The Bone Cancer Research Trust is proud to be a member of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC), the national membership organisation of leading medical and health research charities
Association of Medical Research Charities
AMRC membership is the hallmark of quality research funding. To be accepted into the AMRC membership, charities must demonstrate that they follow the AMRC's rigorous standards in peer review and therefore, providing supporters with reassurance that their money is being spent on only the highest quality research.
By working with member charities and partners, the AMRC aims to support the sector’s effectiveness and advance medical research by developing best practice, providing information and guidance, improving public dialogue about research and science, and influencing government policy.
AMRC membership is the hallmark of quality research funding. To be accepted into the AMRC membership, charities must demonstrate that they follow the AMRC's rigorous standards in peer review, and therefore, providing supporters with reassurance that their money is being spent on only the highest quality research.
The AMRC has released a 'Manifesto in Focus' series of reports which further explains their manifesto and provides a roadmap of routes to support charitable research for the government. We are delighted to support these activities to improve patient care across the UK.
As a member of the AMRC, we support their statement on the use of animals in research and their statement on supporting research in universities.
Membership also helps our research money go further:
- Funding from AMRC members that is awarded via open competition is eligible for the Charity Research Support Fund (CRSF). This means that for every pound BCRT fund another 26p is invested in universities. This means that BCRT funding can be spent purely on research and the CRSF can allow the maintenance of labs, lighting and heating – the full economic costs of conducting research.
- The AcoRD agreement ensures that AMRC members only pay the direct research costs of clinical research in the NHS. The Department of Health will meet all costs for local trial co-ordination and management, data collection, and regulatory fees.
As a member of the AMRC, we support their position statements on:
The importance of involvement in medical research
Additional positions of statement and briefings:
Supporting research in universities
Use of animals in AMRC charity-funded research
Bolstering charity-university research partnerships
Charities in action: Investing in research infrastructure
Unlocking patient data to transform research and care
How charities support recruitment to clinical research