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A Vision To Create a Cancer Free Future

Fostering a Team Science and Collaborative Environment

Driving World-Leading and Practice-Influencing Cancer Research

From the Laboratory Bench to Life-Saving Treatments

The Manchester Cancer Research Centre is a unique partnership that brings together world-leading researchers to help create a future free from the burden of cancer.

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One in Two Special Episode with Prof. David Wedge now available

Breast cancer in Black African women with Professor David Wedge: How analysing genomics can improve our understanding of the aggressiveness of breast cancer

 

We speak Professor David Wedge about Breast cancer in Black African women and how analysing genomics can help to better understand aggressiveness in breast cancer

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MCRC Annual Report 2022/2023 is now avaiable

Discover the research milestones, funding achievements, and new clinical trails in Manchester that drive us closer to our vision of creating a future free from the burden of cancer, with highlights including:

  • Opening our flagship Paterson Building
  • Novel clinical research trials
  • International research partnerships

 

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MB-PhD Summer Placements

Applications are open for our MB-PhD Summer Placements! Spend a week in the lab of a world-leading cancer research and gain hands-on experience. If you’re an MB-ChB student at The University of Manchester or University of St Andrews, find out how to apply.

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One in Two: A Manchester Cancer Research Podcast

Hear direct from our researchers in our podcast “One in Two: A Manchester Cancer Research Podcast”. Learn about our innovations in early detection and lung cancer research guests including Professor Corinne Faivre-Finn, Professor Caroline Dive, Professor Gareth Evans, Professor Emma Crosbie and many more!

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Non-Clinical PhD Studentships

We have four new Non-Clinical PhD Studentships open to application, thanks to funding from a Sear Family Cancer Research PhD Scholarship. Explore the different projects available and find out how to apply.

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Training in Manchester brochure

Our Training in Manchester brochure walks you through the different training programmes we provide and highlights why Manchester is the ideal place to start the next phase of your cancer research academic career.

Leaders In Excellence

Study

Discover more about the postgraduate cancer research opportunities we provide and see why Manchester is the ideal place to start the next phase of your cancer research academic career.

Research

The Manchester Cancer Research Centre brings together world-leading researchers with diverse interests across a range of specialisms.

Collaborate

Collaboration is built into our ethos; it lies at the heart of our values and is core to our research success.

About

The Manchester Cancer Research Centre is a unique partnership between The University of Manchester, Cancer Research UK and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

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