News from the MCRC
Training and Development
07/06/2022
MCRC-DCS Postgraduate Research Showcase 2022
Held on the 12th-13th May 2022, members of the organising committee reflect on the first annual MCRC-DCS Postgraduate Research Showcase.
MCRC Blog
06/06/2022
Is Pursuing ‘a Passion for Science’ a Position of Privilege?
On 25 May 2022, NCITA hosted the second lecture in its ‘On the Shoulders of Giants’ educational lecture series: “Is Pursuing ‘a Passion for Science’ a Position of Privilege?” with guest speaker Dr Heather Williams MBE, Consultant Medical Physicist, Group Leader for Nuclear Medicine at The Christie, and Director of ScienceGrrl.
Research Spotlight
06/06/2022
Study identifies best treatment for rare childhood cancer
Dr Martin McCabe presented the results of the rEECur study into recurrent and primary refractory Ewing sarcoma at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology
MCRC Blog
31/05/2022
#PrideInResearch at the MCRC – HPV screening for all
MCRC Blog
30/05/2022
Professor Tim Illidge awarded a Fellowship of The Academy of Medical Sciences
Professor Tim Illidge has been recognised for his contributions to radiotherapy and lymphoma research
Director's Update
30/05/2022
MCRC Director’s Update – May 2022
Impact Case Study
The Case for Banning Sunbeds
A multi-disciplinary team of researchers across Manchester and Australia have been working to assess the cost-effectiveness of this policy-based intervention in reducing the burden of skin cancer on the NHS.
Impact Case Study
PROCAS 2
Impact Case Study
PROCAS and BC-PREDICT
We speak to Professor Gareth Evans about how the findings from PROCAS 1 led to the inception of PROCAS 2, which assesses the feasibility of implementing a personalised risk score into a woman’s first screening appointment and the associated impact on NHS staff, patients and other related organisations.
Partner News
10/05/2022
Indoor tanning ban would reduce melanoma deaths, show researchers
Director's Update
05/05/2022
MCRC Director’s Update – April 2022
April 2022 sees us officially launch the new vision of the Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre and our aim of driving translational research from the lab to the clinic.
Director's Update
25/03/2022
MCRC Director’s Update – March 2022
Director's Update
25/03/2022
On Cancer Westminster Launch
On 3 March 2022, to mark the launch of On Cancer, Policy@Manchester organised a panel discussion in Westminster to spotlight the policy recommendations that could help improve the lives of patients impacted by cancer.
MCRC Blog
24/03/2022
The ALETHEIA framework in radiation oncology
Dr Marianne Aznar explains the ALETHEIA Framework, an AI toolkit developed by Rolls-Royce, and how it is being applied to radiation oncology
