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The ARC is situated within the School of Clinical Medicine in the Department of
Psychiatry, Section of Developmental Psychiatry, at the University of
Cambridge.
It brings together scientists working on autism from around the University of
Cambridge and the Clinical School. It also has major collaborations with other
universities, and works closely with clinical and advocacy services.
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The ARC has over 30 research scientists and support staff, drawn from a range
of disciplines (cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry, paediatrics, neonatology,
genetics, and biochemistry).
It utilises state-of-the-art technology in these investigations, including
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), event-related potentials (ERPs),
amniocentesis, and gaze-tracking.
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The ARC is part of the School of Clinical Medicine within Cambridge University,
and is partnered with the National
Autistic Society (the UK's leading charity for autism) and the
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mental Health NHS Trust (the regional
community clinical services for autism).
The ARC receives major funding from the
Medical Research Council (UK), the Shirley Foundation, The Big Lottery, and the Three
Guineas Trust, among other sponsors.
The Patrons of the ARC are novelist Nick Hornby, musician Jools Holland, actor
Daniel Radcliffe and the geneticist James Watson.
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