News from the MCRC
MCRC Blog
12/06/2025
Global Collaboration in Action: Manchester at the STARS21 Summit
In May 2025, a group of early-career researchers from the Manchester Cancer Research Centre and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust travelled to Toronto, Canada, for the final gathering of the STARS21 programme – an inspiring international initiative shaping the future of radiation oncology.
Researcher Stories
12/06/2025
Meet Dr Eleanor Roberts
Dr Eleanor Roberts is a postdoctoral researcher working on the BCAN-RAY study and here she describes how the study aims to improve the outcomes for young women at risk of developing breast cancer.
Director's Update
29/05/2025
MCRC Director’s Update – April and May 2025
Reflecting on AACR 2025, ESTRO 2025, the Ca-PRI 2025 conference held in Manchester as well as accolades for our research and professional services colleagues.
MCRC Blog
29/05/2025
Manchester researchers present at AACR 2025
Discover Magazine
28/05/2025
AI in Action
Discover how artificial intelligence is used in cancer research
Discover Magazine
28/05/2025
It’s in Our Genes: Hereditary Cancer Syndromes
Discover Magazine
28/05/2025
The Hidden Cancer: Cancer of Unknown Primary
Discover more about CUPID, a machine learning tool to identify cancers of unknown primary affecting around 8,100 people per year
Discover Magazine
28/05/2025
Kathy’s Story
Discover Magazine
28/05/2025
Inside the MCRC Biobank
Discover more about the MCRC Biobank, including how patient samples are collected, processed and used in research.
Discover Magazine
28/05/2025
Clinical Trials: The 5Ws
Discover Magazine
28/05/2025
BRAINATOMY-Leveraging the Cancer Team Science Approach
An example of Team Science, discover more about BRAINatomy, an innovative data-driven study aimed at improving the long term outcomes for children diagnosed with brain tumours.
Discover Magazine
28/05/2025
Team Science at the Manchester Cancer Research Centre
Alumni Stories
16/05/2025
Meet Professor Fiona Thistlethwaite
Fiona became a consultant at The Christie in 2007 and her academic focus is clinical trial development in immunotherapy and adoptive T-cell therapy.
MCRC Blog
13/05/2025
Ca-PRI 2025: A Global Gathering on Cancer Innovation, Inequality, and Interdisciplinary Care
On 29–30 April 2025, more than 250 delegates from around the globe gathered at The Lowry in Salford, Manchester for the Cancer in Primary Care Research International (Ca-PRI) Conference 2025.
