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==Research== Government-funded research is limited. Patient [[Graham McPhee]] created a video explanation examining UK government funding of ME/CFS research.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2biXfyV1bY&feature=youtu.be ME - Science Friction in the UK]</ref> ===2016 government petition for increased funding=== A petition was started in early 2016 to ask the British government to allocate more funding to the disease. It attracted 15,400 signatures over a six month period.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/118175 | title = Archived Petition: Invest more money into scientific research to find the cause of M.E./CFS | website = Petitions - UK Government and Parliament|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-11-20}}</ref> As the signature count was in excess of 10,000, the government was obliged to respond, and did so as follows: <blockquote>The Government supports research into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) through the Medical Research Council (MRC), which receives funding from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; and through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), which is funded by the Department of Health. Together the MRC and NIHR welcome high quality applications for research into all aspects of CFS/ME. These would include studies to investigate the biological causes of the condition, improve our understanding of the condition and the complex and diverse range of symptoms experienced, and evaluate treatments. Research proposals in all areas compete for the funding available with awards made according to their scientific quality and importance to human health. Research into CFS/ME is a current priority area for the MRC. It received very few high-quality proposals in the area it has implemented a number of initiatives to stimulate more research in this important area and to increase research capacity by bringing new researchers into the field and supporting multidisciplinary teams to tackle research challenges and build partnerships. A highlight notice which outlines research priorities identified by the research community, and where applications are encouraged, is currently in place and can be found on its website at: http://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/how-we-fund-research/highlight-notices/cfsme-highight-notice/</blockquote>
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