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PRIOR to 1913, relatively little had been done _L to foster or subsidise medical research in the United Kingdom. It is true that in almost all the universities there were one or two exhibitions or scholarships, but on such a small pecuniary scale that they could only be regarded as temporary stepping-stones for a select few who had, or imagined they had, a, flair for original investigation. For scholarships of greater value the pioneer was the Grocers' Company, which by its benefactions enabled many men to adopt research careers in which they afterwards attained great distinction. In the present century, three great benefactions, by private individuals, have been given to Great Britain. Lord Iveagh gave 250,0007. to be associated with the Lister Institute; Mr. Carnegie gave several millions to further university education in Scotland, and Sir Otto Beit gave more than a quarter of a million pounds to found a series of fellowships in medical research.
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Committee of the Privy Council for Medical Research. Report of the Medical Research Council for the Year 1922–1923. Pp. 143. (London: H.M. Stationery Office, 1923). 3s. 6d. net.
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Medical Research in Great Britain. Nature 113, 481–482 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/113481a0
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