023
At STFC we are keen to recognise and celebrate the achievements of our Apprentices working across the breadth of Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and Boulby. There are a number of award categories that Apprentices can be nominated for by Managers across the organisation, including Apprentice of...
Closes 6 October 2023
At STFC, we are keen to recognise and celebrate the achievements of our Apprentices working across the breadth of operations at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and Boulby. We are therefore seeking nominations for the following categories: Apprentice of the Year 2023 Outreach...
Closes 6 October 2023
The UKRI Interdisciplinary Assessment College (IAC) has been established for the purpose of assessing applications to the Cross Research Council Responsive Mode scheme. Members have been appointed through an application process and will be essential to delivering this scheme. UKRI...
Closed 30 September 2023
The UKRI Interdisciplinary Assessment College (IAC) has been established for the purpose of assessing applications to the Cross Research Council Responsive Mode scheme. Members have been appointed through an application process and will be essential to delivering this scheme. UKRI...
Closed 30 September 2023
The UKRI Interdisciplinary Assessment College (IAC) has been established for the purpose of assessing applications to the Cross Research Council Responsive Mode scheme. Members have been appointed through an application process and will be essential to delivering this scheme. UKRI...
Closed 30 September 2023
At STFC we are keen to recognise and celebrate the achievements of our Apprentices working across the breadth of Daresbury Laboratory and UK ATC. There are a number of award categories that Apprentices can be nominated for by Managers across the organisation, including Apprentice of the Year...
Closed 29 September 2023
At STFC, we are keen to recognise and celebrate the achievements of our Apprentices working across the breadth of operations at Daresbury Laboratory and UK ATC. We are therefore seeking nominations for the following categories: Apprentice of the Year 2023 Outreach Award ...
Closed 29 September 2023
See what we've consulted on.
In April 2022, we asked for feedback on the new MRC expectations on the inclusion of sex in experimental design of studies involving animals, tissues, and cells. We also asked what MRC could do to aid researchers in implementing these requirements.
We received 91 responses from researchers and research staff, with many constructive and detailed suggestions. We also received a written submission from the Academy of Medical Science, on behalf of their fellows.
We were pleased that many were already using both sexes in their experiments or were ready to begin doing so (32% and 5% of respondents, respectively). We recognise that many (57%), even though they were very often supportive in principle, felt barriers existed to implementing this in their research.
One of the most commonly mentioned concerns was a likely increase in grant costs. Respondents sought clarity from MRC as to how this would be handled. Ensuring animal welfare standards and the logistics of single housing male animals were also mentioned as barriers.
Roughly a third of respondents had questions about the changes, particularly around:
The support from MRC that was identified as being most helpful was:
As a result of this feedback, we have been working to make more information available about the upcoming change and to ensure the research community receives the necessary support. We have:
In the coming months, we will:
In November 2020 we asked for input on which funders UKRI should recognise as an endorsed funder under the Global Talent Visa.
The Global Talent Visa is an immigration route provided by the UK Government to provide a fast and efficient visa offer to those working in science and research. Under the scheme, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) can recognise other funders as an ‘Endorsed Funder’.
We want to increase the number of endorsed funders. Endorsed funders may be based in the UK or internationally.
We have had nine responses with a total of 27 funders suggested to UKRI.
66 percent of you said that this tool was ‘Good’ or ‘Very good’.
This was an expression of interest stage and was the first step in the process to becoming a recognised funder. We will now review the organisations that have been nominated and will decide whether or not to take these forward via our due diligence process.
We will update this section in January 2021 to update on progress. Thanks to your feedback we will look to use this tool again in Spring 2021 to ask for more input of who UKRI sound recognised as an endorsed funder.
In October 2020 we asked for feedback on the Future Leaders Fellowships proposed terms and process for the +3 funding point within the 4+3 model.
We were really delighted with the constructive and detailed feedback that we gained from the 20 responses. These responses came from 17 existing Fellows and 3 staff members based at Host Organisations.
Mostly the comments were positive about the terms and process for the +3 funding point and have given us steer on how to communicate our processes with Fellows and Host Organisations, as well as informing our approach to supporting documents to guide Fellows through the application process.
The themes that emerged from feedback included:
As a result of what you said, putting together detailed guidance on all the topics you raised in your feedback.
Which will include more details on:
We will extend the window to receive and assess proposals. Further guidance on the flexibility for Fellows to undertake non-fellowship activities will be made available.
Further details and full guidance will be published in April 2021.