Universities: Research
Commons · Question 92052 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 79133 on universities: research, what assessment she has made of the impact of the MRC funding model changes on universities.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 24 Nov 2025
The change to the Medical Research Council's (MRC) funding model was informed by the findings of the 2020 MRC Unit and Centre Review. This found that a new model could support more strategic investment in medical research, enable closer collaboration with...