• For Researchers

Why aren’t we sharing?

We caught up with three of our researchers to find out why they’ve placed data sharing at the heart of their research programmes. We caught up with three of our researchers to find out why they’ve placed data sharing at the heart of their research programmes.

10 August 2016

• For Researchers

Getting a grip on intractability

A cornerstone of our Research Strategy is to build capacity in research into cancers of unmet need, those we’ve identified due to poor five-year survival. A cornerstone of our Research Strategy is to build capacity in research into cancers of unmet need, those we’ve identified due to poor five-year survival.

10 August 2016

• For Researchers

Championing science at the heart of CRUK: Nic Jones

After five years as Cancer Research UK’s Chief Scientist, Professor Nic Jones stepped down in February 2016. After five years as Cancer Research UK’s Chief Scientist, Professor Nic Jones stepped down in February 2016.

10 August 2016

• For Researchers

Recognising excellence: CRUK prizewinners

Our awards support and celebrate the incredible work, dedication and scientific innovation of those at the forefront of advancing our ability to defeat cancer. Our awards support and celebrate the incredible work, dedication and scientific innovation of those at the forefront of advancing our ability to defeat cancer.

10 August 2016

• For Researchers

Translating great science towards patient benefit

Our commercialisation arm, Cancer Research Technology, gets innovative new treatments and tests to patients as quickly as possible. Our commercialisation arm, Cancer Research Technology, gets innovative new treatments and tests to patients as quickly as possible.

10 August 2016

• For Researchers

Achieving more through working in partnership

Developing partnerships and working collaboratively are underlying principles of our Research Strategy and is necessary in the global fight against cancer. Developing partnerships and working collaboratively are underlying principles of our Research Strategy and is necessary in the global fight against cancer.

10 August 2016

• For Researchers

A celebrated career in DNA repair: Tomas Lindahl

We look at how Tomas Lindahl’s discoveries have profoundly changed our understanding of cell response to cytotoxic therapies and the implications of this. We look at how Tomas Lindahl’s discoveries have profoundly changed our understanding of cell response to cytotoxic therapies and the implications of this.

10 August 2016

• For Researchers

Coming home to the UK: an interview with Richard Gilbertson

One of the world’s leading experts in childhood brain tumours, Richard has led international efforts that have dramatically advanced knowledge of their biology. One of the world’s leading experts in childhood brain tumours, Richard has led international efforts that have dramatically advanced knowledge of their biology.

10 August 2016

• For Researchers

Thinking differently: innovation in research funding

Doing what you’ve always done will get you what you’ve always got, and to reach our aim of 3 in 4 people surviving cancer by 2034, we need to think differently. Doing what you’ve always done will get you what you’ve always got, and to reach our aim of 3 in 4 people surviving cancer by 2034, we need to think differently.

10 August 2016

• For Researchers

Grand Challenge: extending the frontiers of cancer research

What can we learn from the Grand Challenge applications about what it takes to build an integrated team of researchers from different disciplines? What can we learn from the Grand Challenge applications about what it takes to build an integrated team of researchers from different disciplines?

10 August 2016

• For Researchers

Remarkable PhD student awarded Pontecorvo prize

This year’s Pontecorvo prize for Best PhD Thesis has been awarded to Dr Nicholas McGranahan, an outstanding young scientist at UCL and the Crick. This year’s Pontecorvo prize for Best PhD Thesis has been awarded to Dr Nicholas McGranahan, an outstanding young scientist at UCL and the Crick.

22 July 2016

• For Researchers

An inspirational mentor and cell signalling pioneer: Chris Marshall

Professor Chris Marshall, who died in August 2015 from the disease he spent his life studying, was one of cancer biology’s most eminent scientists. Professor Chris Marshall, who died in August 2015 from the disease he spent his life studying, was one of cancer biology’s most eminent scientists.

18 July 2016