SIRC's sources of income
SIRC is a non-profit organisation linked with MCM Research Ltd — a company specialising in the application of social science to problems faced in both the commercial and public sectors. Recent and past clients of MCM have included the Ministry of Defence; The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra); the Home Office; the Portman Group; the Civil Aviation Authority; the Office of Science and Technology; etc.
SIRC's conducts research on a wide range of topics, including monitoring and analysis of media coverage of various issues. Recent clients and curent clients include: '3', Automobile Association, Alliance and Leicester, British Airways, BT, Cadbury Schweppes, CBA, Children's Mutual, Department of Health, Diagio, eBay, Egg, Esure, European Commission DG Research, Fisher Price, GSK, Friends Provident, Halifax, Home Office, Hudson, Kimberly-Clark, Masterfoods, Mattel, Office of Science and Technology, Palm One, Pimms, Prudential, Rackspace, Renault, Roche, Sugar Bureau, Telewest, Tio Pepe, Wine Trade Action Group, etc.
SIRC also seeks to promote more responsible health reporting and health policies. The development of the Guidelines on Science and Health Communication, in association with the Royal Institution, was funded directly by SIRC, and relied on the generosity of the scientific and medical organisations and individual doctors, scientists and journalists who gave their time and expertise to the project. These guidelines have been further developed as part of an EU-funded initiative. For details see the MESSENGER project pages.
