As #TrusteesWeek comes to a close, we want to thank all the incredible trustees across our member charities. Your time, insight and dedication help medical research charities thrive and make a real difference.💙 Read more about AMRC's fabulous trustees: bit.ly/4nTFM9i

Great to be at the @bia-uk.bsky.social Future of Life Sciences Conference today! A brilliant opportunity to hear how collaboration across the UK life sciences ecosystem is helping strengthen clinical trial infrastructure and drive innovation.

📢The Aisling Burnand Award 2025 is now open to AMRC members for submissions! Submit your best examples of joint working, to win a trophy, £150 for training or equipment, and £50 worth of food/drink to celebrate your win. Find out more⬇️ bit.ly/3JlugoT

“It’s a great example of how a relatively small and short grant has the potential to lead to significant changes in the MND field.” Charity funding from AMRC member @mndoddie5.bsky.social, is enabling researchers to explore new ways to treat MND – from gene therapy to mini brains.🔬🧠

Need guidance on how to best share the impact of the research you fund? Check out our research impact resource hub👇 www.amrc.org.uk/research-impact

AMRC member @breastcanceruk.bsky.social is seeking grant applications for research into breast cancer prevention, with a focus on the risk of environmental chemicals. Two awards are available: the Career Development Award and the Seed Award. Find out more 👇 bit.ly/43NNzxS

Trick or new treat(ments)? 🎃 This #Halloween, we’re celebrating that medical research charities make the world a less scary place through… 🗨 Responding to patient priorities 📷 Tackling unmet needs ⏩ Accelerating health impact

AMRC members 📢 The Aisling Burnand Award 2025 is now open for submissions! Submit your best examples of joint working, to win a trophy, £150 for training or equipment, and £50 worth of food/drink to celebrate your win. Find out more ⬇️ bit.ly/3JlugoT

[email protected] is hosting medical research fellowships supported by four of our member charities, supporting returners to research and advancing discovery.🔬 @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social, @thebhf.bsky.social, @mssocietyuk.bsky.social, and @orssociety.bsky.social.

A great example of charity collaboration to tackle rare disease.🔬 AMRC supporter @lifearc.bsky.social and member charity @charitydebra.bsky.social are looking into treatments for epidermolysis bullosa (EB). "There are currently no cures for EB and more treatment options are urgently needed..."

We want to know your thoughts on... 🔹What we do 🔹How well we do it & 🔹What our stakeholders think about us Let us know in our 2025 stakeholder survey!: www.ukri.org/news/ukri-se... Closes 31 December⏰

AMRC is committed to openness and transparency on research involving animals. You can read stats on the use of animals in AMRC charity funded research on our website.⬇️ bit.ly/3L8YNXj #AnimalStats

We're looking a new co-opted Trustee to help shape AMRC's strategic direction, support strong governance, and champion medical research charities. Visit our website to find out more and apply👇 bit.ly/48MGLUT

We’re pleased to welcome Research Consulting Limited @researchconsulting.bsky.social as a new AMRC Supporter! Research Consulting helps medical research charities to get the most from their funding and have worked with many of our members already. Find out more ⬇️ bit.ly/3IO4ycr

AMRC is committed to openness and transparency on research involving animals. Today, we've published our #AnimalStats from 2024: www.amrc.org.uk/animalstats2...

We're looking a new co-opted Trustee to help shape AMRC's strategic direction, support strong governance, and champion medical research charities. Find out more and apply 👇 bit.ly/48MGLUT

📰Stay up to date on sector news with our three newsletters: 📬Our Member Briefing 🏦Policy and Public Affairs Working Group 🔬The Research Management Working Group Learn more on our website 👇 bit.ly/44NJrh0

The NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme is launching the third year of its Patient Entrepreneur Programme. Applications open 3 November 2025 📅 Apply at: www.nhscep.com/pep

The Gerlis project, funded by Heart Research UK, Children’s Heart Surgery Fund, & Leeds Hospitals Charity, has created a digital library of the invaluable Gerlis collection; allowing us to visualise congenital heart disease in a whole new way. Read more: https://bit.ly/3KCaVQA

Our CEO Nicola Perrin will be on a panel at #HETT25 at 3:20pm this afternoon on Linking the UK Research and Life Sciences Data Ecosystem. Find out more and explore the full agenda: hettshow.co.uk/agenda

We frequently publish blogs from our member charities and supporter organisations! Our latest blog post from @heartresearchuk.bsky.social explores how hologram technology is transforming the way we can understand congenital heart conditions. 👉 www.amrc.org.uk/blogs

We're pleased to have recently welcomed four more charities: Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust, @lupusuk.bsky.social, @addiction-ssa.org, and @preventbc.bsky.social to our growing list of Introductory Members!

Earlier this year, @heartresearchuk.bsky.social joined our Medical Research #CharityShowcase25 to present a project on visualising virtual hearts to better understand congenital heart conditions, in collaboration with Leeds Hospitals Charity & @chsurgeryfund.bsky.social. Read more ⬇️ bit.ly/3KDlVgp

Congratulations to Carly Fields on her appointment as Chair of Trustees for @charitydebra.bsky.social. Her powerful words on the life-changing impact of charity support will resonate with many in our community. “We now need to make bold moves and be ambitious…” 👏

Great to see so many of our member charities at the #LabourPartyConference this week. Always inspiring to see our sector so well represented!

