MRC funds world-leading discovery and translational research to accelerate diagnosis, advance treatment and prevent human illness.
Apply for funding to establish a UK Obesity Research Institute, undertaking world-leading research into the mechanistic biomedical drivers of obesity and develop targeted interventions to prevent and treat obesity and its health consequences.
Applications must be led by a UK-based research organisation eligible for MRC funding.
Apply for UKRI impact acceleration accounts (IAAs) for institutional‑level, flexible, early-stage funding that helps organisations accelerate research impact into real world benefits.
This funding opportunity harmonises IAA programmes across the following research councils:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
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