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From smouldering ash to a gleaming temple for cancer research: The new home of Cancer Research UK’s Manchester Institute

Category: Opinion
April 26, 2023
Martin McGlown
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Martin McGlown, our head of regional media relations, reflects on the 2017 Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute fire and the new research centre that has been rebuilt in its place.

“After a fire and a pandemic, it felt amazing to finish my PhD”

Category: In depth
November 1, 2021
Emily Armstrong
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As the roof goes on our brand new Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute following a devastating fire in 2017, we hear from one of the PhD students who lived through it.

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