Manchester Cancer Research Centre
@mcrcnews.bsky.social
We're a partnership between The University of Manchester, Cancer Research UK and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.
Est: 2006
Director: Professor Rob Bristow
🖥️ https://www.mcrc.manchester.ac.uk/
Est: 2006
Director: Professor Rob Bristow
🖥️ https://www.mcrc.manchester.ac.uk/
Huge thanks to our International Advisory Board for two days of critical evaluation! Their expertise is crucial in shaping the future direction of the MCRC. We're excited to implement their insights.
Special thanks to Prof David Jaffray for a thought-provoking lecture on deploying AI in healthcare.
Special thanks to Prof David Jaffray for a thought-provoking lecture on deploying AI in healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Huge thanks to our International Advisory Board for two days of critical evaluation! Their expertise is crucial in shaping the future direction of the MCRC. We're excited to implement their insights.
Special thanks to Prof David Jaffray for a thought-provoking lecture on deploying AI in healthcare.
Special thanks to Prof David Jaffray for a thought-provoking lecture on deploying AI in healthcare.
🎉 Celebrate 20 years of the Manchester Cancer Research Centre!
🧠 Join Prof. David Jaffray for a powerful lecture on AI in healthcare
📅 21 Nov | 🕑 2–3PM | 📍 OCRB lecture theatre & Online
🎟️ Sign up via Eventbrite: bit.ly/MCRC20Lecture
🧠 Join Prof. David Jaffray for a powerful lecture on AI in healthcare
📅 21 Nov | 🕑 2–3PM | 📍 OCRB lecture theatre & Online
🎟️ Sign up via Eventbrite: bit.ly/MCRC20Lecture
November 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
🎉 Celebrate 20 years of the Manchester Cancer Research Centre!
🧠 Join Prof. David Jaffray for a powerful lecture on AI in healthcare
📅 21 Nov | 🕑 2–3PM | 📍 OCRB lecture theatre & Online
🎟️ Sign up via Eventbrite: bit.ly/MCRC20Lecture
🧠 Join Prof. David Jaffray for a powerful lecture on AI in healthcare
📅 21 Nov | 🕑 2–3PM | 📍 OCRB lecture theatre & Online
🎟️ Sign up via Eventbrite: bit.ly/MCRC20Lecture
It was a pleasure to spend time with Can Survive UK, a charity supporting people living with or affected by cancer, earlier this week.
We talked about participation in research & how we go about our work at the MCRC.
Thanks for inviting us & we look forward to working together in the future.
We talked about participation in research & how we go about our work at the MCRC.
Thanks for inviting us & we look forward to working together in the future.
October 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
It was a pleasure to spend time with Can Survive UK, a charity supporting people living with or affected by cancer, earlier this week.
We talked about participation in research & how we go about our work at the MCRC.
Thanks for inviting us & we look forward to working together in the future.
We talked about participation in research & how we go about our work at the MCRC.
Thanks for inviting us & we look forward to working together in the future.
We were proud to see #TeamManchester present at over 10 sessions & 20+ posters at #ESMO2025.
Well done to everyone involved in representing the MCRC on this international stage & demonstrating the commitment of our researchers & clinicians!🐝
See you all in Spain for #ESMO26! 🇪🇸
Well done to everyone involved in representing the MCRC on this international stage & demonstrating the commitment of our researchers & clinicians!🐝
See you all in Spain for #ESMO26! 🇪🇸
October 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
We were proud to see #TeamManchester present at over 10 sessions & 20+ posters at #ESMO2025.
Well done to everyone involved in representing the MCRC on this international stage & demonstrating the commitment of our researchers & clinicians!🐝
See you all in Spain for #ESMO26! 🇪🇸
Well done to everyone involved in representing the MCRC on this international stage & demonstrating the commitment of our researchers & clinicians!🐝
See you all in Spain for #ESMO26! 🇪🇸
Great to be out and supporting @cancerresearchuk.org’s Shine Night Walk in Manchester last week.
Well done to all who took part , and congratulations on raising over £194,000 for research projects to help us beat cancer for everyone!
Well done to all who took part , and congratulations on raising over £194,000 for research projects to help us beat cancer for everyone!
October 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Great to be out and supporting @cancerresearchuk.org’s Shine Night Walk in Manchester last week.
Well done to all who took part , and congratulations on raising over £194,000 for research projects to help us beat cancer for everyone!
Well done to all who took part , and congratulations on raising over £194,000 for research projects to help us beat cancer for everyone!
🚨Applications are open for our MB-PhD scheme!
