Medical Research Foundation

How can we transform eating disorder care for Autistic people?

Find out next week from Foundation-MRC funded experts at our online Public Science Seminar.

Save your spot & register now!
👉 shorturl.at/FzIx2

@kingsioppn.bsky.social

Medical Research Foundation | Fighting back against superbugs –… Dr Wezi Sendama is exploring how ageing impacts lung immunity, aiming to reduce infections and antibiotic dependence.

It's #WorldAMRAwarenessWeek 🚨

A @theguardian.com article revealed the alarming statistic that deaths linked to drug-resistant superbugs rose by 17% in England in 2024.

Find out how one of our funded researchers, Dr Wezi Sendama, is tackling the threat of AMR: https://bit.ly/3LCZXuC

📽️ Based on a training toolkit produced by CPP award-winner Professor Lucie Cluver and her team from @ox.ac.uk and the University of Cape Town.

Their work aims to improve the health and wellbeing of pregnant and mother learners in South Africa.

👉 Watch the full series: https://bit.ly/4qP0YzI

Cartoon image of a hand holding a megaphone, with many symbols emerging from it representing different aspects of technology and communication.

🚨Are you a Foundation or @ukri.org MRC grant holder who wants to communicate their findings to influence policy and practice?🚨

The latest round of our Changing Policy and Practice (CPP) Award is now open, including to those who already have CPP funding!

👉 For more details: https://bit.ly/3LAy3zo

A new study, led by Foundation-funded Sandrine Geranton (UCL) & colleague Christina Liossi (Southampton University), calls for renewed attention to childhood cancer survivors - in particular, the pain these young patients endure after completing cancer treatment.

➡️ https://shorturl.at/HXdRm

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📊✨Are you passionate about turning data into stories that inspire change?

We’re hiring a Senior Research Impact Manager!

If you thrive on evidence, storytelling, and strategic influence, this is your opportunity to make a lasting difference.

💼 £51-£56k
📅 Apply by 1 Dec
🔗 https://bit.ly/4nA4NG9

If you're a Foundation or @ukri.org MRC-funded researcher or member of staff, you still have three days to enter our 2025 Festive Science Image Competition! ✨

👉 Full details and how to submit your artwork: https://bit.ly/3IOlkrF

It’s #TrusteesWeek!

We’re celebrating the incredible work Trustees do for charities across the UK. 💙

We want to thank our amazing board for everything they do 👏

#Trusteeship #MedicalResearch #CharityLeadership

Calling all Foundation and @ukri.org MRC-funded researchers and members of staff!

You now have until 12.00pm on Friday 7 November to enter your festive science images. ✨

👉 Full details and how to enter: https://bit.ly/3IOlkrF

Thank you to @skochlab.bsky.social, @lauraandreoli.bsky.social, @francescadidomenic.bsky.social and everyone else who volunteered at our stand from the UCL pain teams!

Over 470 visitors had a go at our pain sensitivity activity at New Scientist Live!

Swipe through to see how they described the experience via a word cloud Menti-meter ...

Data like this helps researchers to understand the mechanisms behind chronic pain, which affects 28M people across the UK.

Rosser team takes its fake blood on the road! Olive oil prep and a hand crank centrifuge as our primary learning tool 😹 thanks to the @medresfdn.bsky.social and @newscientist.com live for a rewarding experience 👀

💡 Want to help fund the science we need most?

🚨We’re hiring a Head of #ResearchFunding (1-year maternity cover)!🚨

Help us back bold ideas, support brilliant minds, & invest in research that’s often overlooked but urgently needed.

💼 £61-65k
⏳ Apply by 31 Oct
🔗 https://bit.ly/3LdfLnn

#CharityJobs

Researcher performing a pain sensitivity test

The Medical Research Foundation stand at New Scientist Live.

The eye health research team.

The Brain Explorer app stand.

That's a wrap on #NewScientistLive! 🎬

We had an incredible time last weekend sharing our cutting-edge research with the public, and highlighting the brilliant minds behind it.💡

Thank you to our incredible researcher volunteers who gave their time and expertise to make this weekend so memorable. 💚

📢Today is #WorldOsteoporosisDay. Stories like Stephen's show how earlier assessment could have helped him to stay active into his 70s.

🔍 Professor Nick Harvey is working to improve how osteoporosis is managed in the UK, so people like Stephen get the care they need, sooner.
👉 https://bit.ly/4ppIPYD

Come visit the Rosser group at @newscientist.com live on Sunday (Excel Centre)! I read New Scientist every week as a child & this is our 1st big public engagement event! Find us at the @medresfdn.bsky.social stand, we can’t wait to chat & hear feedback… our mission is to make our science comms TOTP!

