Association of Medical Research Charities

The AMRC is brilliant at raising the profile of its members and the collective impact we’ve had on research within the UK

AMRC is proud to represent over 150 leading medical research charities. We exist to support our members to be as effective as possible as they find new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat disease. Read more

AMRC champions, supports and connects UK medical research charities, helping them fund the best research and improve health for everyone.

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We support our charities to fund high quality research and demonstrate best practice as expert funders.

We provide support on the practicalities of managing a grant.

We support our members to demonstrate impact by highlighting best practice and sharing tools and advice.

We champion our charities and tell their collective story.

We support our charities to fund research as effectively as possible and provide a kitemark of quality.

We connect our charities so they can share learning and collaborate.

148	AMRC charities fund high-quality research that saves and improves lives.
£1.6 billion	was invested by AMRC charities in UK medical research in 2024.
Over25,000	researcher salaries were funded by AMRC charities.

We connect our member charities and supporter organisations through several networks and groups to encourage collaboration and shared learning.