Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre to receive £8.5m boost for clinician scientist training
Part of a larger £58m investment from Cancer Research UK Read More
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. Read More
MCRC Director’s Update – March 2024
In this video update, Rob discusses his visit to DKFZ, the AstraZeneca-Cambridge Symposium, our International Women's Day event, the Breast Cancer Research Among Black Women Conference, The Paterson winning 'building of the year', CRUK’s Data-driven cancer research conference and a look to the future. Read More
Team Womb to be presented with prestigious AACR award for Team Science
Team Womb, led by Prof. Emma Crosbie, have been given the prestigious AACR Team Science Award for their pioneering work on Lynch-syndrome associated endometrial cancer. Read More
Kinder test could improve diagnosis of womb cancer
A simple, safe and accurate test that identifies women with womb cancer from a sample taken from the vagina has been developed by clinician scientists from The University of Manchester. Read More
iMATCH to benefit from £17.9m additional funding for Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre network
The iMATCH consortium is led by Professor Fiona Thistlethwaite Read More
International Women’s Day 2024 – A message from the MCRC Director
To mark international women's day, the MCRC Director pens this update to celebrate the extraordinary talents and leadership of our female colleagues in cancer team science in Manchester. Read More
Special Episode with Prof. David Wedge- One in Two: A Manchester Cancer Research Podcast
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 Read More
Artificial Intelligence reveals prostate cancer is not just one disease
AI has helped scientists reveal a new form of aggressive prostate cancer which could revolutionise how the disease is diagnosed and treated in the future. Read More
MCRC Director’s Update – February 2024
During the month, the MCRC marked World Cancer Day, was involved in the More Research, Less Cancer CRUK campaign, and traveled to Kenya for the Executive Advisory Board for one of our major NIHR grants. Read More
Mentorship Spotlight: Mala Carys
Meet Mala Carys. She’s a Non-Clinical PhD student and has also been a Cancer Postgraduate Mentor. Read More
MCRC-CRUK Manchester Centre Clinical Academic Careers Event
On the 24th January 2024 the MCRC and CRUK Manchester Centre hosted a Clinical Academic Careers Event. Read More
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. Read More
International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2024
This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we interviewed three of our MB-PhD students who’ve shared their experiences and challenges of working in STEM, as well as their advice for other women and girls thinking of a career in science and research. Read More
