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Dr. David E. Pegg directs a Medical Cryobiology Group in Cambridge of about 10 people that is supported by the UK Medical Research Council. Every five years MRC units are reviewed by Committees to evaluate progress and proposed research, and to make recommendations to the MRC as to whether the units should continue to receive support and, if so, at what level and with what emphasis. The reviews thus are critical. I was asked to be a member of the subcommittee for this year's review of this Group. This report goes into some detail as to the nature of the review process, as I thought the reader might find the comparison with USA systems of interest. One interesting aspect of the review is that cost/benefit aspects are evaluated. Another is that different fields, as well as quality within a field, are evaluated and prioritized by the Council. A third aspect is that the review process has teeth in that it can and has resulted in the closing of whole and in some cases large units. In my view, Pegg and his group constitute one of the premier groups in cryobiology, their publications productivity has been outstanding, and 12 of the 14 referees who were asked to evaluate their performance gave them very high to outstanding marks. Consequently, I expected that they would pass the Subcommittee's review with flying colors. Unfortunately, this proved not to be the case.