It is with sadness that NCRI shares news of the death of Shirley Harrison, a trustee for NCRI. Shirley worked…
Dr Karin Oien appointed Chair of NCRI’s new initiative in Cellular Molecular Pathology
'Following agreement of funding for the new NCRI Cellular Molecular Pathology (CM-Path) initiative and a recruitment call for key roles in the…
Launch of the UKCRC Tissue Directory
'The UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre (the Centre) have launched their Tissue Directory 1.0, which…
Marie Curie: measuring the impact of research investment
'Marie Curie have launched their first Research Impact Report for 2014/15 , showcasing the outputs of the research they fund,…
What to look out for from NCRI in 2016
'Much like last year, 2016 looks set to be a busy one for NCRI. Karen Kennedy, NCRI Director, gives an overview…
Take a look back at the 2015 NCRI Cancer Conference
'You can look back at some of the Conference highlights – a summary of some of the top research presented, a…
New report highlights low levels of palliative and end of life care research funding in the UK
'NCRI collects research funding data from its Partners in the NCRI Cancer Research Database. In collaboration with Marie Curie, the…
NCRI’s top 10 highlights of 2015
'From hosting the UK’s largest cancer research meeting to launching a game changing initiative in pathology, 2015 has been a…
Latest news from the NCRI Consumer Forum
'NCRI Consumer Forum members had a busy 2015 NCRI Cancer Conference. A poster on show, the highly esteemed Dragon’s Den…
NCRI Future of Surgery workshop series: workshop leads announced
'The NCRI Future of Surgery workshop series launched in September 2015, with an open call for applications to lead one…
Public don’t realise screening can help prevent cancer
'The public don’t fully understand the purpose of all the national cancer screening programmes, with few people aware that some…
Naturally high oestrogen levels may reduce women’s bowel cancer risk after menopause
'Women with naturally higher levels of the sex hormone oestrogen are more than 50 per cent less likely to develop…