If you're a University of Manchester, Leeds or St Andrews medical student looking to combine your clinical training with a research PhD, check out our new MB-PhD projects.
📅 9 March 2026
🔗https://crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunity_category/mb-phd/
If you're a University of Manchester, Leeds or St Andrews medical student looking to combine your clinical training with a research PhD, check out our new MB-PhD projects.
📅 9 March 2026
🔗https://crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunity_category/mb-phd/
October 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🚨Applications are open for our MB-PhD scheme!
If you're a University of Manchester, Leeds or St Andrews medical student looking to combine your clinical training with a research PhD, check out our new MB-PhD projects.
📅 9 March 2026
🔗https://crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunity_category/mb-phd/
If you're a University of Manchester, Leeds or St Andrews medical student looking to combine your clinical training with a research PhD, check out our new MB-PhD projects.
📅 9 March 2026
🔗https://crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunity_category/mb-phd/
Applications are now open for our 2026 entry
@cancerresearchuk.org -funded #CancerResearch #PhD opportunities! 🧑🔬🧪
Interested in applying for a Clinical or Non-Clinical PhD? Explore our available projects.
🔗 crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/study/resear...
📆Deadline: Monday 17th November 2025
@cancerresearchuk.org -funded #CancerResearch #PhD opportunities! 🧑🔬🧪
Interested in applying for a Clinical or Non-Clinical PhD? Explore our available projects.
🔗 crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/study/resear...
📆Deadline: Monday 17th November 2025
October 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Applications are now open for our 2026 entry
@cancerresearchuk.org -funded #CancerResearch #PhD opportunities! 🧑🔬🧪
Interested in applying for a Clinical or Non-Clinical PhD? Explore our available projects.
🔗 crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/study/resear...
📆Deadline: Monday 17th November 2025
@cancerresearchuk.org -funded #CancerResearch #PhD opportunities! 🧑🔬🧪
Interested in applying for a Clinical or Non-Clinical PhD? Explore our available projects.
🔗 crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/study/resear...
📆Deadline: Monday 17th November 2025
🎥 Cancer Questions Answered: Episode 2
MCRC PhD student Adesewa Adebisi explains why cancer is so difficult to treat.
She explains how cancer’s diversity and adaptability make it one of medicine’s greatest challenges.
ow.ly/j9bh50WYNB9
MCRC PhD student Adesewa Adebisi explains why cancer is so difficult to treat.
She explains how cancer’s diversity and adaptability make it one of medicine’s greatest challenges.
ow.ly/j9bh50WYNB9
September 25, 2025 at 9:43 AM
🎥 Cancer Questions Answered: Episode 2
MCRC PhD student Adesewa Adebisi explains why cancer is so difficult to treat.
She explains how cancer’s diversity and adaptability make it one of medicine’s greatest challenges.
ow.ly/j9bh50WYNB9
MCRC PhD student Adesewa Adebisi explains why cancer is so difficult to treat.
She explains how cancer’s diversity and adaptability make it one of medicine’s greatest challenges.
ow.ly/j9bh50WYNB9
🎥 Cancer Questions Answered: Episode 1
In the first episode of our new video series Cancer Questions Answered, MCRC PhD student Adesewa Adebisi tackles one of the most frequently asked questions: “Why isn’t there a cure for cancer?”
Watch here: ow.ly/BNn850WYKyJ
In the first episode of our new video series Cancer Questions Answered, MCRC PhD student Adesewa Adebisi tackles one of the most frequently asked questions: “Why isn’t there a cure for cancer?”
Watch here: ow.ly/BNn850WYKyJ
September 19, 2025 at 10:06 AM
🎥 Cancer Questions Answered: Episode 1
In the first episode of our new video series Cancer Questions Answered, MCRC PhD student Adesewa Adebisi tackles one of the most frequently asked questions: “Why isn’t there a cure for cancer?”
Watch here: ow.ly/BNn850WYKyJ
In the first episode of our new video series Cancer Questions Answered, MCRC PhD student Adesewa Adebisi tackles one of the most frequently asked questions: “Why isn’t there a cure for cancer?”
Watch here: ow.ly/BNn850WYKyJ
🚨 PhD Opportunity
Join a cutting-edge PhD project focused on enhancing radiotherapy for gliomas using innovative nanoparticle drug delivery systems.
📅 Applications now open!
🔗 crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunities/targeted-radio-sensitisation-of-gliomas-via-nanoparticle-drug-conjugates
Join a cutting-edge PhD project focused on enhancing radiotherapy for gliomas using innovative nanoparticle drug delivery systems.
