Researchers supported either directly or indirectly by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) must acknowledge that support in their research outputs.
This support may take the form of directly incurred salary costs, directly allocated salary costs for Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) staff, training awards (studentships/fellowships/bursaries), pilot project awards or use of equipment, clinical research facilities or specialist staff funded by the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre award.
Please use the following statements in all research outputs supported by the NIHR Maudsley BRC:
'This [paper/study/poster etc] represents independent research [part] funded by the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.'
For studies that have utilised the NIHR/Wellcome Trust King's Clinical Research Facility and are supported by the NIHR Maudsley BRC please use the following:
'This study/project is supported by the NIHR/Wellcome Trust King's Clinical Research Facility and NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.'
NIHR has produced guidance to explain the implications of its open access policy to the NIHR Infrastructure.
For studies funded by other sources, please also acknowledge NIHR support according to the below guidance.
Statement (including funder and disclaimer):
'This is independent research funded by [name of research funder] and carried out at the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the [name of the research funder], the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.'
Acknowledgement only (for use within a broader set of acknowledgements/disclaimers):
'The research was carried out at the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).'
NIHR Maudsley BRC grant award number
Some journals may also require the number of our grant award (Dec 2022 - Nov 2027), which is as follows: NIHR203318.
Using logos
If you are including logos on any of your outputs, please ensure you are using the most up to date NIHR Maudsley BRC logo, pictured below.
We encourage researchers to use the 'Supported by NIHR' logo in their own sites, dissemination activities and comms if a visual element is possible.
Please download the logo here, and contact us to ensure you are using these correctly.
If you have any questions relating to NIHR Maudsley BRC branding:
Please contact the team for support and assistance.
