MRC Insight blog
All blog posts ordered by publication date
2 April 2026
From ward rounds to speech sounds: an MRC Clinical Fellow’s story
Read advice from an MRC Clinical Research Training Fellow on crafting your application, plus the value of working with patients and sharing your science.
1 April 2026
Improving MRC funding through continued community engagement
Following our Academy of Medical Sciences open online meeting, we’re sharing community feedback and providing more detail on our new funding process.
25 February 2026
The lesson that changed how I share science forever
How receiving messages from patients and their families has changed the course of a dementia scientist’s PhD research.
5 February 2026
MRC funding update
An update on MRC funding during UKRI’s transition, what’s changing, and the next steps for paused opportunities and reopening timelines.
14 January 2026
Why evidence matters in health research
Professor George Davey Smith explains why he encourages scientists to look for ways they might be wrong.
