Medical Research Council (United Kingdom)
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The Medical Research Council (MRC) is responsible for co-coordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom. It is part of United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI), which came into operation 1 April 2018, and brings together the UK's seven research councils, Innovate UK and Research England. UK Research and Innovation is answerable to, although politically independent from, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Abbreviation | MRC |
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Formation | 1913 |
Type | Non-Departmental Government Body |
Purpose | Co-ordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom |
Location | |
Region served | United Kingdom |
Executive Chair | Patrick Chinnery |
Main organ | MRC Council |
Parent organisation | UK Research and Innovation |
Website | www |
The MRC focuses on high-impact research and has provided the financial support and scientific expertise behind a number of medical breakthroughs, including the development of penicillin and the discovery of the structure of DNA. Research funded by the MRC has produced 32 Nobel Prize winners to date.