📅 Applications now open!
🔗 crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunities/targeted-radio-sensitisation-of-gliomas-via-nanoparticle-drug-conjugates
September 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🚨 PhD Opportunity
Join a cutting-edge PhD project focused on enhancing radiotherapy for gliomas using innovative nanoparticle drug delivery systems.
📅 Applications now open!
🔗 crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunities/targeted-radio-sensitisation-of-gliomas-via-nanoparticle-drug-conjugates
Join a cutting-edge PhD project focused on enhancing radiotherapy for gliomas using innovative nanoparticle drug delivery systems.
📅 Applications now open!
🔗 crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunities/targeted-radio-sensitisation-of-gliomas-via-nanoparticle-drug-conjugates
🫂A groundbreaking project at The University of Manchester used narrative therapy techniques to foster trust between researchers and South Asian women, aiming to uncover the underlying factors contributing to low breast screening attendance in this community across the UK.
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July 31, 2025 at 9:18 AM
🫂A groundbreaking project at The University of Manchester used narrative therapy techniques to foster trust between researchers and South Asian women, aiming to uncover the underlying factors contributing to low breast screening attendance in this community across the UK.
ow.ly/zFOH50Wxgnn
ow.ly/zFOH50Wxgnn
Join us for the next inclusive cancer research seminar: “Let’s Talk About… Our Experience of the Menopause” with Johanna Field-Rayner & her husband Giles.
📅 Monday 7 July
🕛 12-1pm
💻 Online
Register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-talk-...
📅 Monday 7 July
🕛 12-1pm
💻 Online
Register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-talk-...
June 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Join us for the next inclusive cancer research seminar: “Let’s Talk About… Our Experience of the Menopause” with Johanna Field-Rayner & her husband Giles.
📅 Monday 7 July
🕛 12-1pm
💻 Online
Register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-talk-...
📅 Monday 7 July
🕛 12-1pm
💻 Online
Register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-talk-...
🇬🇧🇨🇦 Wrapping up an inspiring 2-day visit with colleagues from The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto!
🧬 We explored new ways to collaborate & boost our global impact in cancer research.
🌍 We're excited to grow our partnerships & expand training opportunities for future cancer scientists.
🧬 We explored new ways to collaborate & boost our global impact in cancer research.
🌍 We're excited to grow our partnerships & expand training opportunities for future cancer scientists.
June 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🇬🇧🇨🇦 Wrapping up an inspiring 2-day visit with colleagues from The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto!
🧬 We explored new ways to collaborate & boost our global impact in cancer research.
🌍 We're excited to grow our partnerships & expand training opportunities for future cancer scientists.
🧬 We explored new ways to collaborate & boost our global impact in cancer research.
🌍 We're excited to grow our partnerships & expand training opportunities for future cancer scientists.
📣 Join us on Thursday 19 June for an MCRC Seminar with Prof Maarten Albersen (KU Leuven).
‘Penile Cancer Beyond the Clinic: Translational Research Enabled by Centralised Care’
📍 OCRB Lecture Theatre
🕙 10–11am
🆓 No sign-up needed
☕ Drinks from 9:45am
‘Penile Cancer Beyond the Clinic: Translational Research Enabled by Centralised Care’
📍 OCRB Lecture Theatre
🕙 10–11am
🆓 No sign-up needed
☕ Drinks from 9:45am
June 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
📣 Join us on Thursday 19 June for an MCRC Seminar with Prof Maarten Albersen (KU Leuven).
‘Penile Cancer Beyond the Clinic: Translational Research Enabled by Centralised Care’
📍 OCRB Lecture Theatre
🕙 10–11am
🆓 No sign-up needed
☕ Drinks from 9:45am
‘Penile Cancer Beyond the Clinic: Translational Research Enabled by Centralised Care’
📍 OCRB Lecture Theatre
🕙 10–11am
🆓 No sign-up needed
☕ Drinks from 9:45am
🎓 There's still time to join our guest lecture with Prof. Ros Eeles on genetic risk & targeted screening in prostate cancer
📅 18 June
🕥 10:45–11:45 AM
📍 OCRB Lecture Theatre
🎟️ Free
👉 Register now: ow.ly/o2Kj50W6hJY
📅 18 June
🕥 10:45–11:45 AM
📍 OCRB Lecture Theatre
🎟️ Free
👉 Register now: ow.ly/o2Kj50W6hJY
June 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🎓 There's still time to join our guest lecture with Prof. Ros Eeles on genetic risk & targeted screening in prostate cancer
📅 18 June
🕥 10:45–11:45 AM
📍 OCRB Lecture Theatre
🎟️ Free
👉 Register now: ow.ly/o2Kj50W6hJY
📅 18 June
🕥 10:45–11:45 AM
📍 OCRB Lecture Theatre
🎟️ Free
👉 Register now: ow.ly/o2Kj50W6hJY
👏 We've had an incredible two days at the MCRC–Division of Cancer Sciences #PGRShowcase!
