Cookie Policy

Last updated: 18 September 2026

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They can help a website operate securely, remember choices and understand how the service is used. Similar technologies, such as local storage, may serve related purposes.

How this website uses cookies

We may use the following categories:

• Strictly necessary cookies, which are required for core website functions, security and administration.
• Preference cookies, which remember choices you make where this functionality is available.
• Analytics cookies, which help us understand website use and improve content. These should only be used with consent where consent is required.
• Third-party or embedded-content cookies, which may be set when you choose to use content or services supplied by another organisation.

The exact cookies in use can change when website features are added or removed. Any cookie controls shown on the website should provide the current choices available to you.

Your choices

You can accept or reject optional cookies using the website’s cookie controls when they are available. You can also delete or block cookies through your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of the website from working correctly.

Third-party services

Links to external websites and optional embedded services are governed by the privacy and cookie policies of those providers. We encourage you to review those policies before using the service.

Contact us

If you have a question about this policy or the technologies used on the website, email nihr-mdc@contacts.bham.ac.uk. See our Privacy Policy for more information about personal data.