🚨 Reminder! 🚨 Are you a UK-based academic or clinical researcher working on movement and balance disorders in children and young people? Our new Launchpad Grant scheme offering up to £100,000 is open for applications! 🗓️ Deadline: 12:00 on Friday 27 March 2026 👉 For more details: bit.ly/3MqpYh9

Thanks to you, we are one of the UK's biggest funders of eating disorders research.💚 However, research into these serious illnesses is still far too underfunded, receiving just 1% of all mental health research funding. See how you can support our work: bit.ly/3OZiPFC #EatingDisordersAwarenessWeek

Launch of the Global Society of Infectious Disease Dynamics. 🎉 2 online webinars on Thursday 26th. Do join to see what it's all about, and get involved in the community as it kicks off! www.gsidd.org/post/join-us...

📣 Exciting opportunity! We're seeking a #Trustee with senior-level experience in #Fundraising to join our Board of Trustees. If you're passionate about advancing medical research, we’d love to hear from you! More info: bit.ly/4rvGgox 📅 Closing date: 23 March 📅 Interview date: 14 April

📢 Applications are open for two fellowships in Child and Adolescent Cancer Pain, co-funded with the @ukri.org MRC! 📢 🗓️ Applications for the current round close at 16:00 on 08 April 2026. 👉 Find out all the details and how to apply: https://bit.ly/4kUNLTp

Eating disorders remain among the least funded areas of mental health research, despite affecting 1.25 million people and accounting for 9% of those with a mental health condition in the UK. 📈 This #EatingDisordersAwarenessWeek, learn how you can support vital research in this area: bit.ly/3OZiPFC

Chronic fatigue syndrome is debilitating & often underdiagnosed, especially in women. @theguardian.com shares a first-hand account: shorturl.at/2hhUK We’re funding research to better understand chronic pain, including Dr Robert Drake’s work on sex differences in pain development: shorturl.at/a4TzV

Eating disorders can be deeply isolating, but connecting with others can be life-changing. Whether your community is one person or many, every meaningful connection can bring hope, strength, and the reminder that #YouAreNotAlone #EatingDisordersAwarenessWeek #BeatCommunity #EDAW2026

Measles is one of the most infectious diseases around. It can cause blindness and hearing loss – and can also be fatal. 📈 Why are cases now soaring and what can be done about it? We spoke to one of our experts in epidemiology to find out what this means for the UK, @tomwingfield.bsky.social.

Did you know that some of the immune mechanisms involved in eyes and joints are related? Visit the new website of one of our brilliant researchers, Dr Lizzy Rosser, and her team to find out how! rosserlab.com/eyes--joints...

For #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, we’re highlighting our work to address neglected areas of children & young people’s mental health. Recently, two of our funded researchers from @kingsioppn.bsky.social#ChildrensMentalHealthWeekled a study exploring how young people who self-harm use social media. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Mwh2ag

📢 Are you a research leader of the future working on the early origins of health and disease? 📢 Our 2026 Emerging Leaders Prize offering up to £100,000 of flexible funding is now open for applications! 🗓️ Deadline: 12:00 on Thursday 16 April 2026 👉 For full details: https://bit.ly/3ZQKZov

Very proud that our investigating uveitis pathogenesis in young people living with arthritis is out today @natcomms.nature.com. A real team science effort made possible by collaborations across hospital & researchers with support of patients. Check it out 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🔬 New research from @uclmedsci.bsky.social, @moorfields.bsky.social & @greatormondst.bsky.social is changing how we understand a sight-threatening condition in children with arthritis - bringing us closer to protecting children’s sight. 👁️ 👉 Read the full story on our website: bit.ly/49SfuQW

👀 New insights into childhood arthritis‑linked uveitis! #ListerFellow @bcellsrosser.bsky.social et al. reveal in @natcomms.nature.com bigger‑than‑expected role for B cells. A potential path to protect children's sight? 👉 nature.com/articles/s41... Where next for this disease? Comment & share🔄

We're proud to have supported Dr Gemma Knowles' first phase of her Bridging Divides project. We are incredibly  pleased to see Gemma win the Medical Research Foundation Emerging Leaders Prize, enabling her team to dive deeper into boys’ experiences of sexism within this project.

