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ASTROCYTES

After a difficult time picking a winner, here are a few of our top picks from the rest of March’s entries... After a difficult time picking a winner, here are a few of our top picks from the rest of March’s entries...

by Phil Prime | In depth | 15 April 2026

15 April 2026

This entry is part 16 of 22 in the series Research is Beautiful
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Academic publishing

The open access movement was bold and promising, but ultimately disappointing. Now is the time to stop and call for a new way to make publishing work… The open access movement was bold and promising, but ultimately disappointing. Now is the time to stop and call for a new way to make publishing work…

by Cancer Research UK | Analysis | 1 April 2026

1 April 2026

Endothelial cells

Our relaunched Research is Beautiful image competition continues to inspire with some fantastic entries – here’s the successful image for March! Our relaunched Research is Beautiful image competition continues to inspire with some fantastic entries – here’s the successful image for March!

by Cancer Research UK | In depth | 25 March 2026

25 March 2026

This entry is part 15 of 22 in the series Research is Beautiful
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Charles Swanton

As his tenure as CRUK’s Chief Clinician comes to an end – we caught up with Professor Charles Swanton to talk legacy and conceptual shifts… As his tenure as CRUK’s Chief Clinician comes to an end – we caught up with Professor Charles Swanton to talk legacy and conceptual shifts…

by Phil Prime | Interview | 18 March 2026

18 March 2026

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Minding the gap
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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 22 in the series Research is Beautiful
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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 5 in the series Data science
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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 10 in the series Research Careers
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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
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