Research events and conferences
As well as hosting our own events and conferences, our research funding, strategy and partnerships teams attend and exhibit at a range of conferences, meetings and workshops throughout the year.
We find this invaluable in meeting researchers and potential partner organisations to discuss opportunities to work with us. If you have any feedback about the events or information you’d like to see here in the future, or would like to arrange a meeting with our staff at these events, please do get in touch.
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NCRI Cancer Conference
Dates: 4–6 November 2018
The NCRI Cancer Conference is the UK’s largest forum showcasing the latest advances in cancer research. The Conference provides a platform for researchers, clinicians, people affected by cancer and industry representatives to come together to discuss, present and showcase high-quality research.
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Innovation Summit: Translational research for Clinical Impact
Dates: 19 November 2018
Our first ever Innovation Summit is your opportunity to develop the basic tools you need to explore the commercial potential of your research. Learn from established big hitters in this space and network with fellow innovators and speakers.
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Keystone Symposium: DNA Replication and Genome Instability: From Mechanism to Disease
Dates: 13—17 January 2019
This meeting will bring together scientists studying the most fundamental aspects of DNA replication and recombination, the organization and regulation of these processes at the cellular and molecular level, and their links to human disease.
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Keystone Symposium: Cancer Vaccines
Dates: 20-24 January 2019
This conference will highlight recent insights in the characterization of immunogenic cancer antigens, the biology and underlying mechanisms of T cell priming, and the development of novel approaches designed to expand T cell responses.
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Early Diagnosis Research Conference
Dates: 12–13 February 2019
Everyone is welcome to join and take part in an engaging and thought-provoking conference, the focus of which will be ‘10 years on: accelerating early diagnosis evidence into practice’.
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Keystone Symposium: Uncovering Mechanisms from Immune-Based Therapy in Cancer and Autoimmunity
Dates: 18-22 February 2019
Conference topics will include discussions of combination immunotherapies, the genetics of patient response, and strategies to reprogram adaptive and innate immunity, which are key to harnessing the immune system to fight cancer and autoimmune diseases.
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Keystone Symposium: Tumor Metabolism
Dates: 24-28 February 2019
This Keystone Symposia conference will focus on approaches to identify and therapeutically exploit the various metabolic vulnerabilities of tumor cells compared to normal tissues.
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Keystone Symposium: Cancer Metastasis: The Role of Metabolism, Immunity and the Microenvironment
Dates: 15-19 March 2019
This interdisciplinary meeting brings together immunologists and scientists focusing on cancer to reveal novel and integrated mechanistic underpinnings that lead to cancer progression/regression and metastasis.
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AACR Annual Meeting
Dates: 30 March - 3 April 2019
We will once again be exhibiting at the AACR Annual Meeting, which covers the latest discoveries across the spectrum of cancer research.
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CRUK International Symposium on Oesophageal Cancer
Dates: April/May 2019
Our exciting scientific programme unites world-leaders in the field with experts from allied disciplines, and sparks new ideas and collaborations which will make a real difference to patients.
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ASCO Annual Meeting
Dates: 31 May - 4 June 2019
We will once again be exhibiting at the ASCO Annual Meeting, which brings together oncology professionals from around the world.
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Beatson International Cancer Conference
Dates: 30 June - 3 July 2019
The Beatson International Cancer Conference series is designed to be a relaxed and friendly meeting where delegates and invited speakers have a chance to interact on both a scientific and social basis.
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Phase I: Where Science Becomes Medicine
Dates: 14 - 16 July 2019
The Manchester Cancer Research Centre (MCRC) and the Experimental Cancer Medicine Centres (ECMC) network host keynote speakers including Lillian Siu (Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto) and Skip Burris (Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Nashville) along with more to be confirmed.
Contact our events team
If you are organising an event of interest to our cancer research community, or you would like to invite CRUK staff to attend or speak at an event, please get in touch.
We also have a number of resources that can help CRUK Centres, Institutes and investigators with the organisation, marketing and delivery of meetings and conferences. Talk to our Events team to find out more about what we can do for you.
Student Travel Award
Need support to attend a conference?
We offer student travel awards to help PhD students attend scientific meetings.
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