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NIHR Sheffield BRC: Acknowledgement summary for researchers
Remember: You MUST reference NIHR BRC funding and support.
This is a contractual requirement and failure to do so may result in financial penalties.
This below guidance includes the correct wording for NIHR Sheffield BRC acknowledgements in papers and funding applications. To use, find the relevant scenario below, copy the text in red in the dropdown box
(amend as needed) and paste into your document.
Acknowledgement and disclaimer statement (including funder)
A statement should be incorporated within the acknowledgements of publications and other
disseminations of research results following studies undertaken at the BRC.
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) Sheffield 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) Sheffield 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) Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).
Sheffield BRC Official Full Name:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)
(Unique identifier: NIHR203321)
When there are several mentions in one article, you can shorten to Sheffield BRC or BRC after spelling out in full on the first mention.
You should also encourage researchers whose work the BRC has supported to use the 'Supported by NIHR' logo in their own sites, dissemination activities and comms if a visual element is possible. Further advice on use of this logo is available on the Our visual identity page of the NIHR website, under 'Partners'.
Please note the NIHR does not fund animal research studies. However, there may be instances where researchers may publish the findings of clinical aspects of a trial (funded by the BRC) alongside findings from animal studies. If this is the case, you must still include reference to BRC support in your acknowledgements.
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