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Research guidelines and policies

Home > Research > For researchers > Resources and information > Research guidelines and policies

Below you will find links to useful policies and guidelines relevant to all of our grant schemes, whether you are currently an applicant or a reviewer.

For additional scheme-specific information, including application deadlines, please visit our grant scheme web pages.

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Integrating sex and gender considerations in UK biomedical, health and care research(opens in new tab)

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Open access & data sharing policy(opens in new tab)

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Conflict of interest policy(opens in new tab)

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Alzheimer's Research UK Research team privacy notice(opens in new tab)

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Bullying and harassment policy(opens in new tab)

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Early career researcher framework(opens in new tab)

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Policy on animal research(opens in new tab)

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Scoring system and assessment criteria(opens in new tab)

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Eligibility guidelines(opens in new tab)

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