Promotional image for Medical Research Foundation job opening for Head of Research Funding (maternity cover), featuring a person in a lab coat examining a DNA gel. Additional images show individuals conducting laboratory research. Closing date for applications is 31 October 2025.

💡 Want to help fund the science we need most?

🚨We’re hiring a Head of #ResearchFunding (1-year maternity cover)!🚨

Help us back bold ideas, support brilliant minds, & invest in research that’s often overlooked but urgently needed.

💼 £61-65k
⏳ Apply by 31 Oct
🔗 https://bit.ly/3LdfLnn

#CharityJobs

Montage of festive-themed images, reminiscent of baubles, Christmas trees and winter frost, from our previous Festive Science Image Competition entries.

Two weeks left to enter the Foundation and @ukri.org MRC's Festive Science Image Competition 🔬 ✨

Get creative and be in with a chance of having your artwork feature on our 2025 seasonal greetings card, and winning up to £500!

Full competition details here: https://bit.ly/3IOlkrF

Something for next weekend? Meet #ListerFellow Lizzy Rosser at New Scientist Live as learn about her research on eye conditions such as uveitis @bcellsrosser.bsky.social.

More in this recent story ⤵️
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🦠🏆This week, three scientists won the 2025 #NobelPrize for their discoveries about the immune system’s security guards - regulatory T cells.

Dr @zania-stamataki.bsky.social is building on this breakthrough, working to develop new therapies for autoimmune and liver conditions.🔬

It's #MentalHealthAwarenessDay!

📱In today's digital world, our phones and feeds are always within reach. But how does this affect young people's mental health?

Rebecca, a Youngminds Youth Advisor, shared her experience with us in our latest Impact Report: https://shorturl.at/4bdm6

@newscientist.com @bcellsrosser.bsky.social @vijaytailor.bsky.social @tobiasuhauser.bsky.social @skochlab.bsky.social

New Scientist Live 2025 is taking place next weekend! ✨

📍 18-19 October | Excel London

We're thrilled to be returning to the exhibition once again! Visit us at stand C20, where you can meet our wonderful staff volunteers and world-class researchers.

➡️ See what we've got planned: shorturl.at/dEVmn

📣 Our new round of Changing Policy & Practice Awards is opening soon! 📣

If you're a researcher looking to maximise the impact of your work, this scheme is for you.

This is your chance to take your findings directly to patients, healthcare practitioners & policymakers.

More info coming soon...

Selena Gomez has shared her experiences living with #lupus since 2015 - writes Foundation-funded researcher @bcellsrosser.bsky.social for @uk.theconversation.com.

To learn more, you can meet Dr Lizzy Rosser at our New Scientist Live stand (C20) on 18-19 October! shorturl.at/BusFG

@autistica.org.uk @autisticsociety.bsky.social @autismallianceuk.bsky.social

Emily's story Emily, 31, is one of many young people who have had to endure immense challenges as an Autistic person undergoing traditional eating disorder treatment.

We spoke to Emily, 31, who lives with autism and an eating disorder. She shared the challenges she’s faced with standard treatment approaches.

To support people like Emily, we've funded research into the overlap between autism & eating disorders.

Read Emily's story: shorturl.at/1Di51

#Autism

Despite media focus on autism’s ‘causes,’ Autistic people have voiced what truly matters to them - mental health, communication, and education.

In a 2016 survey of over 1,000 Autistic individuals, parents & professionals, none prioritised finding a cause.

Research points to new treatment target for asthma A new way to treat asthma symptoms and even repair previously irreversible lung damage could be on the horizon following the discovery of a potential new therapeutic target by Foundation-funded Dr Tara Sutherland and a team of scientists at the University of Aberdeen.

A new study from @drtesutherland.bsky.social (@uniofaberdeen.bsky.social) suggests future asthma treatments could reverse lung damage.

Funded by @medresfdn.bsky.social + @asthmaandlung.org.uk, this research may transform care for asthma + other fibrosis-linked diseases.💡

📖➡️ https://bit.ly/4mHTOKq

Montage of previous entries into the MRC and Medical Research Foundation's Festive Science Image Competition, depicting a Christmas tree branch with baubles, several Christmas trees, and an ice crystal-style background.

Are you a Foundation or @ukri.org MRC-funded researcher, member of staff or student? Enter our 2025 Festive Science Image Competition now! ✨🔬

🥇 The winner will have their image feature on our seasonal greetings card and receive up to £500!

Full competition details here: https://bit.ly/3IOlkrF