Research policy

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

International Childhood Cancer Day: why an EU law needs improving to help develop new treatments for young people

We explore how an EU law potentially holding back progress in research on cancers that affect children and young adults. We explore how an EU law potentially holding back progress in research on cancers that affect children and young adults.

15 February 2016

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

Good progress in clinical trials transparency, but we need to do more

A Sense About Science Campaigns and Policy Officer reflects on the successes of the AllTrials campaign and the challenges that still lie ahead. A Sense About Science Campaigns and Policy Officer reflects on the successes of the AllTrials campaign and the challenges that still lie ahead.

21 January 2016

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

UK Government’s DNA-mapping project recruits first cancer patients

The UK’s pioneering 100,000 Genomes Project has recruited its first patients with cancer. The UK’s pioneering 100,000 Genomes Project has recruited its first patients with cancer.

21 January 2016

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

The ten defining moments in health and cancer policy from 2015

We look back on a busy year for health and cancer policy. We look back on a busy year for health and cancer policy.

21 December 2015

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

Spending Review 2015: will it affect research and cancer?

We respond to today's Spending Review and outline what the announcement means for cancer services in the NHS and for science. We respond to today's Spending Review and outline what the announcement means for cancer services in the NHS and for science.

25 November 2015

• Charity News
• Science & Technology

Health and economic growth will suffer without commitment to science budget says Cancer Research UK

Ahead of the Spending Review this week Cancer Research UK is urging the Government to protect the science budget across Government departments. Ahead of the Spending Review this week Cancer Research UK is urging the Government to protect the science budget across Government departments.

23 November 2015

• Science & Technology

Decision time for new EU rules on how researchers use personal data

We update on the progress of an important EU law that could affect how cancer research is carried out in Europe. We update on the progress of an important EU law that could affect how cancer research is carried out in Europe.

19 November 2015

• Science & Technology

Four reasons why the Government needs to keep spending money on science

We outline why the Government needs to protect the amount of money is spends on science and research. We outline why the Government needs to protect the amount of money is spends on science and research.

8 September 2015

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

Cancer waiting time targets – simply not good enough

Today's new cancer waiting time data are the worst since records began, and paint a gloomy picture of deteriorating cancer services. We take a closer look. Today's new cancer waiting time data are the worst since records began, and paint a gloomy picture of deteriorating cancer services. We take a closer look.

20 May 2015

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

Dame Sally Davies: ‘We can make research a statement, not a question’

19 May 2015

• Science & Technology

NHS pressures at risk of stifling cancer research

Daily pressures on the NHS are having a serious impact on its ability to support world leading research into cancer. Daily pressures on the NHS are having a serious impact on its ability to support world leading research into cancer.

19 May 2015

• Science & Technology

Proposed cuts to Europe’s research budget – why we’re fighting back

We explain why a set of proposed cuts to the European research budget could be bad news for the UK research scene. We explain why a set of proposed cuts to the European research budget could be bad news for the UK research scene.

18 May 2015