Chaired by the MRC executive chair, the major investments board brings together the chairs of MRC’s research boards, representatives from MRC executive board (formerly known as management board), MRC Council and independent members to provide horizon-scanning, review, and oversight of MRC’s major investments portfolio.
Reporting to MRC Council, the role of the major investments board is:
- to horizon-scan and identify areas of opportunity for new strategic investments, whether through MRC alone or in partnership
- to command a budget, as determined by MRC Council, to be able to manage the MRC major investment portfolio including institutes, units, and strategic grant awards, where these operate at the national level and with an expectancy of funding for 10 years plus
- to agree key performance indicators and monitor progress of MRC’s major investments
- to review proposals and make recommendations to MRC Council on the opening, closure, or renewed funding of MRC major investments
- to consider networking and outreach opportunities to maximise the value and impact of MRC major investments
See the major investments board conflicts of interest register.
Membership
The major investments board members are:
- Professor John Iredale, Interim Executive Chair, MRC (Chair)
- Dr Robin Buckle, Chief Science Officer, MRC
- Professor Paul Kaye, Infections and Immunity Board Chair, University of York
- Professor Maddy Parsons, Molecular and Cellular Medicine Board Chair, King’s College London
- Professor Catherine Law, Applied Global Health Research Board Chair, University College London
- Professor Paul Matthews, Neurosciences and Mental Health Board Chair, Imperial College London
- Professor Brian Walker, Population and Systems Medicine Board Chair, Newcastle University
- Professor Simon Hollingsworth, Developmental Pathways Funding Scheme Chair, AstraZeneca
- Professor Jill Pell, MRC Council Member, University of Glasgow
- Dr Pauline Williams, MRC Council Member, Independent
- Professor Sadaf Farooqi, University of Cambridge
- Professor Matthew Freeman, University of Oxford
- Professor Janet Lord, University of Birmingham
- Professor Aziz Sheikh, University of Edinburgh
Meeting dates 2022
The major investments board is meeting in 2022 on the following dates:
- Tuesday 31 May
- Wednesday 27 July
- Monday 26 September
- Friday 25 November
Contact
If you have questions regarding the major investments board, please contact:
Email: mib@mrc.ukri.org
Last updated: 11 August 2022