• Charity News

Cancer Research UK releases 2022 gender and ethnicity pay gap reports

Today Cancer Research UK has published its gender and ethnicity pay gap reports. Today Cancer Research UK has published its gender and ethnicity pay gap reports.

23 March 2023

• Health & Medicine

Contraception and cancer – a look behind the headlines

You may have heard about a new study into contraception and cancer. New information about cancer risks can be hard to apply to everyday life, so let’s break this research down and see what it means. You may have heard about a new study into contraception and cancer. New information about cancer risks can be hard to apply to everyday life, so let’s break this research down and see what it means.

21 March 2023

• Personal Stories

Lessons from the green: How sports psychology helped a top golf pro cope with cancer

Lysa Jones, a golf coach and pro, talks about how her experiences in the sport helped her to cope with her breast cancer diagnosis. Lysa Jones, a golf coach and pro, talks about how her experiences in the sport helped her to cope with her breast cancer diagnosis.

16 March 2023

• Charity News

Cancer Research UK appoints new Trustees and independent Committee Members

Cancer Research UK today announced the appointments of Rakshit Kapoor and Hitesh Thakrar to its Council of Trustees, the charity’s board of directors. Cancer Research UK today announced the appointments of Rakshit Kapoor and Hitesh Thakrar to its Council of Trustees, the charity’s board of directors.

16 March 2023

• Policy & Insight
• Health & Medicine

Spring Budget 2023: What does it mean for the mission to beat cancer?

Ian Caleb, Cancer Research UK's Public Affairs Manager (Westminster), gives his reaction to the spring budget from Jeremy Hunt, MP. Ian Caleb, Cancer Research UK's Public Affairs Manager (Westminster), gives his reaction to the spring budget from Jeremy Hunt, MP.

15 March 2023

• Charity News
• Personal Stories

Women in Science: Celebrating with our Women of Influence initiative

We celebrated International Women's Day by bringing together amazing women for our annual Women of Influence Fellows' Meeting. Read on for the stories of some of the women in our Women of Influence mentorship scheme. We celebrated International Women's Day by bringing together amazing women for our annual Women of Influence Fellows' Meeting. Read on for the stories of some of the women in our Women of Influence mentorship scheme.

15 March 2023

• For Researchers

A career forged in team science

We spoke to Mariam Jamal-Hanjani and asked her to reflect on a career embedded in large-scale, collaborative and ambitious projects…    We spoke to Mariam Jamal-Hanjani and asked her to reflect on a career embedded in large-scale, collaborative and ambitious projects…   

10 March 2023

• Charity News
• Health & Medicine

“Nothing about us without us": Why we're working in partnership with other leading health organisations on the Shared Commitment to Public Involvement

One year on from signing up to the Shared Commitment to Patient Involvement, we’re reflecting on our successes in involving people affected by cancer in research, but also on where we strive to do better. One year on from signing up to the Shared Commitment to Patient Involvement, we’re reflecting on our successes in involving people affected by cancer in research, but also on where we strive to do better.

10 March 2023

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Time to take on 9 new Cancer Grand Challenges

These are some of the biggest questions in cancer research. Cancer Grand Challenges are looking for research teams that can help answer them. These are some of the biggest questions in cancer research. Cancer Grand Challenges are looking for research teams that can help answer them.

8 March 2023