UK ECRC Newsletter March 2026

Welcome to the March 2026 Edition of the UK Early Career Researchers in Cancer Newsletter!

Here's your monthly dose of updates, opportunities, and inspiration from across the cancer research community. Click the arrows below to explore each section and dive into what's new this month.

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Upcoming Events

1. CT-RAD Group Biannual Meeting

   • Interested in radiotherapy research and collaboration? Great talks including a proposal guidance session

   • 28 April 2026, Online event

   • Register: CT-RAD Biannual Meeting and Proposal Guidance Session

   • If you would like to put forward a proposal, please contact ctrad@macmillan.org.uk for the proposal form and complete by 13 April 2026, 17:00

2. EORTC - Clinical Trial Statistics for Non-Statisticians

• Develop the statistical knowledge required to better understand today's cancer clinical trials

• 9-12 June 2026, Brussels, Belgium

• Register: Clinical Trial Statistics for Non-Statisticians

3. Career Masterclass for Early Career Researchers

• Run by the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)

• 17-18 November 2026, Online event

• Register: Career Masterclass for Early Career Researchers

4. Pancreatic Cancer Conference 2026

• Brings together discovery, translational and clinical researchers to tackle biology, early detection, and late stage disease in pancreatic cancer and enable new collaborations to catalyse progress

• Stellar invited faculty and keynote speakers, with plenty of space for posters, networking and new collaborations

• Ideal for clinicians and scientists who want to be right at the centre of emerging pancreatic cancer science

• 7-9 July 2026, London

• Register: Pancreatic Cancer Conference | Cancer Research UK

5. ESMO Course in Medical Oncology for Medical Students

• 24-28 July 2026, Valencia, Spain

• Register: ESMO Course in Medical Oncology for Medical Students (Application Deadline 15 April 2026)

Research and Education Opportunities

1. UKCRC CTU Network

• Learning and development opportunities for researchers and trialists

• Find out more: UKCRC CTU Network

2. Health and Care Research Wales - Webinar recording on developing a successful NIHR grant application

• See webinar recording by Dr Emma Rees: Faculty webinar: NIHR Application Development Award – what, why, where, when, who, how? with Dr Emma Rees

3. NIHR Research Learning Lectures

• Upcoming lectures:

  • Exploring the NIHR BRC: Research, Training, and Career Pathway on 23 April 2026

  • Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Trials on 30 April 2026

• Find out more: NIHR Research Learning Lectures

Fellowships and Funding Opportunities

1. Joint Radiation Oncology Fellowship (Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and The Christie NHS)

• 2-year international programme across two global hubs of excellence, contributing to high-impact collaborative research, starting before August 2026

• Deadline 7 April 2026

• Apply: Joint PeterMac-Christie Radiation Oncology Fellowship

2. INSIGHT Programme: Inspring Students into Research

• Funding for a wide range of engagement activities and research masters places for current students and recent graduates within registered healthcare, social work and public health professionals

• Deadline 7 May 2026

• Apply: NIHR INSIGHT Programme

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