What are life sciences? Who are the key players and partners? What are the main opportunities and challenges for the future? Our new explainer, part funded by @abpi.bsky.social and the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association, is out now: https://bit.ly/3Iv9JOa

Policy alert: The cost of breast cancer: 2025 update @demos-uk.bsky.social demos.co.uk/research/the...

Policy alert: Optimizing care delivery for patients with cancer, www.iqvia.com/insights/the...

NCCH & RSPH are launching the first Research Round-Up. Alongside an online event on 28 Jan, we’ll publish a publicly available report summarising eligible submissions, making it easier to connect with research. Submission deadline 30th Nov ncch.org.uk/news/call-fo...

Can you spare 5-10 mins to help with this survey on fertility and immunotherapy checkpoint inhibitors? Devised by the Royal Marsden melanoma team, the survey closes on 19th September. Follow the link… forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... With thanks for your time. #surveytime #UKONS

Bioinformatics and Biological Resources Fund (25BBR) #EPSRC

New Podcast Alert! BTOG does … Neo-adjuvant / peri-operative chemoimmunotherapy @tnewsomdavis.bsky.social & Emma O'Dowd talk to Jason Adhikaree. Subscribe via Apple App Store, Spotify or Amazon Music – just search BTOG or listen via the BTOG website. www.btog.org/btog-podcasts/ #LCSM #lungcancer

Peer Review in the Era of AI: Risks, Rewards, and Responsibilities scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/09/17/p...

In a new blog on the hub today, Anna Freeman from Médecins sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders describes the challenges faced in assuring patient safety in humanitarian settings. www.pslhub.org/learn/improv... #WorldPatientSafetyDay #patientsafety

How can patients help shape the future of cancer research? 💜 We're answering this question in our brand new virtual conference this October in collaboration with @OECI! Learn more and register by 29 September: eacr.org/conference/p...

Early detection of skin cancer can save lives 🗣 This starts with knowing what’s normal for your skin, so you're able to notice any changes. We've partnered with NIVEA Sun for over 12 years to help you enjoy the sun safely ☀ #SunSafety #SkinCancer #CancerSymptoms

We are delighted to announce, along with Cancer Research UK (@cancerresearchuk.org), The University of Manchester (@manchester.ac.uk) and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, the appointment of Professor Samra Turajlić as our new Director! ⭐ Full story here: www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/news/profess...

"The internet needs compassion - and I have a solution." 🙏 to @standard.co.uk.web.brid.gy for this extract from my new memoir 'This Is for Everyone' 📖 www.standard.co.uk/comment/inte...

🌈 New blog by NCCH's Jane Hearst: Creative health can help build safer, inclusive care for LGBT+ communities — from creative hubs & festivals to prevention & long-term condition support. 👉 Read here: ncch.org.uk/blog/creativ... #CreativeHealth #LGBTHealth © Photo/Image from Unsplash

OT-led reablement helps people live independently at home, reducing the need for hospital stays and long-term support. Through our Workforce Strategy, we’re building a future OT workforce focused on prevention and early intervention 👉🏽 https://loom.ly/VjrbOMo #RehabAwarenessWeek #RightToRehab

🚨 We urge you to take part in the @esendocrinology.bsky.social #StateOfEndocrinology Survey by 30 September. Your voice will help shape the future of #endocrinology across Europe and in the United Kingdom – it is critical that we are represented. Take part today 👉 www.research.net/r/State_of_E...

To celebrate 200 years of Royal Institution Discourses, our friends at @rigb.org have released a newly-digitised version of a 1970 Discourse given by Kathleen Lonsdale FRS on 'Women in Science'. Listen to this fascinating lecture now: #WomenInSTEM www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzlA...

Women with bladder cancer are more likely to experience late diagnosis, with 24% presenting through emergency admission compared with 16% of men 🏥 This #UrologicalCancerAwarenessMonth in September, we’re helping you to detect bladder cancer in women earlier with our latest Cancer Key.

Brain tumours kill more children than leukaemia. Yet research into this devastating disease remains woefully underfunded. Every child deserves the chance of a future and with more investment in research, we can make that a reality. 💛 https://bit.ly/46aLMEK  #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth

For our seventh Art of Nursing webinar, we're talking to nurses who write novels! Join us in two weeks to hear from three speakers on why they write fiction, and how being a nurse helps. 📅 24 Sept 25 ⌚ 13:00-14:00 🌐 Online buff.ly/RvbbTFG

AI could boost life-saving MRI scans #MRC #AcademicSky

Almost 50% of lab workers identify as neurodiverse. So what difference could it make for research organisations to fully embrace neurodiversity in their workplace culture? We supported the John Innes Centre to implement a project aiming to do just that 👇

Could transcriptome signatures identify men with advanced #ProstateCancer most likely to benefit from chemotherapy? A brilliant team led by Prof Gerhardt Attard @ucl.ac.uk share exciting new findings in @cp-cell.bsky.social. Grab a ☕ and read: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...

