Levy on international students’ tuition fees not in best interest of UK, says @duncanivison.bsky.social, president and VC of @manchester.ac.uk More from @theguardian.com bit.ly/4r1save #education #educationnews

Fantastic opportunity from @turajliclab.bsky.social! 🚀 The CanDy Lab is recruiting an Associate Scientist to drive cutting-edge cancer research across @cruk-mi.bsky.social and @crick.ac.uk. A rare chance to lead, grow, and shape high-impact science 👇 www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/career/mi-25...

🚨 Save the Date! Next #ChristieFellows session: “Preparing a Grant Proposal for PhD or Research Projects” 🎤 Dr Jamie Weaver 🗓️ Tue 18 Nov 2025 | 12:30–13:30 📍 Seminar 4&5, Edu Centre Learn how to pitch your idea & navigate the grant process from an early-career clinical academic. #TeamManchester 🐝

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! 🇪🇸

So proud of my colleague Sacha Howell on this latest @nature.com publication reporting on the Breast Cancer-Anti-Progestin Prevention Study 1 (BC-APPS1) - many years in the making: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Press release from The University of Manchester: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n...

#ESMO25: Positive efficacy results without safety concerns seen with NW-301V, a TCR-T therapy targeting KRAS G12V, in patients with KRAS G12V-mutant advanced #GICancer in a phase I #ClinicalTrial. #ESMODailyReporter🔗 https://ow.ly/jouK50XjATp Jon Lim, MRCP PhD

We joined forces across Europe to map, connect & accelerate the development of ATMPs — gene, cell and tissue-based therapies that could transform patient care. We make ATMP innovation faster, safer and more accessible for everyone. 👉 join4atmp.eu #JOIN4ATMP #ATMP #HorizonEurope #HealthInnovation

There’s still time to sign up for our Taster Session on Thursday 30 October to learn more about studying a #PhD in Cancer Sciences. ⏰ Learn about our application process 🧑‍ Hear from current students 🐝 Learn what it’s like to study in Manchester www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cruk-mcrc-...

Our fourth and final day of #ESMO25! We listened to talks by Consultant & Fellow Alum Melissa Frizziero and Honorary Academic Consultant & Fellowships Specialty Lead for Medical Oncology @drjonlim.bsky.social! We also learned about the various professional development opportunities offered by ESMO 🎓

#ESMO25 Day 3 has been a huge success, with talks from a number of our Fellow Supervisors, including Dr Andrew Clamp presenting original research on the ICON8B trial. We also caught up with some of our current and previous fellows who have been presenting posters at the conference! 📊

Day 2 of #ESMO25 has been fantastic with many Christie speakers. ✨ Highlights include Prof. Corrine Faivre-Finn, Dr Mairead McNamara & Prof. Samra Turajlić. We were also delighted to see Gemma Jones, The Christie’s Lead Nurse for SACT, presenting on eProms in streamlining pre-treatment assessment.

On Day 1 of #ESMO25 we heard from Prof Fiona Thistlethwaite and Dr Matthew Krebs discussing developmental therapeutics. Over 35,000 delegates will be in attendance at the conference this year - we are delighted to be part of such a fantastic community 👏

🗞️ Check out my short #ESMODailyReporter editorial on early data from a first-in-human TCR-T therapy targeting KRAS G12V in advanced pancreatic & colorectal cancer, presented today by Dr Bai from Zhejiang University. #ESMO25 #CellTherapy #ESMOAmbassadors @myesmo.bsky.social

Friday we celebrated our new MRC Centre of Research Excellence in Exposome Immunology: a joint venture with Oxford that we call MOXIE (Manchester-Oxford Immunology of the Exposome). This challenging adventure is off to a great start. @exposomeimmunology.bsky.social

#ESMOAmbassadors: for the second year bringing you the life that is happening at #ESMO25. ✨ A heartfelt thank you to the #ESMOAmbassadors for their reporting on the latest in #CancerResearch & practice. Stay tuned! #ONEoncologycommunity

Delighted to be part of the #ESMOAmbassadors team at #ESMO25! 🌍 Let’s connect and discuss the latest news here in Berlin >>> and beyond! #ONEOncologyCommunity @myesmo.bsky.social

🌟 Tour de force proffered paper by Dr Charlotte Spencer, Histopathology SpR + recent PhD Fellow in @turajliclab.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk Huge congrats on the ESMO Merit Award 🎉 So well deserved — proud of you, my friend! 💫 #ESMO25 #TranslationalResearch #TRACERxRenal

