News from the MCRC
MCRC Blog
08/12/2022
University of Cambridge MB-PhD Symposium 2022
2022 saw the reintroduction of many face-to-face events and marked the first in-person MB-PhD symposium at the University of Cambridge since 2019. Joanne Oke speaks of her experience of the event.
MCRC Blog
08/12/2022
Greater Manchester Cancer Conference 2022
From the 18th to the 19th October 2022, members of the MCRC Operations Team had the pleasure of attending the Greater Manchester Cancer Conference, held at the Deansgate Hilton Hotel.
Director's Update
05/12/2022
Paterson Redevelopment Project update – November 2022
As the building reaches its completion, Professor Nic Jones, Director of Strategic Initiatives at the MCRC provides the most recent updates.
Researcher Stories
30/11/2022
Mengying Wang
Partner News
23/11/2022
Precision medicine trial opens for rare adult and paedIatric cancers
Cancer Research UK, The University of Manchester and Roche Products Ltd (‘Roche’) have opened a multi-drug, precision medicine trial for people with rare cancers who need more treatment options.
Partner News
22/11/2022
STRONG AYA research project for adolescents and young adults with cancer launches
Partner News
22/11/2022
Lean Life Science and Cancer Research UK Launch the Oncology Development Programme
The new development programme aims to accelerate development of high impact novel cancer innovations
Podcast
21/11/2022
Season One now available – One in Two: A Manchester Cancer Research Podcast
MCRC Blog
16/11/2022
The Health Economics of Cancer Care
We speak to Dr Alex Thompson, a Senior Research Fellow based at the Manchester Centre for Health Economics (MCHE) about the importance of health economics within the cancer care continuum.
Director's Update
02/11/2022
MCRC Director’s Update – October 2022
Partner News
14/10/2022
Greater Manchester awarded its largest ever research funding to tackle health inequalities and drive health improvements across the city region
The NIHR Manchester BRC has received a £59.1million award to translate its scientific discoveries into new treatments, diagnostic tests, and medical technologies to improve patients’ lives in Greater Manchester, and beyond, over the next five years.
MCRC Blog
13/10/2022
Cakes and Cycles: Fundraising for Re-Write Cancer
Partner News
12/10/2022
Groundbreaking Manchester partnership with Kenyan oesophageal cancer initiative gets £2.6m award
Research Spotlight
05/10/2022
How can we encourage the UK public to stop indoor tanning?
Dr Tracy Epton, Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology at The University of Manchester, summarises a recently published systematic review of qualitative evidence by The University of Manchester which assesses the reasons behind people using indoor tanning devices.
