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Max Perutz Science Writing Award 2020 Winner
The 23rd recipient of the Medical Research Council’s Max Perutz Science Writing Award was announced at the virtual award ceremony; you can read the shortlisted articles. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 26, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

New round of Innovation Scholars Secondments: Biomedical Sciences opens
UKRI is launching a second round of the Innovation Scholars Secondments scheme. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 15, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

Queen's Birthday Honours 2020
Congratulations to Dr Jonathan Pearce, whose achievements were recognised in the Queen ' s Birthday Honours 2020, for services to Covid-19 Research. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 13, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

New research to tackle Covid's impact on mental health receives £2 million boost
Six new projects worth a total of£2 million will give a much-needed boost in support for research investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 10, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

UK and Japan award eight Regenerative Medicine projects
In this landmark collaboration, MRC and AMED will make almost£7 million available to support collaborative projects that seek to advance regenerative approaches towards clinical use. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 17, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

Scientists discover what happens in our brains when guessing
Researchers have identified how cells in our brains work together to join up memories of separate experiences, allowing us to make educated guesses in everyday life. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 16, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

Landmark coronavirus study to trial inhaled Imperial and Oxford vaccines
UKRI and NIHR funded researchers at Imperial College London are set to begin trials to assess the safety and effectiveness of two of the UK’s coronavirus vaccines in development, when inhaled into the lungs. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 15, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

RECOVERY trial will evaluate REGN-COV2 investigational antibody cocktail in the UK
One of the world’s largest efforts to find effective COVID-19 treatments will evaluate the impact of REGN-COV2 on mortality, hospital stays, and the need for ventilation. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 14, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

2020 Max Perutz Science Writing Award Shortlist Announced
Ten outstanding articles have been shortlisted for the 2020Max Perutz Science Writing Award, the MRC’s annual writing competition. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 11, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

£5 million for new research projects investigating how coronavirus spreads
Eight new projects will explore how the virus spreads in schoolchildren, healthcare workers, in medical settings, on surfaces in public spaces, and in strictly-Orthodox Jewish communities. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 10, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

Discovery of four COVID-19 risk groups helps guide treatment
People who are admitted to hospital with COVID-19 can be divided into four distinct groups, according to data from the world’s largest study of patients with the disease. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 10, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

Director appointed for new National Mouse Genetics Network
Professor Owen Sansom has been appointed as Director of the National Mouse Genetics Network. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 8, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

Dr Veronique Miron recognised with Suffrage Science award that celebrates women in STEM
Dr Veronique Miron, from the MRC Centre for Reproductive Health at the University of Edinburgh, has been chosen to receive a prestigious award celebrating the achievements of women in STEM. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - September 7, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

Unprecedented national effort by UK immunologists to search for answers on COVID-19
Three new UK-wide studies, bringing together scientists from 17 research institutions, will receive£8.4 million from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to understand immune responses to the novel coronavirus. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - August 28, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news

New molecule to repair and restore brain and spinal cord function
A molecule created by researchers can restore lost connections in the spinal cord and brain of mice with neurological disorders including cerebellar ataxia, Alzheimer’s disease and spinal cord injury. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - August 27, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: news