Guidance for our Researchers

Breakthrough encourages all its scientists to follow principles of good research practice and integrity while conducting their work. We fully endorse the Medical Research Council's guidelines entitled ‘Good Research Practice’, as well as their policy on scientific misconduct.

As a member of the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI), Breakthrough Breast Cancer fully endorses the NCRI data sharing policy and requests that all grant holders endeavour to exchange and share data, where possible.

Breakthrough has contributed to the costs of the NCRI Informatics Initiative, which supports the development of data standards and promotes a culture of data sharing.

For further information about data sharing please visit the NCRI Informatics website or download the NCRI sharing policy.

Breakthrough is a member of the Association of Medical Research Charities and has signed up to the AMRC Statement on the Use of Animals in Medical Research.

For more information please visit the AMRC website (http://www.amrc.org.uk/news-policy--debate_animals-in-medical-research) or download the AMRC Statement.

The UK funders of experimental medicine agreed a common vision for their investment in human tissue resources.

"Funders aim to maximise the value of human tissue samples and resources while minimising duplication of effort. This requires better characterisation of tissue samples, asking for generic consent, and increased linkage to accurate clinical data. Sample collections must then be made more easily discoverable and accessible for use in high quality, ethical research."

This vision has been endorsed by the UKCRC Experimental Medicine Funders Group and by the Board of the National Cancer Research Institute, Breakthrough has committed to the vision and the principles that support it.

http://www.ukcrc.org/infrastructure/expmed/fundersvisionforhumantissuesresources/

All Breakthrough funded scientists must abide by our Terms and Conditions of funding for the duration of their awarded research grant. Breakthrough reserves the right to change the Terms and Conditions of previously awarded grants. Grant holders will be notified of any such changes.

Breakthrough Breast Cancer Funded Grants Terms and Conditions (256 kb)

For questions relating to any of the above, please contact:

Dr Alex Bonner, Senior Research Officer
research@breakthrough.org.uk