New Medical Research Council public partnerships strategy

The Medical Research Council (MRC) has published its new strategy for how people and the research community can come together to shape and share research.

“By public partnerships we mean all the ways that people and the research community can come together to shape and share scientific research. Public partners include members of the public, patients and voluntary and community groups, both in the UK and internationally. Public partnerships are important because sharing knowledge and experience can improve the relevance of research, making it more likely that everyone will benefit.”

In addition to the strategy the MRC have developed:

• an action plan to show how the MRC will achieve the strategy
• guidance on payment for public partners 

They have created two videos, available on YouTube, to explain their partnerships strategy:

• Creating public partnerships for better research
• Introducing MRC and our public partnerships strategy

If anyone is considering applying to the MRC for funding then they must ensure that they have read the public partnership requirements. Further details can be found on the link below: