🚨 We're hiring! Join Prof Petra Hamerlik’s Brain Tumour Biology Lab as a Research Assistant - supporting cutting-edge multi-omics work on brain tumours. #CancerResearch #ManchesterJobs @uom-dcs.bsky.social 👉https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?isPreview=Yes&jobid=33559&advert=external

The M4S Competition has expanded its reach to Birmingham and Manchester, underscoring the programme's success in sparking scientific curiosity among primary students across the UK #LMBNews www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/m4s-expansio... @mcrcnews.bsky.social @uom-dcs.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social

Lots of PhD opportunities in DCS for 2026 entry🧬 We have both clinical and non-clinical studentships in research groups across the Division, with many cross-centre projects on offer too 🥼 ✍️ The projects offered and how to apply can be found here: www.findaphd.com/phds/divisio...

Do you have experience of Radiotherapy? Researchers at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust are looking for patients and caregivers to join their team to explore new ways of delivering radiotherapy treatment. For more information about the project, please contact Sally Taylor📧👇

Thank you to Professor Valerie Speirs for visiting us from @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social and giving a terrific talk on "Biological Insights into Breast Cancer in Men", hosted by Dr Sacha Howell at the @mcrcnews.bsky.social with @uom-dcs.bsky.social & @cruk-mi.bsky.social #breastcancer #research

An incredibly inspiring and thought-provoking Q&A session with some of our John Goldman Fellows and Leukaemia UK Community Champions. ✨ @simonrichardson.bsky.social @scicambridge.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk @uom-dcs.bsky.social

Starting September with an excellent seminar by Professor Roger Gomis from @irbbarcelona.org on “ER+ Breast cancer metastasis cell fate mapping”. Thank you for visiting us in Manchester and sorry about the rain! @mcrcnews.bsky.social @uom-dcs.bsky.social @cruk-mi.bsky.social

This week we held our second Active Travel Brekkie to promote sustainable modes of commuting 👣🚲👟🚌🚋🚂 Inspired by similar events on main campus, it was great to see members of the DCS community enjoying their complimentary breakfast in the Espresso Lab cafe at the OCRB together!

"To have a meaningful impact, we need to collaborate" 👇Radiotherapy researcher Lucy Davies was recently interviewed in Synergy, the magazine for the Society of Radiographers. 🥼Great to hear about the people behind the research! society-of-radiographers.shorthandstories.com/synergy-0625...

📢 Exciting announcement! Welcome to Manchester

We hope everyone enjoys the next few days at the MCRC-DCS PGR Research Showcase! 🤩

Do you want to be at the forefront of cancer detection & research? 🔬Develop practical skills in cutting-edge research facilities 🌎Work alongside & learn from world-leading researchers & clinical scientists Apply for the Molecular Pathology in Cancer programme 👇 www.manchester.ac.uk/study/master...

Interested in developing the skills & knowledge to transform the clinical outcomes for patients with cancer? 🤝Build a global professional network 🌎Study from anywhere in the world 🔬Develop research skills Apply for the Transformative Oncology programme👇 🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/study/online...

Prof Stephen Taylor, and second year PhD student, Laura Bloxham, are attending the EMBO Chromosome Segregation & Aneuploidy conference in Italy! 🌍 Laura gave a fantastic talk on her research exploring the cGAS-STING landscape in HGS #OvarianCancer. Huge congratulations Laura! 🥂 #ChromoPloidy25

Yesterday at #AACR2025, Director of the MCRC, Prof. Robert Bristow, chaired the Presidential Select Symposium focused on reducing the cancer burden worldwide.

This Thursday👇we have the next instalment of our internal DCS Postdoc and PhD seminar series 🥼 Dr Niki Flaum, Academic Clinical Lecturer 🧫 @saracabral24.bsky.social, PhD student in Rob Clarke's research group 📍 OCRB Lecture Theatre 📅 Thursday 24th April ⏰ 4-5pm Looking forward to it!

