MRC Insight blog
All blog posts ordered by publication date
11 May 2022
Working together to improve depression research
Engaging the public in research design allows scientists to focus on impactful topics for the benefit of people living with health conditions like depression.
27 April 2022
Working life: pathogen-sequencing pioneer Sharon Peacock
Our MRC Millennium Medal 2021 winner shares her unconventional route into research, why it helps to talk about failure and her belief in the power of education.
6 April 2022
Research: our way out of the pandemic
Two years since COVID-19 arrived in the UK is the time to reflect on the lessons we have learned, both good and bad.
23 March 2022
Modelling a pandemic: an insider’s view
Two years ago, infectious disease modelling was thrust into the spotlight as a pandemic rapidly spread across the world. But what was it like to live through it?
17 March 2022
Science policy: what, why and how
As this year’s policy internships for MRC-funded students open, we explore why researchers benefit from getting involved in science policy and how to take part.
