Declarations of interest
To minimise and manage any potential conflicts of interest, members of the MRC’s Council and Research Boards must declare any interests held by themselves or their families which fall under specified categories:
Categories of interest
- Personal remuneration (employment, pensions, consultancies, directorships, honoraria, etc.).
- Registrable shareholdings and financial interests in companies.
- Research income during current session (over £50,000 per grant).
- Major academic collaborations (national and international).
- Unremunerated involvement with and membership of medical, biomedical, pharmaceutical, healthcare provision or similar activities/organisations.
- Political/pressure group associations.
The advisory groups involved
We hold registers of declarations of interest for people who sit on:
- MRC Council
- Infections and Immunity Board
- Health Services & Public Health Research Board
- Molecular And Cellular Medicine Board
- Neurosciences and Mental Health Board
- Population and Systems Medicine Board
Lists of the members' interests are included within the Council and Research Board sections of this site. For each person, categories are only included where an interest has been declared.
Scientific reviewers
Individuals asked to review and assess MRC funding proposals are required to declare any private, professional, political, commercial, academic or other interest that may influence their judgment, or which might reasonably be seen by members of the public to influence or bias judgment. Only current interests at the time of reviewing need to be declared, although if an individual has a past interest that could influence them, then it would also need to be raised.