AMRC introduced the need to have a research strategy in place as an additional criterion for membership at its 2003 AGM. 

This has been a requirement for new member charities funding research in a single centre for several years , but applied to all members from September 2005.

The documents in this section provide the background and thinking that led to the decision to include this as a requirement for membership of AMRC and offer further guidance on how to develop a research strategy.