Research funded and supported by Cancer Research UK does not take place in isolation. We need research in universities and the NHS to be world-class so that we can fund the best science and find new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer.
Government investment in science is crucial to ensure that UK science remains strong and to secure a bright future for medical research in the UK. This includes investment in the Charity Research Support Fund (CRSF), to enable life-saving research to be conducted. The CRSF covers the indirect costs of research, such as the maintenance of laboratories, which charities like CRUK cannot pay as, supporters’ donations are spent directly on research activity.
Clusters: Investing for impact - March 2025 (PDF, 2.76 MB)
Invest 2035 - CRUK Consultation Response - November 2024 (PDF, 302 KB)
Horizon Europe association X-sector statement (March 2023)(PDF, 166 KB)
Call for the next Prime Minister to back research and innovation (July 2022) (PDF, 316 KB)
Understanding the Economic Value of Cancer Research (June 2022) - Full report (PDF, 3.15 MB)
Open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on investing in R&D(PDF, 513 KB)
Response to UK Government R&D Roadmap (August 2020) (PDF, 293 KB)
Powering the next decade of world-leading cancer research (June 2020) (PDF, 326 KB)
Call for the next Prime Minister to back R&D (June 2019) (PDF, 159 KB)
Response to Adrian Smith Review on international collaboration (May 2019) (PDF, 995 KB)
Bench to Bedside: Enhancing the Competitiveness of Medical Research in Northern Ireland (April 2019) – Full report (PDF, 668 KB)
Bench to Bedside: Enhancing the Competitiveness of Medical Research in Northern Ireland (April 2019) – Executive Summary (PDF, 668 KB)
Bench to Bedside: Enhancing the Competitiveness of Medical Research in Northern Ireland (April 2019) – Executive Summary (PDF, 668 KB)
Bench to Bedside: Optimising Medical Research in Scotland through Collaboration – Full Report (April 2019) (PDF, 1.11 MB)
Bench to Bedside: Optimising Medical Research in Scotland through Collaboration – Executive Summary (April 2019) (PDF, 504 KB)
Bench to Bedside: Building a Collaborative Medical Research Environment in Wales (November 2018) – full report (English) (PDF, 1.37 MB)
Bench to Bedside: Building a Collaborative Medical Research Environment in Wales (November 2018) – executive summary (English) (PDF, 341 KB)
Response to House of Commons Science and Technology Inquiry into Science Budget (October 2017) (PDF, 462 KB)
Autumn Statement Submission (September 2017) (PDF, 476 KB)
Response to HMT Patient Capital Review (September 2017) (PDF, 399 KB)
Response to Industrial Strategy Green Paper (April 2017) (PDF, 529 KB)
Response to Labour Industrial Strategy (January 2017) (PDF, 439 KB)
Autumn Statement submission (September 2016) (PDF, 454 KB)
Response to the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee inquiry into the Government’s industrial strategy (September 2016) (PDF, 521 KB)
Response to House of Commons inquiry into the science budget (August 2015) (PDF, 884 KB)
Investment and Impact: How Government supports science in the UK (July 2015) (PDF, 2.2 MB)
Response to the Nurse Review of Research Councils (April 2015) (PDF, 622 KB)
Statement on European Fund for Strategic Investment and its impact on EU health research spend (April 2015)(PDF, 475 KB)
Impact: Investing in Medical Research for the UK’s Health and Wealth (July 2014) (PDF, 785 KB)
Medical Research: What's It Worth? (June 2014) (PDF, 883 KB)
Exploring the interdependencies of research funders in the UK (June 2014) (PDF, 1.21 MB)
Response to House of Common Research and Development funding for science and technology in the UK (August 2013) (PDF, 445 KB)
Response to House of Lords inquiry into scientific infrastructure (June 2013)(PDF, 613 KB)
Working together: The impact of medical research on the health and wealth of the nation (May 2013) (PDF, 4.83 MB)
Ideal Environment for Medical Research (December 2011)(PDF, 306 KB)
Exploring the Interdependency between Public and Charitable Medical Research (April 2011)(PDF, 1.21 MB)
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