💥 Is it prime time for adoptive cell therapy in solid tumours? 📚 Special Educational Session on the state-of-the-art and future of cell therapies - evolving fast from promise to practice. 👀 Watch this space… #ESMO25 #ESMOAmbassadors #CellTherapy #Immunotherapy

Strong representation from our Experimental Cancer Medicines Team (ECMT) at The Christie, led by Dr Matthew Krebs at #ESMO25. Mini-oral presentation re: global phase 1 data on divarasib (GDC-6036) - a next-gen KRAS G12C inhibitor with promising activity. #TeamManchester 🐝 @mcrcnews.bsky.social

Proud of my colleague Prof Fiona Thistlethwaite - Chair and Abstract Discussant at the Developmental Therapeutics track here at #ESMO25. #AICTteam #TeamManchester 🐝 @mcrcnews.bsky.social

Exciting days ahead in Berlin 🇩🇪 for #ESMO25! Some of our core team from @christieinstitute.bsky.social are here at the #ESMO25 Congress - come say hi 👋! Special shout-out to our #YoungOncologists colleagues - Always keen to connect, and discuss opportunities in Manchester. @mcrcnews.bsky.social

🔔 Heads up: the Late Breaking Abstracts of #ESMO25 will be available online at 00:05 on the day of their presentation. Stay tuned for the latest research breakthroughs and clinical changes in #oncology.

🎓 Looking for a #PhD? Explore how the ageing microbiome shapes cancer immunity. 🧑‍🔬 Supervisors: Honeychurch, Vitlic, Giampazolias, Valletta, Lim 🧪 Fully funded 4-yr CRUK scholarship: fees, stipend, project costs 📍 @uom-dcs.bsky.social 🌍 Open to UK/international 🗓 Apply by 17 Nov 2025

🎓 Honoured to chair the PhD viva of Maitane Márquez López at @biogipuzkoa.bsky.social | @ehu.eus with Prof Iker Badiola 🇪🇸 and Prof Irina Estrela-Lopis 🇩🇪. Congrats to Maitane, and her supervisors Prof Charles Lawrie and Prof Andreas Seifert, on a successful defence! All the best for the future.

🇬🇷 Calling all Greek residents! 🇬🇧 Exciting fellowship opportunities now open through HeSMO 🤝 The Christie NHS Foundation Trust partnership. Come join #TeamManchester 🐝 through an advanced fellowship in one of subspecialities in Medical Oncology. Learn more & apply here 👇

📸 What is your #myESMOStory? Share a group photo and tell us. Use #myESMOStory, tag ESMO and those who shaped your #ProfessionalPath. #ESMO25 🔗 ow.ly/SWfE50X8mFJ

Countdown to #ESMO25 now officially begins! Looking forward to all the breakthrough science and practice-changing data, and also reunion with my colleagues and friends. 🙌 #ESMOAmbassadors

Interested in establishing your own research group? Our support package for new Group Leaders includes: 🥼2 #Postdocs, a technician & 2 PhD students + lab costs 🔬Full access to core facilities 🧪Access to the MCRC #Biobank ✔️Mentorship, #grant advice & more www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/career/new-g...

We're now recruiting early career group leaders at the Crick to lead ambitious research programmes and explore bold scientific questions. Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research. Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

🎓 Fully-funded 4-yr MRC PhD @officialuom.bsky.social! Join a world-class team exploring how the microenvironment drives CRS in CAR-T therapy. 🌍 Open globally | 💥 Translational science 🗓️ Apply by 8 Nov 2025 🔗 www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #PhDOpportunity #TeamManchester 🐝 @uom-dcs.bsky.social

Great discussion today at @cgtcatapult.bsky.social & CERSI-AT on how #AI and #machinelearning is reshaping the development + testing of #AdvancedTherapies. Exciting times ahead for the field - collaboration between all stakeholders (NHS, academia, industry, regulators) is the key to success!

Exciting to see international collaboration in action at the inaugural C8 Symposium hosted by @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social! 🌐💫 Leading experts in #CancerResearch came together to share insights and accelerate progress in the field. 🔗 Read the full story: www.uhnresearch.ca/news/uniting...

