Highlight notices
Highlight notices published to alert researchers to areas of biomedical science that are currently a high priority for the MRC.
Environmental exposure and chronic disease highlight notice
A better understanding of the associations between environmental exposures and health effects will inform risk assessment by policy makers and individuals and facilitate the development of strategies for the prevention of diseases.
Stratified medicine
The MRC wishes to develop a portfolio of research aimed at improving the methodology underpinning patient stratification and its potential impact on trials, health economics and public perceptions.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) – Cross-board highlight notice
This notice invites research proposals in the area of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.
Radiobiology highlight notice
The MRC's Molecular and Cellular Medicine Board (MCMB) wishes to encourage innovative, high quality, investigator-initiated research proposals in radiobiology relevant to human health.
Multiple Sclerosis highlight notice
Investigator-initiated research proposals in all areas of research into multiple sclerosis.
Chronic Degenerative Disease Highlight Notice
The Population and Systems Medicine Board (PSMB) are seeking to develop its portfolio of research in chronic degenerative disease.
Improved measurement methods for population science research highlight notice
PSMB has identified a need for research that would lead to improved measurement of the characteristics of human study participants and their environments in population studies.
Methodology Underpinning Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)
Research aimed at improving methodology underpinning application & evaluation of PROMs in health research and health care decision making.
Methods Research for Complex Interventions
To fund high quality methods development research to support use and evaluation of complex interventions in health research.
Nanotoxicology highlight notice
To encourage innovative, high quality research applications in nanotoxicology relevant to human health with the aim to help inform policy development in this important area.
Systems biology for medicine: Cross-Board highlight notice
The MRC wishes to build on the research & training foundations laid by other research councils and encourage a wider range of applications applying systems approaches to medical research.