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.
Learn the basics: Primer on Cancer Prevention
Date: 24 June 2025
Location: London
Ahead of this year's Cancer Prevention Research Conference, the Cancer Research UK City of London Centre will be hosting a one-day Primer on Cancer Prevention.
The Primer is focused on accelerated learning opportunities across key facets of cancer prevention research and considers cancer prevention from the perspectives of laboratory scientists, clinician scientists, behavioural scientists and epidemiologists. The Primer will enable trainees and other newcomers to cancer prevention to fully benefit from the newest developments in cancer prevention science that will be presented at the main conference.
Attendees from academia, the public sector and industry are all welcome to join.
If you have any questions, please email the Cancer Research UK City of London Centre.
The Cancer Prevention Conference
Date: 25-27 June 2025
Location: London, UK
Our conference aims to share insights from across the research continuum, from discovery biology through to population and implementation sciences.
The event will bring together a multidisciplinary cancer prevention research community and spark new collaborations to enable advances in future cancer prevention approaches.
If you have any questions, please email us.
Cancer Research Horizons Innovation & Entrepreneurship Awards 2025
Date: 10 July 2025
Location: Merchant Taylors’ Hall, London
Hosted by our innovation arm, Cancer Research Horizons, the Awards celebrate researchers transforming ground-breaking discoveries into patient benefit. The Awards spotlight exceptional talent and ambition, inspiring a new generation of innovators to tackle cancer with an entrepreneurial spirit.
If you have any questions, please email us.
Molecular Analysis for Precision Oncology Congress 2025
Date: 15-16 September 2025
Location: Paris, France
Organised by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) in partnership with us and Unicancer, the congress brings together leading experts in oncology, molecular diagnostics, and precision medicine. Join us for two days of dynamic discussions and collaboration, focusing on decoding the molecular basis of cancer to enable precision oncology.
Sponsorship opportunities are now available. As a sponsor, you will have the chance to showcase products and services, and increase the visibility of your organisation. Contact Anna MacDougall, Strategic Partnerships Manager at ESMO for more information.
Find out more about the MAP conference
If you have any questions, please email us.
The Early Detection of Cancer Conference
Date: 21-23 October 2025
Location: Portland, USA
The annual conference, co-hosted with the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute and the Canary Center at Stanford, brings together leaders, scientists, and innovators from multiple disciplines to share ground-breaking research and progress in early detection. Join us for three days of knowledge-sharing scientific sessions, networking opportunities and thought-provoking debates on the big questions facing early detection.
Find out more about the Early Detection of Cancer Conference
If you have questions, please email OHSU Knight Cancer Institute.
Data-driven Cancer Research Conference
Date: 24-26 February 2026
Location: Edinburgh International Conference Centre
Building on the success of our sold-out 2024 inaugural event, the conference has expanded to a three-day programme. We'll be exploring the future of data-enabled cancer research, highlighting the transformational role of emerging tools and technologies in advancing our understanding of cancer.
Find out more about our Data-driven Cancer Research Conference
If you have any questions, please email us.
Guiding principles for our research events and conferences
Our research events are designed to showcase cutting-edge science, bring together an international scientific community and facilitate collaborations.
We've prioritised embedding equality, diversity and inclusion, health and safety, patient and public involvement and environmental sustainability across all our research activities.
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.
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