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MRC Insight blog
All blog posts ordered by publication date
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27 June 2024
A roving researcher to keep science rolling
Find out how a ‘roving researcher’ scheme is enabling scientists to keep momentum while taking long-term leave from the lab.
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30 May 2024
Working life: autism champion Simon Baron-Cohen
Our MRC Millennium Medal 2023 winner shares his transformative research into the causes of autism and reshaping the public perception of neurodiversity.
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1 May 2024
Work in partnership to power more equitable health research
A personal perspective of co-developing a plan for how to bring together voices to better shape and share research, to benefit the health of everyone.
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3 April 2024
Extreme pregnancy sickness: the quest for a cause
A collaborative quest, spanning three continents, offers hope for potential treatments and prevention of extreme sickness and nausea in pregnancy.
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15 March 2024
Five things we learned from watching a funding board meeting
Interested in learning more about the funding process? Find out how observing a board or panel meeting could also help you write more effective grant applications.