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Series
Medical Research Council: Registered Files, Grants (G Series)
Catalogue reference: FD 10
What's it about?
FD 10
Registered files of the Medical Research Council dealing with the award (or refusal of award) of grants for medical and related biological research projects.The projects cover an enormous range of topics, specialisms and research interests: some...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- FD 10
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Title (The name of the record)
- Medical Research Council: Registered Files, Grants (G Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1946-1996
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Description (What the record is about)
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Registered files of the Medical Research Council dealing with the award (or refusal of award) of grants for medical and related biological research projects.
The projects cover an enormous range of topics, specialisms and research interests: some are minor projects lasting a few weeks; others are of major importance, lasting for decades. The files contain an outline of the research proposal, together with details of proposed methodology, staffing, equipment and costings. Most files contain references, testimonials and supporting papers from colleagues and institutions. In most cases there is an assessment of the project, followed by a decision on the award. Some files contain follow up reports and progress reports.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Alphabetical by grant applicant's name.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- G file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1270 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- The files have been selected using the following guiding criteria: only approved applications for grants have been selected. Additionally, the following exceptions were also selected: files where a subsequently notorious piece of research has been conducted and there is substantive material on the file; files illustrating each kind of grant awarded by the MRC; files containing substantive papers and correspondence about the research being carried out; and files concerning research carried out by important and well-known figures in the field
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Medical Research Council (MRC) makes grants in aid of medical and related biological research subject to the approval of a specific programme in each case. The purpose of the grants scheme is to complement the resources of the researcher's own institution by meeting the special costs arising from research projects that are of interest to the Council. Grants may be awarded for research in universities, medical schools, hospitals or other research institutions, or in general practice. An MRC grant may provide for remuneration for research workers, graduate or technical assistants and other professionals, expenses (laboratory materials and animals, travel costs) and apparatus. Applications can be made by any graduate research worker.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7273/
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