Huge thanks to our PhD researchers for sharing their brilliant work, to our keynote speakers for inspiring talks, and to the organising team for making it all happen! 💡🔬
Huge thanks to our PhD researchers for sharing their brilliant work, to our keynote speakers for inspiring talks, and to the organising team for making it all happen! 💡🔬
June 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
👏 We've had an incredible two days at the MCRC–Division of Cancer Sciences #PGRShowcase!
Huge thanks to our PhD researchers for sharing their brilliant work, to our keynote speakers for inspiring talks, and to the organising team for making it all happen! 💡🔬
Huge thanks to our PhD researchers for sharing their brilliant work, to our keynote speakers for inspiring talks, and to the organising team for making it all happen! 💡🔬
Next up, four of our brilliant postgraduate researchers presented their research with talks about:
🧬 breast biology
🫁 detecting early-stage lung cancer
🧪using an innovative urine test to detect HPV
🧬 breast biology
🫁 detecting early-stage lung cancer
🧪using an innovative urine test to detect HPV
June 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Next up, four of our brilliant postgraduate researchers presented their research with talks about:
🧬 breast biology
🫁 detecting early-stage lung cancer
🧪using an innovative urine test to detect HPV
🧬 breast biology
🫁 detecting early-stage lung cancer
🧪using an innovative urine test to detect HPV
🎤Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald kicked off day 1 with an inspiring keynote lecture.
She shared her work on developing less invasive technologies to help clinicians collect oesophageal cells for analysis – offering an alternative to endoscopy for identifying oesophageal cancer.
She shared her work on developing less invasive technologies to help clinicians collect oesophageal cells for analysis – offering an alternative to endoscopy for identifying oesophageal cancer.
June 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
🎤Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald kicked off day 1 with an inspiring keynote lecture.
She shared her work on developing less invasive technologies to help clinicians collect oesophageal cells for analysis – offering an alternative to endoscopy for identifying oesophageal cancer.
She shared her work on developing less invasive technologies to help clinicians collect oesophageal cells for analysis – offering an alternative to endoscopy for identifying oesophageal cancer.
🔬Today we’re celebrating our brilliant PhD researchers at the MCRC– @uom-dcs.bsky.social PGR Research Showcase!
Over the next two days, our clinical and non-clinical postgraduate researchers will be presenting posters and talks highlighting their innovative research.
Over the next two days, our clinical and non-clinical postgraduate researchers will be presenting posters and talks highlighting their innovative research.
June 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
🔬Today we’re celebrating our brilliant PhD researchers at the MCRC– @uom-dcs.bsky.social PGR Research Showcase!
Over the next two days, our clinical and non-clinical postgraduate researchers will be presenting posters and talks highlighting their innovative research.
Over the next two days, our clinical and non-clinical postgraduate researchers will be presenting posters and talks highlighting their innovative research.
