MCRC Blog
26/04/2024
Breast Cancer Research Among Black Women Conference 2024
On 12th of March 2024, Manchester Cancer Research Centre, in collaboration with The University of Manchester, held its inaugural Breast Cancer Research Among Black Women conference at The Whitworth Art Gallery.
MCRC Blog
27/03/2024
International Women’s Day 2024 at the OCRB
On Friday 8th March, the MCRC supported Dr Simona Valletta, Chair of the Women in Cancer Network in Manchester, in hosting an International Women’s Day 2024 event at the Oglesby Cancer Research Centre.
MCRC Blog
12/02/2024
We’re recruiting Cancer Postgraduate Mentors
We’re looking to recruit up to four Cancer Postgraduate Mentors to mentor undergraduate students at The University of Manchester who are interested in applying for a cancer-focused PhD in the future.
MCRC Blog
11/02/2024
International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2024
MCRC Blog
29/01/2024
We’re recruiting Science Communication Ambassadors
Are you a Cancer Sciences PhD student looking to gain experience of science communication? We’re looking to recruit up to three Science Communication Ambassadors to develop digital and social media content to communicate scientific research and help us engage with prospective PhD students.
MCRC Blog
03/01/2024
Congratulations to our students on passing their PhD vivas
MCRC Blog
07/12/2023
MCRC Annual Report 2022/2023 Available Now
The year's major achievements include opening our flagship new research building, milestones in clinical research and international partnerships.
MCRC Blog
24/10/2023
Starting in Science Day 2023
MCRC Blog
30/06/2023
ESTRO 2023
From 12th to 16th May 2023, representatives from the MCRC attended ESTRO 2023 in Austria, Vienna, alongside many esteemed radiotherapy colleagues for Europe’s largest industry exhibition in radiation oncology.
MCRC Blog
19/06/2023
How to commercialise your research
MCRC Blog
08/06/2023
You only need lungs to get lung cancer
At present, 14% of those diagnosed with lung cancer are ''never-smokers”. In other words, they have smoked fewer than 100 cigarettes in their life. So, how is it that we’ve come to assume that smoking alone causes lung cancer?
MCRC Blog
15/05/2023
The Christie Paterson cancer research centre completes
MCRC Blog
23/03/2023
Wisdom from The West
On the 15th – 17th March 2023, the MCRC attended Wisdom from ‘The West’, an international conference organised in honour of Professor Catharine West, who retired in 2023.
MCRC Blog
09/02/2023
Developing treatment options for high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC)
We talk to Dr Anya Golder who completed her PhD on HGSOC. She details her research into new therapies and the multiple-low-dose approach.
