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Exploring the interdependencies of research funders in the UK

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posted on 2023-06-08, 18:09 authored by K Shah, J Sussex, K Hernandez-Villafuerte, M Garau, Daniele RotoloDaniele Rotolo, Michael HopkinsMichael Hopkins, N Grassano, Philippa WiltonPhilippa Wilton, Frederique Bone, Joshua HuttonJoshua Hutton, C Pateman, A Mawer, C Farrell, T Sharp
Investment in medical research is vital to the continuing improvement of the UK's health and wealth. It is through research that we expand our understanding of disease and develop new treatments for patients. Medical research charities currently contribute over £1 billion annually to medical research in the UK, of which over £350 million is provided by Cancer Research UK. Many charities, including Cancer Research UK, receive no government funding for their research activity. Cancer Research UK is engaged in a programme of work in order to better understand the medical research funding environment and demonstrate the importance of sustained investment. A key part of that is the Office of Health Economics? (OHE) 2011 report “Exploring the interdependency between public and charitable medical research”. This study found that there are substantial benefits, both financial and qualitative, from the existence of a variety of funders and that reductions in the level of government financial support for medical research are likely to have broader negative effects. This contributed to other evidence which found that the activities and funding of the charity, public and private sectors respectively are complementary, i.e. mutually reinforcing, rather than duplicative or merely substituting for one another. “Exploring the interdependencies of research funders in the UK” by the Office of Health Economics (OHE) and SPRU: Science and Technology Policy Research at the University of Sussex, represents a continued effort to build the evidence base around the funding of medical research. This report uncovers the extent to which funders of cancer research are interdependent, nationally and internationally. Key figures show that two thirds of publications acknowledging external support have relied on multiple funders, while just under half benefited from overseas funding, and almost a fifth are also supported by industry. In addition the analysis shows that the general public would not want tax funding of cancer research to be reduced, but would not donate enough to charities to compensate for any such reduction.

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EXPLORING THE INTERDEPENDENCIES OF RESEARCH FUNDERS IN THE UK; Cancer Research UK

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Cancer Research UK

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2015-03-09

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2016-03-22

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2016-03-22

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