MB-PhD Summer Placement opportunity👩🔬
‘Investigating cell determinants of responses to novel therapeutics in lung adenocarcinoma’
📆 Deadline: 9 June
🔗https://crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunities/investigating-cell-determinants-of-responses-to-novel-therapeutics-in-lung-adenocarcinoma/
‘Investigating cell determinants of responses to novel therapeutics in lung adenocarcinoma’
📆 Deadline: 9 June
🔗https://crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunities/investigating-cell-determinants-of-responses-to-novel-therapeutics-in-lung-adenocarcinoma/
May 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
MB-PhD Summer Placement opportunity👩🔬
‘Investigating cell determinants of responses to novel therapeutics in lung adenocarcinoma’
📆 Deadline: 9 June
🔗https://crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunities/investigating-cell-determinants-of-responses-to-novel-therapeutics-in-lung-adenocarcinoma/
‘Investigating cell determinants of responses to novel therapeutics in lung adenocarcinoma’
📆 Deadline: 9 June
🔗https://crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunities/investigating-cell-determinants-of-responses-to-novel-therapeutics-in-lung-adenocarcinoma/
MB-PhD Summer Placement opportunity👩🔬
‘The role of lipid stromal exposure in cancer progression in the brain’
📆 Deadline: 9 June
🔗https://crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunities/the-role-of-lipid-stromal-exposure-in-cancer-progression-in-the-brain/
‘The role of lipid stromal exposure in cancer progression in the brain’
📆 Deadline: 9 June
🔗https://crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunities/the-role-of-lipid-stromal-exposure-in-cancer-progression-in-the-brain/
May 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
MB-PhD Summer Placement opportunity👩🔬
‘The role of lipid stromal exposure in cancer progression in the brain’
📆 Deadline: 9 June
🔗https://crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunities/the-role-of-lipid-stromal-exposure-in-cancer-progression-in-the-brain/
‘The role of lipid stromal exposure in cancer progression in the brain’
📆 Deadline: 9 June
🔗https://crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunities/the-role-of-lipid-stromal-exposure-in-cancer-progression-in-the-brain/
MB-PhD Summer Placement opportunity👩🔬
‘Malignancy of unknown origin: Solving the origin to improve treatments and outcomes’
📆 Deadline: 9 June
🔗https://crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunities/malignancy-of-unknown-origin-solving-the-origin-to-improve-treatments-and-outcomes/
‘Malignancy of unknown origin: Solving the origin to improve treatments and outcomes’
📆 Deadline: 9 June
🔗https://crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunities/malignancy-of-unknown-origin-solving-the-origin-to-improve-treatments-and-outcomes/
May 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
MB-PhD Summer Placement opportunity👩🔬
‘Malignancy of unknown origin: Solving the origin to improve treatments and outcomes’
📆 Deadline: 9 June
🔗https://crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunities/malignancy-of-unknown-origin-solving-the-origin-to-improve-treatments-and-outcomes/
‘Malignancy of unknown origin: Solving the origin to improve treatments and outcomes’
📆 Deadline: 9 June
🔗https://crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunities/malignancy-of-unknown-origin-solving-the-origin-to-improve-treatments-and-outcomes/
MB-PhD Summer Placement opportunity👩🔬
‘Multiomic investigation of the molecular mechanisms during differential treatment response in breast cancers’
📆 Deadline: 9 June
🔗https://bit.ly/3S0Efk8
‘Multiomic investigation of the molecular mechanisms during differential treatment response in breast cancers’
📆 Deadline: 9 June
🔗https://bit.ly/3S0Efk8
May 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
MB-PhD Summer Placement opportunity👩🔬
‘Multiomic investigation of the molecular mechanisms during differential treatment response in breast cancers’
📆 Deadline: 9 June
🔗https://bit.ly/3S0Efk8
‘Multiomic investigation of the molecular mechanisms during differential treatment response in breast cancers’
📆 Deadline: 9 June
🔗https://bit.ly/3S0Efk8
Applications are open for our MB-PhD Summer Placements! Spend a week in the lab of a cancer research & gain hands-on experience.
If you’re an @uniofmanchester.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social MB-ChB or
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social student find out how to apply.
👉 bit.ly/4jRXn05
If you’re an @uniofmanchester.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social MB-ChB or
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social student find out how to apply.
👉 bit.ly/4jRXn05
May 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Applications are open for our MB-PhD Summer Placements! Spend a week in the lab of a cancer research & gain hands-on experience.
If you’re an @uniofmanchester.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social MB-ChB or
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social student find out how to apply.
👉 bit.ly/4jRXn05
If you’re an @uniofmanchester.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social MB-ChB or
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social student find out how to apply.
👉 bit.ly/4jRXn05
That’s a wrap on #CaPRI2025! 🎉
Two inspiring days of insight, innovation & collaboration in primary care & cancer research. 🩺🌍
Huge thanks to the organising committee & everyone who made it such a success. 👏
See you at Ca-PRI 2026 in Utrecht, Netherlands! 💬✨
Two inspiring days of insight, innovation & collaboration in primary care & cancer research. 🩺🌍
Huge thanks to the organising committee & everyone who made it such a success. 👏
See you at Ca-PRI 2026 in Utrecht, Netherlands! 💬✨
April 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
That’s a wrap on #CaPRI2025! 🎉
Two inspiring days of insight, innovation & collaboration in primary care & cancer research. 🩺🌍
Huge thanks to the organising committee & everyone who made it such a success. 👏
See you at Ca-PRI 2026 in Utrecht, Netherlands! 💬✨
Two inspiring days of insight, innovation & collaboration in primary care & cancer research. 🩺🌍
Huge thanks to the organising committee & everyone who made it such a success. 👏
See you at Ca-PRI 2026 in Utrecht, Netherlands! 💬✨