Deafness Research UK recognised at AMRC awards
3 April 2009
Deafness Research UK has received a runners-up award in the prestigious AMRC (The Association of Medical Research Charities) Science Communication Awards 2009.
The awards were announced at a reception at the Royal Society, recently. Deafness Research UK’s Annual Review 2007 finished runner-up in the Science Reportage in Annual Report or Review category (sponsored by the Academy of Medical Sciences).
AMRC's awards reward the very best science communications practices of its 115 member charities, and is the only scheme to recognise specifically the important role played by medical research charities in engagement, involvement and public understanding of science.
The judges commented that Deafness Research UK’s Annual Review was…. “Nicely designed and explains the science very well.”….it is “A useful all-purpose publication, combining financial reporting with the charity’s message.”
Chief executive of Deafness Research UK, Vivienne Michael, said: “The Review seeks to inspire and engage people about the potential to develop new treatments for deafness and conditions like tinnitus. Through it, we communicate complex research in a way that our supporters can easily understand. Many have no specialist knowledge of science, and so it’s very encouraging to know that we seem to be succeeding in this aim.”
The Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) is a membership organisation of the leading medical and health research charities in the UK. Working with its member charities and partners, it aims to support the sector’s effectiveness and advance medical research by developing best practice, providing information and guidance, improving public dialogue about research and science, and influencing government.
The Deafness Research UK Information Service provides free information and advice based on the latest scientific evidence and informed by leading experts. The Information Service can be contacted on Freephone 0808 808 2222.
Notes for editors
About Deafness Research UK
- Deafness Research UK is the country’s only charity dedicated to finding new cures, treatments and technologies for deaf, hard of hearing and other hearing impaired people.
- The charity supports high quality medical research into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all forms of hearing impairment including tinnitus.
- The Deafness Research UK Information Service provides free information and advice based on the latest scientific evidence and informed by leading experts. The Information Service can be contacted on Freephone 0808 808 2222
- For more information on research into deafness, tinnitus and other hearing conditions, log on to the website at www.deafnessresearch.org.uk where you can access a wide range of information. Alternatively you can e-mail Deafness Research UK at
- One in seven people in the UK – almost nine million people - suffer hearing loss.
- Deafness Research UK was founded in 1985 by Lord (Jack) and Lady Ashley of Stoke.
- In January 2008, Action for Tinnitus Research (ATR) was linked with Deafness Research UK under a uniting direction order under Section 96 (6) of the Charities Act 1993.
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