News from the MCRC
Discover Magazine
28/05/2025
Clinical Trials: The 5Ws
How are new treatments developed and delivered to patients? Discover more about the process of developing new cancer therapies.
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
Discover more about how cancer Team Science is implemented at the MCRC. With contributions from Professor Robert Bristow.
Alumni Stories
16/05/2025
Meet Professor Fiona Thistlethwaite
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.
MCRC Blog
12/05/2025
ESTRO 2025: Manchester research highlights
Director's Update
21/03/2025
MCRC Director’s Update – March 2025
Reflecting on the radiotherapy research biannual showcase, developing prostate cancer collaborations in Belfast and celebrating our numerous research accolades.
Partner News
21/03/2025
Professors David French and Peter Hoskin appointed as NIHR Senior Investigators
Training and Development
18/03/2025
North West Cancer Research Funds Three New PhD Projects in Manchester
North West Cancer Research has announced funding for three new PhD projects based in Manchester, reinforcing its commitment to advancing cancer research and improving outcomes for patients across the North West and North Wales.
MCRC Blog
06/03/2025
International Women’s Day 2025: Women in Cancer Research
Impact Case Study
Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP)
This impact case study covers three areas in which our team in Manchester have progressed the understanding of AMNs as tumours and PMP as a disease.
Director's Update
27/02/2025
MCRC Director’s Update – February 2025
Research Spotlight
20/02/2025
£500,000 funding boost for Manchester research into breast cancer recurrence
Dr Frances Turrell will use the funding to investigate the role of a type of immune cell called macrophages in reawakening dormant breast cancer cells in the lung.
Research Spotlight
19/02/2025
Can a simple blood test spot the signs of skin cancer returning?
Scientists at the Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre in Manchester have developed a simple blood test which can detect traces of skin cancer at a very early stage even when a scan looks normal.
