Medical Research Council
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The Medical Research Council is a UK government-funded organization that supports and coordinates biomedical and health research to improve human health.
Aliases (3)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funding agency
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non-departmental public body → research council → |
| collaboratesWith |
National Institute for Health and Care Research
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UK universities → Wellcome Trust → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| field |
biomedical research
→
health research → medical research → |
| focus |
clinical research
→
discovery science → global health → population health → translational research → |
| fundingSource |
UK government
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| hasResearchPriority |
cancer
→
cardiovascular disease → global health → infectious disease → mental health → neuroscience → public health → |
| headquartersLocation |
England
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London → |
| inception |
1913
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| jurisdiction |
United Kingdom
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| legalForm |
non-departmental public body
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| missionStatement |
to improve human health through world-class medical research
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| operatedBy |
UK Research and Innovation
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| parentOrganization |
UK Research and Innovation
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| partOf |
UK science funding system
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| predecessor |
Medical Research Committee
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| purpose |
coordinating health research
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funding medical research → improvement of human health → supporting biomedical science → |
| regionServed |
United Kingdom
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| sector |
public sector
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| shortName |
MRC
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| supports |
clinical trials
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fellowships → individual researchers → infrastructure for medical research → research institutes → studentships → universities → |
| website |
https://www.ukri.org/councils/mrc/
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Referenced by (17)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
→
MRC LMB → MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology ("Medical Research Council (UK)") → National Institute for Medical Research → |
parentOrganization |
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MRC LMB
→
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology → National Institute for Medical Research → |
foundedBy |
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MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
→
Wellcome–MRC Institute of Metabolic Science → |
fundedBy |
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MRC LMB
→
National Institute for Medical Research → |
operatedBy |
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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
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affiliation |
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Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge
("Medical Research Council (MRC) units in Cambridge")
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collaboratesWith |
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Max Perutz
("Medical Research Council (United Kingdom)")
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employer |
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MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge
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fundingAgency |
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UK Research and Innovation
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hasPart |
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National Institute for Medical Research
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ownedBy |