September is the time to #KnowMyeloma! Facing a cancer diagnosis can be an emotional journey. What were you feeling when you got your #myeloma diagnosis? What resources have helped you navigate this journey? Thank you GSK for supporting #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth.

Check out the latest additions to the #Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture series: link.springer.com/series/14640. If you'd like to discuss book ideas in creativity studies or practical applications of creativity in research methods, society, health, or education, email or DM me.

Policy alert: Nursing and midwifery genomics framework in England www.england.nhs.uk/publication/...

HDRUK Northern Ireland makes giant strides in health and social care data research 👉 tinyurl.com/ftpcmw89 NI is transforming health and social care research through cutting-edge data infrastructure, strategic partnerships and patient-centred innovation, to improve public health and policy.

🚨East of England primary care professionals Boost your cancer knowledge with our FREE webinars 📅15 Oct Colorectal cancer & bowel cancer screening 📅19 Nov Primary care & cancer performance 📅14 Jan Cervical & breast screening 📅11 Feb Frailty & cancer 📅11 Mar PSA testing & prostate cancer

Along with this example from @cruk-ci.bsky.social, we contributed to the recent @crukpolicy.bsky.social report on how UK immigration policy is negatively affecting international recruitment of cancer researchers Read the full story in @theobserveruk.bsky.social here: observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Policy alert: Experiences and views of support services for people living at home with an enteral tube: it’s time to listen and take action, www.bapen.org.uk/groups/bapen...

💬 "The whole day was incredibly helpful in getting me mentally prepared to come back into training." Join us for our Virtual Oncology Return to Training Study Day on Thursday 2 October, 9-4pm, to gain clinical updates and the practical support you need to return to training with confidence.

50% of patients opt to discontinue their endocrine treatment due to unpleasant side effects📊 In a new bonus episode of #GPsTalkCancer, our GP lead meets with patients and experts to investigate these side effects and how they affect patients’ quality of life. 🎧 link.gatewayc.org.uk/endocrinepodb

🎧 New podcast episode! Listen to 'Integrated Cancer Medicine: Research in Focus - Using AI in the screening and treatment of kidney cancer' ➡️️ zurl.co/YFrsm @cam.ac.uk PhD students Rebecca Wray & Bill McGough share how AI is transforming research, from tumour analysis to early detection.

The Post-ASCO 2025 GU Cancer Highlights virtual webinar by @VJOncology WATCH NOW On Demand 👉 bit.ly/3UmZI7Q Featuring expert presentations and discussions on key GU cancer abstracts from ASCO 2025.

RCOT Communies is thriving. 💚 New conversations, support groups, private chats, cafés and networks – all part of your membership. 👉🏾 Explore more: https://loom.ly/TifrXDE

A 30-year Delhi study shows how #lungcancer risk is changing: in 1988, 90% of surgical patients were smokers. By 2018, just 50%. Among those under 30, none had smoked. It shows how lung cancer risks are changing. (Economic Times) #AllYouNeedIsLungs #LCSM

Food for thoughts, critical thinking should be bread and butter of a clinician. www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...

NEW: Oxford researchers have discovered an unexpected and powerful new function for platelets. Platelets act as scavengers, capturing and storing fragments of DNA that are circulating in the blood, including fetal DNA and mutated DNA from cancer cells. ⬇️ www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-08...

Scientists from Swansea University have helped uncover a surprising new role for blood platelets - one that could significantly advance early cancer detection

www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/... #LCSM #LungCancer

Learn more here: ow.ly/iJ5T50WwPTi

In part one of this two-part series, Professor Ian Peate explores the fundamentals of clinical supervision, including its purpose, benefits, and how to plan effective sessions. Learn more, link in thread. #ClinicalSupervision #NursingLeadership #ProfessionalDevelopment

Mathematical models turn patient data into life-saving insight

Isambard-AI, based at the University of Bristol, is set to give researchers and industries across the UK access to cutting-edge computing power - helping speed up cancer diagnoses and drive the discovery of new drugs and vaccines💊 7/

It's already being used by University College London researchers to analyse MRI scans so we can identify cancer earlier and provide patients with personalised treatment plans - this tool could soon be rolled out across the NHS 🩺 More: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 8/

Exciting news: over £59m announced to support the Government’s new compute roadmap. Our investment will support the career development of researchers and innovators, enabling UK-wide capability and access to digital infrastructure. More: www.ukri.org/news/governm... or ⬇️🧵1/

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Policy alert: Transforming the UK clinical research system: August 2025 update, www.gov.uk/government/p...

Policy alert: Workplace experiences 2025: The state of medical education and practice in the UK‪ @gmcuk.bsky.social‬ www.gmc-uk.org/about/what-w...

Committing to better inclusion of older adults in health research www.ukri.org/news/committ...