2020: Without Charities

Data sources:

Thousands of promising scientists would lose support to kick-start and develop their research careers

1. Stat: from AMRC’s annual infographic. Total number of researchers whose salaries/studentships were funded by AMRC charities in 2019. Number is an estimate based on grants data returned by AMRC members and personal communication with members.
2. Wellbeing of Women: investing in careers of researchers

Investment into crucial research infrastructure would significantly decrease

1. Stat: data from UK Health Research Analysis 2018 (UK Clinical Research Collaboration, 2020) ISBN 978-0-903730-29-7. Page 112, Appendix 2, Part Two – Indirect Awards: out of the total (£1130.5m), AMRC charities provide £293.3m (26%) of the infrastructure.
2. Cancer Research UK and Wellcome Trust: the Francis Crick Institute
3. Parkinson’s UK: Brain Bank and MS Society: Tissue Bank

Research would be less driven by the needs of patients

1. Stat: annual member survey, percentage of AMRC members who indicated that they use patient voice to shape their strategic priorities.
2. Marie Curie: Priority Setting Partnership

Progress at crucial stages of the medical research process would slow

1. Stats: data from UK Health Research Analysis 2018 (UK Clinical Research Collaboration, 2020) ISBN 978-0-903730-29-7. Additional info can be found in our "Completing the Puzzle" infographic.
2. Ataxia UK: Nicotinamide as a treatment for Friedreich's Ataxia
3. Diabetes UK: UK Prospective Diabetes Study

Funding for cancer and cardiovascular research would drop drastically

1. Stats: data from UK Health Research Analysis 2018 (UK Clinical Research Collaboration, 2020) ISBN 978-0-903730-29-7. Additional info can be found in our "Completing the Puzzle" infographic.
2. Cancer Research UK: Cancer Grand Challenges
3. British Heart Foundation: Big Beat Challenge

Research into many rare diseases would decrease or disappear altogether

1. Stat: from AMRC’s Spotlight on Rare Diseases
2. Muscular Dystrophy UK: research into muscle-wasting conditions

Underfunded conditions would lose crucial research investment

1. Stat: data from UK Health Research Analysis 2018 (UK Clinical Research Collaboration, 2020) ISBN 978-0-903730-29-7.
2. MQ: Transforming Mental Health: UK mental health research funding

Targeted regional investment in the UK would decrease, widening geographical inequalities in research

1. Stat: data from UK Health Research Analysis 2018 (UK Clinical Research Collaboration, 2020) ISBN 978-0-903730-29-7.
2. North West Cancer Research: tackling cancer across the North West and North Wales

Less funding would be leveraged into the UK life sciences sector

1. Stat: based on subset of members who use Researchfish to track research outputs, from AMRC’s Making a difference: Impact Report 2019
2. Cancer Research UK: attracting inward investment
3. Fight for Sight: Nightstar Therapeutics