Still need to use 2025 funding? Places still available in @embo.org Lab #Leadership for #Postdocs courses in 🇩🇪. Take time to focus on your interpersonal skills + discover tools to support your development. Sign up now 28-30 Oct, 11-13 Nov & 2-4 Dec 2025: www.embolableadership.org/course/embol...

A pivotal moment in global cancer research collaboration 🔬 We recently hosted the inaugural C8 Symposium, uniting top scientists from 8 global institutes to tackle cancer’s toughest challenges through collaboration & innovation. www.uhnresearch.ca/news/uniting... @uhnresearch.ca @uhn.ca

🎓 New academic year, new opportunities! 🚀 Launching a refreshed Fellows’ Programme at @christieinstitute.bsky.social - focused on career development, leadership & opportunities to help trainees grow as future leaders, researchers & educators. All fellows & residents @mcrcnews.bsky.social welcome!

Back from an inspiring trip to Toronto 🇨🇦 for the 1st C8 Symposium, hosted by @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social team. Proud to represent #TeamManchester 🐝 & showcase our #immunotherapy + #celltherapy programmes, including #MANIFESTuk & soon-to-launch #RISE. Global collaboration drives progress! 🌍✨

Manchester is the place to launch your next big idea - come join us! 💡 #TeamManchester 🐝 @cruk-mi.bsky.social @mcrcnews.bsky.social

#ESMO4Carers: “Mental health is not a luxury; it is a necessity,” emphasises Silvana Adelina Gheorghe. ESMO is dedicated to supporting the #MentalHealth and #resilience of the #OncologyWorkforce.

Edith Heard our new CEO shares ten lessons from her life in science, from curiosity, courage and coffee to the secrets of our genetic code. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-09...

📣 #ESMOImmuno25: Sergio Quezada, Scientific Co-Chair, encourages you to present your work in immuno-oncology to an engaged audience eager for innovative solutions. ⏰ Deadline: 30 September 2025 🔗 buff.ly/bw9eoBv

People make places. Proud to be part of #TeamManchester 🐝, and to work alongside inspiring colleagues who consistently go above and beyond - always putting patients first. 🏆 The Christie NHS Foundation Trust @mcrcnews.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

From vision to momentum: MANIFEST at 12 months 💡➡️📈 Honoured to share our progress at the UK Cancer Research Strategy Forum held in London today, chaired by Prof Peter Johnson, as part of the Office for Life Sciences Cancer Mission. On behalf of @turajliclab.bsky.social @manifest-cirrp.bsky.social

A warm welcome to Manchester, Samra! So excited for all of us here. #TeamManchester 🐝

"We often talk about the importance of research but rarely about the researchers." The UK is rapidly losing medical academics and without them has no hope of achieving its plans to become a leader in research www.bmj.com/content/390/...

🎓 Thinking about a PhD? Each year, we offer fully funded Clinical, Non-Clinical & MB-PhD opportunities. No projects are open to application right now — but more are coming soon! 📬 Sign up for updates & be the first to know when new projects go live: www.crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/study/resear...

👉 Missed the #ESMOAcademy25 or want a refresher? Catch up now with expert insights, key takeaways & full session replays — exclusively on OncologyPRO. 🔗 buff.ly/cjTY2Qd #OncologyPRO #MedicalOncology #ESMOEvents #CareerDevelopment

🚀 Applications now open for the 2026 Tessa Jowell Neuro-oncology Fellowship! A prestigious 12-month funded post at The Christie to develop world-class clinical, research & leadership skills in brain tumour care, working with experts. Deadline: 5th Sep 2025 📥 For further information/to apply 👇

We are recruiting! 🥼 Scientific Officer to work with @drwilliamhill.bsky.social 💻 Computational Immunologist in the lab of @santiagozelenay.bsky.social 📝 Executive Assistant to our new Institute Director Prof Samra Turajlić @turajliclab.bsky.social Details at: www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/careers/

Novel approaches are being tested to overcome current challenges in the use of #CellularTherapies such as high #toxicity and a complex manufacturing process. #CancerResearch #CARTcells Read the opinion by Philippe Cassier in the #ESMODailyReporter 🔗 buff.ly/rersLJ6

🚨 PhD Position available in our lab 🚨 exploring the power of blood immune multi-omics to detect lung cancer years prior to clinical diagnosis in a unique cohort of >10,000 CT screened individuals. ✅ Wet & dry lab ✅ September 2025 enrolment ✅ UK tuition fees only www.ucl.ac.uk/medical-scie...