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Video summary: Can we create the best culture and environment for our researchers? Our researchers talk about the importance of fostering a collaborative environment in cancer research, integrating diverse specialties, and encouraging new researchers. CRUK Culture & Environment 2024 video transcript
We support outstanding research
We invest in exceptional scientists and can support you throughout your career.
We fund individual projects and fellowships, large-scale team science programmes, multidisciplinary collaborations and international consortia.
Making discoveries. Driving progress. Bringing hope.
Our strategy shapes how we'll discover more about how cancer develops and progresses to unlock new and better ways to prevent, detect and treat it.
Research opportunities
We fund research across four primary objectives – discovery, detection, prevention and treatment – to build a deeper understanding of every aspect of cancer that will ultimately lead to longer, healthier lives.
Discovery
Research in fundamental biology, genetics and immunology, biomarker discovery and preclinical studies, imaging and radiotherapy.
Prevention
Research into cancer epidemiology, risk, incidence, survival and preventative interventions including fundamental biological insights related to cancer prevention.
Detection
Research in early detection of cancers and pre-cancerous changes, underlying biology of cancers, cancer emergence and progression.
Clinical
Research across the clinical and translational pathway, including high-impact early phase and first-in-human trials and ambitious and innovative trial design.
Our cross-cutting approach
We also fund multidisciplinary research that spans our four key objectives. Access the support you need to maximise the impact of your research in these areas.
Cancers of unmet need
Our world-class research network
Our institutes and centres
Our research institutes in Scotland, Cambridge, Manchester and London provide an exceptional environment for discovery science. Our centres network is training scientists to drive translational research.
Our national network
We support a dynamic and responsive research environment. Our thriving UK-wide ecosystem has capabilities across the research and translational pipelines.
Our research partnerships
We work with academic, not-for-profit, government and corporate partners around the world to achieve our vision for a better future.
We’re incredibly proud of the work our research community has done since we set out our last strategy. And now, as our understanding has grown and technologies advanced, we can build on what’s been achieved to refresh our approach and ask new questions.
Dr Iain Foulkes, Executive Director Research & Innovation and CEO Cancer Research Horizons
Research careers and support
Develop your research career
We develop outstanding cancer researchers through funding, mentoring and coaching, training and networking opportunities.
Access entrepreneurial support
Our translational arm, Cancer Research Horizons, offers training and support that will help you build a business and translate your research into real-world impact for patients.
Research conferences
We host research conferences, meetings and workshops. Join us to hear about the latest science, present your own research and network with our exceptional community.
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Date: 7 June 2024
Location: Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel
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