I can’t see you; I can’t hear you; how do I engage you?
Working from home is a lonely business, so the chance to meet and engage people with our science was too good to pass up. Schools and work places are not the only places that have to operate remotely. Across the UK clubs, societies and groups are using the internet to keep their interests alive.
Prostate Cancer – March 2020
For prostate cancer awareness month, we focus on the work of Dr Valentine Macaulay.
Brain tumours; like finding a needle in a haystack?!
31 March 2020
For Brain Tumour Awareness Month, Vanessa Johanssen talks about her work and how their research has helped to find brain tumours when they're small enough to treat.
Discovering Common Ground
11 March 2020
Last April we joined forces with Corpus Christi College and visited Crewe to talk to students there about the impact of maths in materials and cancer research. We met Sarah Stubington and discovered that a shared love of science can create common ground. Sarah shared her perspective of our meeting.
Physics in Medicine
24 February 2020
When I was in secondary school, I had two great loves: physics and medicine, in that order. It seemed to me at the time, that these were polar opposites. When I chose to study physics, that meant leaving medicine behind, of course, they’re different fields! That was 6 years ago, so it would surprise my younger self to learn that in 2020, I work in a hospital.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
On the 11th of February 2020, we celebrate the fifth International Day of Women and Girls in Science as recognised and implemented by the United Nations General Assembly. This day aims to raise awareness of the biases and gender stereotypes that deter women and girls from STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) related fields, as well as promote equal access to and participation in STEM education and professions for girls and women. I reached out to fellow students in the Department of Oncology for their views on women and girls in STEM and for them to spotlight a woman in science who has influenced them.
Super Science Saturday
Cancer science amidst the oceans – how could we possibly fit our work into the theme of Oceans?
Fair tests and...fruit!
11 November 2019
On 8 November, OCTO Trial Management Director Sarah Pearson and Trial Manager Naomi McGregor joined children from Dr South’s primary school to explore some aspects of the work carried out by the Oncology department during the school’s science week earlier this month.
A gut feeling for cancer treatment
The bacteria that inhabit our gut – the gut microbiome - could have profound impact on our health. The species that live in our guts influence the development of neurodegenerative disease (Alzheimer disease, Parkinson’s disease), epilepsy, autoimmune disease, and cancer.4 They may also be helping shape whether our treatments work.
Exploring promising approaches for colorectal cancer
24 September 2019
On World Cancer Research Day, Sylvana talks about research into colorectal cancer, one of the most common cancers in the world.