Earlier this year, the Government announced a further £45million to support charity-funded early-career researchers, adding to the £70million provided in the previous three years. Overall, the scheme will support over 1,000 early-career researchers across the UK.
We’re excited to announce that we’ve been awarded part of the Medical Research Charities Early-Career Researcher Fund, which will help fund seven researchers in early stages of their careers. These include PhD students and postdoctoral fellows, and researchers who are working towards an independent research career.
We’re pleased to see that our efforts to promote early-career researchers through our regular grant rounds has been recognised and rewarded, as this funding supports the next generation of researchers and scientists in the field of muscle wasting and weakening conditions.
Dr Kate Adcock, Director of Research and Innovation, at the charity said:
“We support research into rare conditions and we’ve long been invested in supporting researchers in early stages of their careers. We’re absolutely delighted to benefit from the Medical Research Charities Early-Career Researcher Fund, which has helped us regrow our grant portfolio and will help train young scientists to become future leaders in the field of muscle wasting and weakening conditions.”
The Medical Research Charities Early-Career Researcher Fund was initially set up in 2021 to provide financial help and security to medical research charities amid the COVID-19 pandemic, recognising the growing need to promote talented early-career researchers within the UK.
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