🔎 Dr Ellen Dyer (SoGE) is co-leading a project awarded @medresfdn.bsky.social's Impact of Climate Change on Health funding, with Dr Anani Badje (PAC-CI 🇨🇮) 🦟'Preventing the spread of dengue in Côte d’Ivoire' will study relationships between #climate and #dengue fever transmission in Côte d’Ivoire ⬇️

📢 Announcing the winners of our 2025 Emerging Leaders Prize! 📢 Thanks to our generous donors, the award winners will be able to further their research into the underfunded area of children and young people's mental health, as well as developing their careers 👏 👉 Read more: https://bit.ly/4qK85co

People with #ADHD face many health challenges from cardiovascular disease to metabolic disorders - yet research to date has been limited. To better understand the health inequalities linked to ADHD traits, researchers at UCL & Liverpool University have published a new study: shorturl.at/4jFKi

Janet faces the harsh realities of climate change every day as extreme heat impacts her home, her health, and her family. She is a participant in Prof Lusambili and Dr Part's study, which is working to find solutions that keep homes cooler and protect maternal and newborn health. 📖✨ bit.ly/45MZkpF

Global temperatures are already 1.2°C above pre-industrial levels, with serious implications for human health. New Foundation-funded research from Dr Khondoker Akram (@sheffielduni.bsky.social) explores how extreme heat can affect the placenta & pregnancy. Read more: https://bit.ly/3NR4Hh3 #MedSky

The Medical Research Foundation has awarded £200K to a new IOI–Nigerian Defence Academy study into how phage-based disinfectants could reduce #AMR in Nigeria. Read more👉 https://ow.ly/xWaF50XZGvV 📸 credit: R. Kometani, S. Ishihara (https://ow.ly/cASz50XZGvX#AMR

🔆 New funding award announcement! 🔆 We are backing seven exciting new collaborations between scientists in Africa and the UK to investigate the health impacts of climate change. 👉 Read more: https://bit.ly/4pPW2J3

🚨 Reminder! 🚨 Are you a UK-based academic or clinical researcher working on movement and balance disorders in children and young people? Our new Launchpad Grant scheme offering up to £100,000 is open for applications! 🗓️ Deadline: 12:00 on Friday 27 March 2026 👉 For more details: bit.ly/3MqpYh9

Over 80% of adolescents who die by suicide live in LMICs, like Rwanda. Intergenerational trauma, conflict & other complex challenges contribute to high rates of youth self-harm in the country. A new study led by Dr Faith Martin reveals more: https://bit.ly/3Nbhf2O @psy-fm.bsky.social #MedSky

📣 Announcing our latest Changing Policy and Practice funding awards! 📣 This will allow researchers to maximise the real-world impact of their previous Foundation or @ukri.org MRC-funded work and turn medical research into action. 👉 Read the full news story: https://bit.ly/4pvU7JP

Ever heard of ‘auto-brewery’ syndrome? We don’t fund this area directly, but stories like this show why research into neglected conditions matters. One patient has seen huge improvement after a faecal transplant - see what’s possible when overlooked research gets support! ➡️ https://bit.ly/4aTW0ML

🚨 Lassa fever is on the WHO list of priority pathogens. It’s endemic in parts of West Africa, so researchers from @medsci.ox.ac.uk, incl Foundation-funded Dr Koen Pouwels & Dr David Smith, are urging vaccine preparedness to protect those most at risk. 👉 Read full story: https://shorturl.at/4f7Gx

Thank you to everyone who supported us this year. Together, you helped us give hope to people living with overlooked health conditions 💚

Muscle & joint pain is common in childhood - but for some, it can continue into adult life. To manage young people's pain in the best way, it is vital to understand their perspectives. Foundation-funded @rhiannonjoslin.bsky.social is working to do just that. We spoke with her to find out more ⤵️

⌛ Orders for our 2025 festive card close at 9am on Monday 15 December! It was designed by @vywien-lai.bsky.social and produced in partnership with the @ukri.org MRC. 👉 Make a suggested donation here before the deadline and receive our festive card: https://bit.ly/4oUglom.

🎥 Dr Mathieu Bottier from @gstt-nhs.bsky.social on how he uses #AI in his diagnostic research: https://bit.ly/44fBn9y Mathieu's work promises to enhance the diagnosis of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, a genetic condition which leads to serious inflammation and infections of the respiratory system.

Our Emerging Leaders Prize winner, Dr Eve Smith, recently co-led a two-day workshop as part of her research which focuses on #lupus in children. Find out more here ⬇️

🚨 Are you a UK-based academic or clinical researcher working on movement and balance disorders in children and young people? 🚨 Our new Launchpad Grant scheme offering up to £100,000 is now open for applications! 🗓️ Deadline: 12:00 on Friday 27 March 2026 👉 For more details: https://bit.ly/3MqpYh9

Why do young people self-harm? Professor Rory O'Connor from the University of Glasgow investigates. Read the full story on our website: www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/news/why-do-...

Movement & balance disorders (e.g. cerebral palsy, ataxia) impact many young lives - yet we still don't understand the causes and treatment options remain limited. We're launching a new funding call - researchers, clinicians & allied health professionals, stay tuned for details on how to apply!

"It's beginning to look a lot like Gutmas!" Congratulations to @vywien-lai.bsky.social on winning the MRF/MRC 2025 Festive Science Image Competition with these striking cross sections of gut tissue at different developmental stages 🧪🎄 @medresfdn.bsky.social @ukri.org @rdm.ox.ac.uk Learn more 👇

Order the Foundation and @ukri.org MRC's joint festive card now, and make a suggested donation to support the power of medical research: https://bit.ly/4ro7Sfs. The card features a striking design by @vywien-lai.bsky.social, the winner of our 2025 Festive Science Image Competition! 🎄

🏆 Announcing the winners of our 2025 Festive Science Image Competition 🏆 🥇 In first place is @vywien-lai.bsky.social from @ox.ac.uk, with her image ‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Gutmas’! 👉 Find out more and see our 2nd place and highly commended designs: https://bit.ly/4pB6fK2 @ukri.org

Missed our latest Public Science Seminar? Catch up by watching the full recording here: ➡️ shorturl.at/ypNx1 Hear from Professor Kate Tchanturia MBE, Dr Karri Gillespie-Smith and Dr Fiona Duffy as they share powerful insights from their research into eating disorders and autism. 💚

Nearly 1 in 3 young people (17-24) have self-harmed. Despite this, we still don't fully understand the biological & emotional mechanisms behind self-harm. With Foundation funding, @roryoc.bsky.social is finding out more about what's driving this alarming trend. Read more: https://shorturl.at/bU7mB

How can we transform eating disorder care for Autistic people? Find out next week from Foundation-MRC funded experts at our online Public Science Seminar. Save your spot & register now! 👉 shorturl.at/FzIx2 @kingsioppn.bsky.social

It's #WorldAMRAwarenessWeek 🚨 A @theguardian.com#WorldAMRAwarenessWeekarticle revealed the alarming statistic that deaths linked to drug-resistant superbugs rose by 17% in England in 2024. Find out how one of our funded researchers, Dr Wezi Sendama, is tackling the threat of AMR: https://bit.ly/3LCZXuC

📽️ Based on a training toolkit produced by CPP award-winner Professor Lucie Cluver and her team from @ox.ac.uk and the University of Cape Town. Their work aims to improve the health and wellbeing of pregnant and mother learners in South Africa. 👉 Watch the full series: https://bit.ly/4qP0YzI

🚨Are you a Foundation or @ukri.org MRC grant holder who wants to communicate their findings to influence policy and practice?🚨 The latest round of our Changing Policy and Practice (CPP) Award is now open, including to those who already have CPP funding! 👉 For more details: https://bit.ly/3LAy3zo

A new study, led by Foundation-funded Sandrine Geranton (UCL) & colleague Christina Liossi (Southampton University), calls for renewed attention to childhood cancer survivors - in particular, the pain these young patients endure after completing cancer treatment. ➡️ https://shorturl.at/HXdRm

📊✨Are you passionate about turning data into stories that inspire change? We’re hiring a Senior Research Impact Manager! If you thrive on evidence, storytelling, and strategic influence, this is your opportunity to make a lasting difference. 💼 £51-£56k 📅 Apply by 1 Dec 🔗 https://bit.ly/4nA4NG9

If you're a Foundation or @ukri.org MRC-funded researcher or member of staff, you still have three days to enter our 2025 Festive Science Image Competition! ✨ 👉 Full details and how to submit your artwork: https://bit.ly/3IOlkrF

It’s #TrusteesWeek! We’re celebrating the incredible work Trustees do for charities across the UK. 💙 We want to thank our amazing board for everything they do 👏 #Trusteeship #MedicalResearch #CharityLeadership

Calling all Foundation and @ukri.org MRC-funded researchers and members of staff! You now have until 12.00pm on Friday 7 November to enter your festive science images. ✨ 👉 Full details and how to enter: https://bit.ly/3IOlkrF