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This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Minding the gap
Image competition

Help us celebrate the beauty of your science in our Research is Beautiful image competition – send your images and be in with a chance of winning £100 in book token Help us celebrate the beauty of your science in our Research is Beautiful image competition – send your images and be in with a chance of winning £100 in book token

by Cancer Research UK | In depth | 25 February 2026

25 February 2026

This entry is part 14 of 14 in the series Research is Beautiful
Big data

We are awash with data – but how do cancer researchers make the most of it at the scale and pace needed whilst also keeping the trust of patients? We are awash with data – but how do cancer researchers make the most of it at the scale and pace needed whilst also keeping the trust of patients?

by Cancer Research UK | Analysis | 24 February 2026

24 February 2026

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Data science
Extracellular matrix
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Surviving in the matrix

The extracellular matrix is much more than just a passive supporting environment for cells… so does it have a role in cancer? The extracellular matrix is much more than just a passive supporting environment for cells… so does it have a role in cancer?

by Cancer Research UK | In depth | 17 February 2026

17 February 2026

Careers

Good leadership is vital for successful science – so how, exactly, do you get good at it? Ally Walters talks us through it... Good leadership is vital for successful science – so how, exactly, do you get good at it? Ally Walters talks us through it...

by Cancer Research UK | Analysis | 11 February 2026

11 February 2026

This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series Research Careers
Minding the gap

Tim Bodicoat ponders the thawing of the biotech winter and asks if the market can ever tell you if it’s the right time to launch a start-up… Tim Bodicoat ponders the thawing of the biotech winter and asks if the market can ever tell you if it’s the right time to launch a start-up…

by Tim Bodicoat | Analysis | 3 February 2026

3 February 2026

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Minding the gap
Patient involvement

Steve Clark tells us why patient involvement is so much more than just a requirement - it can actually bolster your research in surprising ways... Steve Clark tells us why patient involvement is so much more than just a requirement - it can actually bolster your research in surprising ways...

by Cancer Research UK | In depth | 15 January 2026

15 January 2026

Adeno-associated Virus,

Advances in viral gene delivery – and a side project that paid off – have sent a highly targeted glioblastoma immunotherapy heading toward the clinic... Advances in viral gene delivery – and a side project that paid off – have sent a highly targeted glioblastoma immunotherapy heading toward the clinic...

by Cancer Research UK | In depth | 6 January 2026

6 January 2026

Up and running - how to speed up clinical trials

The UK is ideally suited for early phase oncology trials, so is it possible to speed up set-up time? Sharan Sandhu tells us how we could... The UK is ideally suited for early phase oncology trials, so is it possible to speed up set-up time? Sharan Sandhu tells us how we could...

by Phil Prime | Analysis | 15 December 2025

15 December 2025

Samra Turajlic is the Director of Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, a Consultant Medical Oncologist at the Christie and also leads the Cancer Dynamics research group.

We caught up with newly appointed Director of the CRUK Manchester Institute, Samra Turajlić to talk data ethics, cancer evolution and the future of patient care… We caught up with newly appointed Director of the CRUK Manchester Institute, Samra Turajlić to talk data ethics, cancer evolution and the future of patient care…

by Phil Prime | Interview | 9 December 2025

9 December 2025