Philanthropy

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Cancer Research UK's £400m philanthropy campaign crosses halfway point

24 February 2025

• Charity News

Cancer Research UK researchers and supporters celebrated in New Year Honours

Our former Chair, two of our researchers, and several of our supporters are among those on the 2025 New Year Honours list.   Our former Chair, two of our researchers, and several of our supporters are among those on the 2025 New Year Honours list.  

6 January 2025

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Cancer Research UK's philanthropy campaign reaches £200m milestone

Cancer Research UK’s More Research, Less Cancer campaign has raised more than £200m, over halfway towards the £400m target. Cancer Research UK’s More Research, Less Cancer campaign has raised more than £200m, over halfway towards the £400m target.

9 October 2024

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Crick Skylab opens as MSD commence new research programmes

The Francis Crick Institute and MSD (tradename of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (NYSE: MRK)), have opened a new Skylab facility, extending the footprint of the Crick and expanding opportunities for collaboration between the two organisations.  The Francis Crick Institute and MSD (tradename of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (NYSE: MRK)), have opened a new Skylab facility, extending the footprint of the Crick and expanding opportunities for collaboration between the two organisations. 

5 September 2024

• Charity News

Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre opens

Today marks the opening of the Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre, a new state-of-the-art facility in Manchester which will help experts detect cancer at an earlier stage – when there are usually more treatment options available. Today marks the opening of the Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre, a new state-of-the-art facility in Manchester which will help experts detect cancer at an earlier stage – when there are usually more treatment options available.

14 June 2024

• Science & Technology

Video: A first look inside the new home of Cancer Research UK's new Manchester Institute

Take a video tour of the exciting new Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, which has been rebuilt after sadly being destroyed in a fire in 2017 Take a video tour of the exciting new Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, which has been rebuilt after sadly being destroyed in a fire in 2017

3 May 2024

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The Taylor Family Foundation gives £2.1m to support head and neck cancer research

12 December 2022

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Watch: “To women everywhere, dare to believe that you can make a difference”

8 March 2022

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Acing it: The ambitious early career researchers driving progress in cancer early detection

21 January 2022

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Touching a nerve: How neuroscience could advance our understanding of cancer

The role of the nervous system in cancer progression remains largely unexplored. Now, our researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre are leaning into the unknown to find out how cancer uses nerve cells and networks to survive and grow. The role of the nervous system in cancer progression remains largely unexplored. Now, our researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre are leaning into the unknown to find out how cancer uses nerve cells and networks to survive and grow.

1 December 2021

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“Supporting research is mission critical for me and always will be” – Philanthropy award winners share their stories

Jill May and David Dangoor CBE tell us why they’ve devoted time, effort and millions of pounds to back our vital research.   Jill May and David Dangoor CBE tell us why they’ve devoted time, effort and millions of pounds to back our vital research.  

29 November 2021