Next Thursday👇we have the next installment of our internal DCS Postdoc and PhD seminar series 🥼 Dr Niki Flaum, Academic Clinical Lecturer 🧫 @saracabral24.bsky.social, PhD student in Rob Clarke's research group 📍 OCRB Lecture Theatre 📅 Thursday 24th April ⏰ 4-5pm Looking forward to it!

Later TODAY👇we have the next installment of our internal DCS Postdoc and PhD seminar series 🥼 Kirsten Tinsley (Prof Angeliki Malliri's lab) 🧫 Dr Struan Gray (Prof Noel Clarke & Dr Ashwin Sachdeva's lab) 📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre 📅 Thursday 10th April ⏰ 1-2pm Looking forward to it!

We will be keen to host you in Manchester, home to #TheChristie + access/support from the whole #TeamManchester ecosystem all in the same campus: @christieinstitute.bsky.social @cruk-mi.bsky.social @cruknbc.bsky.social @uom-dcs.bsky.social @uniofmanchester.bsky.social @mcrcnews.bsky.social

Come along later later this week👇 when we have the next installment of our internal DCS Postdoc and PhD seminar series 🥼 Kirsten Tinsley (Prof Angeliki Malliri's lab) 🧫 Dr Struan Gray (Prof Noel Clarke & Dr Ashwin Sachdeva's lab) 📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre 📅 Thursday 10th April ⏰ 1-2pm

Later TODAY, we have the next DCS Next-Gen seminar with Dr Peter Martin from The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London 🧬 🧪 Mitotic Genome Stability: The Key to Precision Cancer Therapy? 🔬 📍 Oglesby Cancer Research Building, Lecture Theatre 📅 Monday 17th March ⏰ 3.15-4.15pm

Later TODAY👇we have the next installment of our internal DCS Postdoc and PhD seminar series. 🥼 Aaron Rankin from Dr Alan McWilliam's research group 🧫 Dr Sara Menegatti from Dr Simona Valletta's research group 📍 Oglesby Cancer Research Building, Lecture theatre 📅 Thursday 13th March ⏰ 1-2pm

Next Monday, we have the next iteration of our DCS Next-Gen seminar series with Dr Peter Martin from The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London 🧬 🧪 Mitotic Genome Stability: The Key to Precision Cancer Therapy? 🔬 📍 Oglesby Cancer Research Building, Lecture Theatre 📅 Monday 17th March ⏰ 3-4pm

TOMORROW, we have the next installment of our internal DCS Postdoc and PhD seminar series. 🥼 Aaron from Dr Alan McWilliam's group 🧫 Dr Menegatti from Dr Simona Valletta's research group 📍 Oglesby Cancer Research Building, Lecture theatre 📅 Thursday 13th March ⏰ 1-2pm

Happy International Women's Day 2025👩‍🔬 This year we celebrate and recognise why supporting women in leadership matters. ✍In this blog, Grace shares insights from her career journey and reflects on tailored leadership programmes. 🔗Check out the blog👉 blogs.manchester.ac.uk/edi/2025/03/...

With International Women’s Day just around the corner, it’s important to recognise why supporting women in leadership matters. ✍In this blog, Grace shares insights from her career journey and reflects on tailored leadership programmes. 🔗Check out the blog: blogs.manchester.ac.uk/edi/2025/03/...

We’ve partnered with Black in Cancer & Windsor Fellowship to launch the CRUK Black Leaders in Cancer PhD Scholarship Programme – a fully-funded 4-year PhD opportunity for Black heritage students🎓 📅 Deadline: 4 April 🔗 Explore projects & apply now: www.crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunity_...

Later on TODAY, we have the next installment of our DCS Postdoc and PhD seminar series with @benjaminfozzy.bsky.social and Dr Laura Woodhouse! 📍 Oglesby Cancer Research Building, Lecture theatre 📅 Thursday 27th February ⏰ 4-5pm 🧪Look forward to hearing about this exciting research!🧬

TOMORROW, we have the next installment of our DCS Postdoc and PhD seminar series with @benjaminfozzy.bsky.social and Dr Laura Woodhouse! 📍 Oglesby Cancer Research Building, Lecture theatre 📅 Thursday 27th February ⏰ 4-5pm Look forward to hearing about this exciting research!

