When publishing research that has been supported in some way by the BRC, investigators are expected to:
Acknowledge BRC support in publications
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) not only expects but requires BRC support or funding to be acknowledged in journal articles. The NIHR monitors these references to BRC support and uses them to measure our performance.
Future funding for the BRC therefore depends on our doing well in this area. Moreover, as BRC support underpins the research portfolio of UCLH and UCL, ensuring BRC acknowledgement is vital for the future of research in general.
Expected acknowledgement
Please ask for NIHR UCLH BRC support to be mentioned in any publications, press releases or other media outputs.
The following words should be used to acknowledge support:
This research/study/project was funded by ………………. <list main funders>…………… and supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre.
or
This research/study/project was funded by ………………. <list main funders>…………… and supported by researchers at the National Institute for Health and Care Research University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre.
As an absolute minimum, the published work should be attributed to the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and University College London Hospitals.
Where possible, affiliation to NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre should be included in the author affiliation.
Investigators are also expected to acknowledge BRC support in conference and meeting presentations. Your BRC Programme Operations Manager can give you template slides.
Branding
Please use the 'Funded by NIHR' logo on visual and digital outputs. You should also acknowledge NIHR and use our disclaimer. Funded researchers should not use the corporate NIHR logo.
Read all NIHR guidance on outputs, publications and branding.
Alert the BRC communications team before publication
It is vital that investigators who have some BRC funding let the BRC know when they are about to publish research. This information is treated in the strictest confidence but allows the communications team to prepare and maximise coverage as soon as any press embargoes are lifted. Please also let us know in advance about any press releases being planned by the journal, funder or other partner in the research, and any other media activity planned around your research in advance.
Contact Rosamund Yu on rosamund.yu@ucl.ac.uk or Matt Chorley on m.chorley@ucl.ac.uk.
