Member benefits

Full member benefits

Influence

Universities, government and funding bodies use AMRC membership as an indicator of quality research funding.

We submit to consultations and inquiries and meet with policy-makers to give member charities’ a collective voice that is heard and acted on.

We publish position statements that communicate our member charities’ united stance on key sector issues and drive positive change.

We develop infographics and reports that demonstrate the vital role our member charities play in the UK life sciences and economy.

Last year...

We secured £45 million in
government funding to
support 1,106 charity-funded
early career researchers.

We represented charities on
over 50 boards,
committees, and working groups.

We submitted responses to
8 stakeholder inquiries and
consultations that will impact
the sector.

Connect

We run meetings, networks and events that connect member charities and key stakeholders, to share learning and foster collaborations that deliver benefits to patients sooner.

Last year...

We held seven Festival of
Partnerships events, attended
by over 400 people.

We published 15 members’
partnership case studies in
several blogs and reports

We ran 19 network meetings
where members shared
learning

Support

We assess our member charities' research funding processes when they apply for membership and carry out a full audit every five years, to ensure they fund the best research. 

We produce guides and provide training to help our member charities maximise their impact.

Our member charities have access to...

• an open publishing platform called Health Open Research, which enables them to openly and rapidly publish the results of research they fund.
• a range of newsletters, which provide updates on developments that may affect them.
• a job circulation mailing, which advertises member charities’ job vacancies free of charge.

If our member charities award funding via open competition…

• Their 'indirect' costs of research in universities can be covered by the Charity Research Support Fund (CRSF). 
• Their ‘direct’ costs of clinical research in the NHS can be covered by NIHR Clinical Research Networks under the Attributing the costs of health and social care Research and Development (AcoRD) agreement.

Last year...

We posted new guidance on
three key topics on our website.

We offered five training events
for our members.

We advertised 217 member
vacancies in our job mailing newsletters.

You can find out who our Full members are in our Member Directory.

Introductory member benefits

Influence

We submit to consultations and inquiries and meet with policy-makers to give member charities’ a collective voice that is heard and acted on.

We publish position statements that communicate our member charities’ united stance on key sector issues and drive positive change.

We develop infographics and reports that demonstrate the vital role our member charities play in the UK life sciences and economy. Please note that these only contain Full member charity data however, they are still beneficial when advocating on behalf of the medical research charity sector. 

Connect

We run meetings, networks and events that connect member charities and key stakeholders, to share learning and foster collaborations that deliver benefits to patients sooner.

Support

We will support Introductory members work towards meeting the Full membership criteria, recognised universities, government and funding bodies as an indicator of quality research funding. 

We produce guides and provide training to help our member charities maximise their impact.

Our member charities have access to...

• an open publishing platform called Health Open Research, which enables them to openly and rapidly publish the results of research they fund.
• a range of e-newsletters, which provide updates on developments that may affect them.
• a job circulation mailing, which advertises member charities’ job vacancies free of charge.

You can find out who our Introductory members are in this full list.