Clinical research drives better health and economic growth - but the clinical academic workforce is dwindling. Our CEO Nicola Perrin and Chair @drlouisewood.bsky.social have co-signed a joint statement with over 40 other prominent figures across the UK health sector, calling for urgent action.

🩺The @amrc-uk.bsky.social latest report shows that over one in five deaths in England in 2023 were avoidable. Through our Make Every Conversation Count programme, we train young volunteers to promote health, prevent illness and have conversations that could change lives. #MECC #NHSVolunteers #AMRC

A key focus for the government is ‘sickness to prevention’. Ahead of the Labour conference, AMRC has published a spotlight report showcasing how our member charities are playing a key role in this space to prevent ill health. 🔗 bit.ly/48zD9VT

Congratulations to @pspassociation.bsky.social and Dr James Cusack on this appointment! We look forward to working with you in this new role!

A huge thank you to all our speakers, panellists and attendees who joined us for our CEO Summit 2025 this week, which included a keynote from Professor Chris Whitty and a packed agenda of insight, discussion and connection.

New Frontier Economics report, commissioned by AMRC and @wellcometrust.bsky.social, showcases the extensive benefits of non-commercial clinical research. It reveals the ‘triple dividend’ this research brings to the UK: unlocking growth, supporting the NHS and improving lives. bit.ly/3KrW7nf

Have you signed up to our next Essentials: Research Funding workshop? Taking place on Wednesday 19 November, this online event will help you gain a better understanding of the basics of research funding and how to apply AMRC's principles of expert review. bit.ly/3Vf96Lx

The ADAPT Trial - an exciting new study supported by AMRC members @alzheimersresearchuk.org and @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social - is aiming to revolutionise early dementia diagnosis with a simple blood test. Read more here⬇️ bit.ly/3KfJ4oT

⏳ Just 1 week left to apply for the Research Funding Officer role here at AMRC! 🌟 Develop guidance, advice & training 🌟 Showcase good practice & analyse new developments 🌟 Uphold high standards & our kitemark of quality Apply here👉 bit.ly/3HKAzS6

📢 Liz Kendall is the new Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology. Congratulations Liz - we look forward to working with you to deliver the Life Sciences Sector Plan. Our 150 member charities are key partners, supporting R&D that focuses on patient need and accelerates impact.

Today is the International Day of Charity 💙 We’re proud to celebrate the incredible work of our member charities, who drive life-changing research and support people all across the UK. Thank you for all that you do. #InternationalDayOfCharity #Charity

Calling all cancer researchers! Join us, @ohsuknight.bsky.social and @stanford.edu at this year's Early Detection of Cancer Conference for the cutting-edge, cross-disciplinary science that is shaping the future of cancer early detection. Check out the agenda and register: cruk.ink/3UR67Zu

Did you know we publish blogs written by our member charities and supporter organisations? These blogs share best practice and case studies, covering a range of topics: from drug repurposing to Priority Setting Partnerships. See for yourself! ✏️ www.amrc.org.uk/blogs

A new report from the Health Research Authority includes important recognition that some forms of research are part of care. Clarity on the use of data to identify potential trial participants is crucial, so we look forward to analysing in full. bit.ly/3VpUTez @hralatest.bsky.social

We're #hiring a Research Funding Officer to support our members to fund research well across the research pipeline. You'll... 🌟develop guidance, advice & training 🌟showcase good practice & analyse new developments 🌟maintain high standards & our kitemark of quality bit.ly/3HKAzS6

📰Stay up to date on sector news with our three newsletters: 📬Our Member Briefing 🏦Policy and Public Affairs Working Group 🔬The Research Management Working Group Learn more on our website 👇 bit.ly/44NJrh0

Happy 60th year to AMRC member charity @themigrainetrust.bsky.social 🥳 We look forward to celebrating many more research breakthroughs with you in the years to come!

Congratulations to @ncvo.bsky.social and @kateleeceo.bsky.social on this appointment – we can’t think of anyone better for the role than a former AMRC charity CEO! We look forward to continuing to work with you in championing the charity sector.

Our next Essentials: Research Funding workshop is taking place on Wednesday 19 November. This online workshop will help you gain a better understanding of the basics of research funding and how to apply AMRC's principles of expert review. Register 👇 bit.ly/3UxA1Sd

The Chief Medical Officer for England’s 2023 Annual Report on Health in an Ageing Society identified that more research needs to include older people. That's why we've joined a number of organisations to sign a statement of intent and to take action. Read more: bit.ly/4ouKw6D

We are very pleased to announce that our 2025/2026 grant calls will open on 8 September. This includes the Regular Grant Programme, aimed at senior established researchers and the INSPIRE Research Challenge, for early career researchers www.wcrf.org/research-pol...

📰Stay up to date on sector news with our three newsletters: 📬Our Member Briefing 🏛️Policy and Public Affairs Working Group 🔬The Research Management Working Group Learn more on our website👇 bit.ly/44NJrh0

Have you signed up to the next workshop in our Essentials programme? Taking place online on 19 November, this online workshop will help you gain a better understanding of the basics of research funding & how to apply our principles of expert review.👇 bit.ly/45n6kbu

Congratulations to @acmedsci.bsky.social and Rosalind Campion on this appointment! We look forward to working with Rosalind in her new role.

AMRC member @cancerresearchuk.org has published a new report highlighting persistent barriers that delay the set up of cancer clinical trials. These need to be urgently addressed across the whole portfolio, for both commercial and non-commercial trials. bit.ly/4l3iImU