⭐ DCS Next-Gen Seminar ⭐ Next week, we welcome Dr Marilena Hadjidemetriou from @official-uom.bsky.social! She'll discuss her research on NanoOmics, a Nanotechnology Blood Biomarker Discovery paradigm, which isolates diseased analytes from blood for omics analyses 🩸 📍 OCRB 📅 Mon 24th Feb ⏰ 3-4pm

Breast cancer in Black African women with Professor David Wedge: How analysing genomics can improve our understanding of the aggressiveness of breast cancer. Listen to this episode of 'one in two', a Manchester cancer research podcast, in all the usual places: www.manchester.ac.uk/research/bea...

This Thursday, we have the next installment of our DCS PhD & Post-Doc series with research fellows, Dr Hannah Harrison and Dr Camilla Coulson-Gilmer! Hear about the latest research in Breast & Ovarian Cancer 👇 📍 Michael Smith Building, Lecture Theatre 📅 Thursday 13th February ⏰ 1-2pm

Manchester researchers are among the first to apply their world-leading genetic and genomic expertise to study the differences in #prostatecancer among ethnic groups to deliver more tailored, targeted treatment.

🧪Later TODAY, we have the next installment of our DCS Next-Gen Seminar Series with Dr William Grey, MRC Career Development Award Fellow from The University of York. 🔬The Grey lab studies the role of proteostasis in healthy and malignant stem cells, predominantly in the haematopoietic system🧬

🧪Next Monday, we have the next installment of our DCS Next-Gen Seminar Series with Dr William Grey, MRC Career Development Award Fellow from The University of York. 🔬The Grey lab studies the role of proteostasis in healthy and malignant stem cells, predominantly in the haematopoietic system🧬

⭐ The first day of the #WomenInLeadership programme is well underway! 🥼 Progression from post-doctoral researcher to independent researcher among women is disproportionately low, making this programme so important for our division! We hope the first day is constructive and empowering! 🤩

NEW: Researchers from The University have explored the barriers that block patients from attending their cervical cancer screening appointments and perspectives around self-sampling methods as an alternative. 👇 Read the full story www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n...

#WorldCancerDay 👩‍⚕️ Our next feature is @oncocook.bsky.social, the Division’s Clinical Senior Lecturer & Honorary Consultant Medical Oncologist in Experimental Cancer Medicines #TheChristie. Read more about her team’s tremendous effort to demystifying #CUP 👇 www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/stories/canc...

#WorldCancerDay 🎥 Hear first-hand from @marianneaznar.bsky.social, our Division’s Professor of Radiation Oncology Physics on a component of her current research 👇

📣The Beatson International Cancer Conference #BICC2025 is returning on Tuesday 27th – Thursday 29th May 2025 at the impressive Glasgow Science Centre! Celebrating 30 years of events, join us for 3 days of inspiring talks, posters and networking focusing on Data Science www.beatsonconference.org

Today is #WorldCancerDay 2025! 🌍 This year, we're proud to unveil 'United by Unique', a month-long exhibit of paintings by patients at @TheChristieNHS. Join us in celebrating the creativity & unique stories behind each piece. 📍Oglesby Cancer Research Building – free to visit

In the UK, nearly 1 in 2 people will get cancer in their lifetime. It's World Cancer Day today – a global day to raise awareness and take action against cancer 🌍 Whatever your cancer experience, share this post and help us get the word out. #WorldCancerDay #WCD2025

Today is #WorldCancerDay! 👋 We are officially here on Bluesky 🦋. We are the Division of Cancer Sciences, within @official-uom.bsky.social – representing clinicians, scientists, technicians and students; all working together to demystify cancer. 🔔 Follow us to hear news and updates. #TeamManchester