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.
Scenario 1: Instances where the research received majority funding from the BRC:
Acknowledgement and disclaimer for NIHR research at the BRC:
“This study/research is funded by 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 NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.”
Please also acknowledge any other NIHR support the research may have received.
Scenario 2: Instances where the research was funded by another funder but delivered through the BRC:
Statement (including funder and disclaimer)
“[Research funder statement] This study has been delivered through 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.”
Please also acknowledge any other NIHR support the research may have received, for example, through a research programme award.
Scenario 3: Minimum statement to be used in instances where there are funder details and/or word count restrictions AND the research was funded by another funder but delivered through the BRC
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).”
For PhD students:
The first author is in receipt of a PhD studentship funded by 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 NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.
For studies that have utilised the NIHR King's Clinical Research Facility and are supported by the NIHR Maudsley BRC please use the following:
"This study/project is delivered through the NIHR King's Clinical Research Facility and [funded by/delivered through/carried out at – depending on the level of funding or support to match the statements in the guidance above] 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."
NIHR has produced guidance to explain the implications of its open access policy to the NIHR Infrastructure.
NIHR Maudsley BRC grant award number
Some journals may also require the number of our grant award (Dec 2022 - Mar 2028), 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 below (right click 'Save Image As'), and contact us to ensure you are using these correctly.
Download the NIHR Maudsley BRC logo here.
Download the Supported by NIHR logo here.
If you have any questions relating to NIHR Maudsley BRC branding:
Please contact the team for support and assistance.
