Cancer Research UK strategy and funding Simon Vincent

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Cancer Research UK strategy and fundingSimon
Vincent
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I hope to show you .
Who we are Where we are heading How we can help
you in Bath What you can do next
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A bit about Cancer Research UK

• When the Cancer Research Campaign and the
  Imperial Cancer Research Fund joined forces in
  February 2002, we became
• the largest fund-raising medical charity in the
  world
• the largest funder of cancer research in Europe
• a major influence on government policy relevant
  to cancer
• a leading player in the National Cancer Research
  Institute
• We are now an organisation that engages directly
  with 2.5 million people in the UK every year

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A bit more about Cancer Research UK

• Cancer Research UK supports over 500 research
  groups in 38 towns and cities
• We support five Institutes
• London, Oxford, Cambridge, Manchester, Glasgow
• 11 of all new cancer patients in England are on
  our clinical trials
• We have 550 shops on the high street
• We spent 330m on research last year

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Cancer Research UKs vision

• We carry out world-class research to improve our
  understanding of cancer and find out how to
  prevent, diagnose and treat different types of
  cancer
• We ensure that our findings are used to improve
  the lives of all cancer patients

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Cancer Research UKs vision

• We help people to understand cancer, the progress
  we are making and the choices each person can
  make
• We work in partnership with others to achieve the
  greatest impact in the global fight against cancer

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Cancer Research UKs 2020 goals

• People will know how to reduce their risk of
  cancer
• The number of smokers will fall dramatically
• People under 75 will be less likely to get cancer
• Cancer will be diagnosed earlier
• We will understand how cancer starts and develops
• There will be better treatments with fewer side
  effects
• More people will survive cancer
• We will especially tackle cancer in low income
  communities
• People with cancer will get the information they
  need
• We will continue to fight cancer beyond 2020

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Where are we heading?

• Cancer Research UKs research strategy

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The big picture of the strategy

• There are three core strategies
• Supporting research
• Providing information
• Influencing public policy

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The big picture of the strategy

• The strategy for our research has three themes
• We will focus on scientific quality and clinical
  impact
• We will provide the right environment for
  research
• We will provide the right people for research

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Focusing our research - where do we fit?
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Focusing our research

• We want to build on current strengths in
• Basic science
• Drug discovery and development
• Epidemiology
• Clinical research

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Focusing our research

• We want to do more in
• Early detection
• Imaging
• Biomarker development
• Model systems

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Focusing our research

• There are areas where there is a need for more
  research
• Radiotherapy
• Surgery
• Oesophageal cancer
• Pancreatic cancer
• Lung cancer

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Focusing our research

• There are some things we will do less of or stop
• Research in supportive and end-of life care
• Some aspects of psychosocial oncology
• Research about surviving cancer
• And there are some things we will only do with
  other partners
• Obesity
• Alcohol
• Diet and exercise

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Providing the right environment

• We will retain our five core-funded Institutes
• We will establish a network of Cancer Centres
  that will
• Become a focus for all local cancer research
• Support research training
• Be the way to deliver future initiatives
• And the Centres will link our research to
• Patient care
• Public engagement
• Prevention

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How can we help?

• Funding opportunities

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How can Cancer Research UK help you?

• Biological Sciences Committee
• Cell and molecular biology of cancer
• Cancer genetics, genomics and genetic
  epidemiology
• Tumour biology
• Immunology
• Population Research Committee
• Clinical and public health epidemiology
• Educational and behavioural research in
  prevention, screening and early diagnosis

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Funding for research grants and fellowships
PhD
Post-doc
Post doc
Lecturer
Reader
Professor
Posts on research grants
Career Establishment Awards
Project and programme grants
Centre studentships
Career Development Fellowship
Senior Cancer Research Fellowship
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Funding for clinical fellowships
SHO or F1 and F2
Specialist training programme
CCST
Professor
Consultant
Senior Cancer Research Fellowships
Clinician Scientist Fellowships
Clinical Training Accounts
Research Bursaries
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Funding for clinical trials
Clinical Trials Awards Advisory Committee
Feasibility Study Scheme
Bench
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
Phase IV
Translational
Discovery Committee
Biomarkers and Imaging Discovery and Development
New Agents Committee
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What happens next?

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Talk to us!

• Fellowships - Simon Vincent
• simon.vincent_at_cancer.org.uk
• Biological Sciences - David Scott, Joslyn Taylor
• david.scott_at_cancer.org.uk
• joslyn.taylor_at_cancer.org.uk
• Population Research - Fiona Reddington
• fiona.reddington_at_cancer.org.uk
• Clinical Trials - Kate Law, Julie Hearn
• kate.law_at_cancer.org.uk
• julie.hearn_at_cancer.org.uk

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