| Dear Voornaam
Research integrity training is becoming increasingly common, but the curriculum, training materials, delivery style, frequency and even who receives training, all vary from organisation to organisation. So, how can we embed this type of training in a systematic way?
In the latest piece for our series focusing on research integrity, Dr Catherine Winchester, Senior Research Adviser at the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute in Glasgow, takes a deep dive into the role of training. Catherine believes that it needs to go beyond guidance and policy to provide practical information and, crucially, it needs to be connected to, and aligned with, the disciplinary-specific context of each research group.
When done right, research integrity training is an excellent opportunity to help strengthen your research and ensure that your work is reproducible and benefits the entire research community.
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 SUPPORT FOR BEHAVIOURAL RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATIONS The National Cancer Research Institute is inviting behavioural scientists to submit ideas for open discussion, expert advice and peer input ahead of a grant application.
If youre planning to submit a research proposal to our Population and Prevention Research Committee or Early Detection and Diagnosis Research Committee, this opportunity could boost your chances of submitting a successful application.
Apply before 27 February to join the virtual meeting on 25 April. |
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|  MAXIMISE THE IMPACT OF YOUR DATA Our Data Innovation Awards can provide you with up to 75,000 funding to help you clean, annotate, curate, link or store data. Our team can support you in establishing a long-term data sharing strategy and perform diligence on the patient consent and background agreement situation.
We are looking for Cancer Research UK-funded data which has significant commercial potential. |
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20 YEARS OF UNDERSTANDING GENOMIC INSTABILITY From a career-defining encounter in a lift to discovering the Fanconi anaemia pathway in C elegans to the biophysics of individual protein molecules Simon Boultons formative years shaped his translational mindset, which led him to co-founding the DNA repair company, Artios Pharma.
In our latest Cancer Research Matters podcast, Simon, Senior Group Leader and Assistant Research Director of translation at the Francis Crick Institute and Director of Radnet, City of London, admits that going down the path of translation can be daunting.
At the Crick, he is trying to create an environment where even junior researchers start seeing translation as an opportunity. |
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 NEW IN THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY: IMPROVED OUTCOMES WITH PREOPERATIVE CHEMOTHERAPY As part of the FOxTROT Phase 3 trial, researchers at the University of Birmingham and the University of Leeds have found that patients with early-stage colon cancer benefit from 6 weeks of chemotherapy before surgery.
Involving 1,053 patients at 85 hospitals, the trial showed that preoperative chemotherapy produced substantial tumour regression and downstaging, reducing the likelihood of incomplete resection, and resulted in better 2-year disease control.
These findings could lead to new treatment guidance for locally advanced colon cancer. |
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|  UPCOMING SYMPOSIUM ON PRECISION BREAST CANCER Join the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre on 10 February to hear the latest developments in laboratory and clinical research from cancer centres across the UK.
The symposium will feature keynotes from Judy Garber (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) and Ramona Woitek (Danube Private University), and youll have the chance to explore breast tumour cells in 3D with the IMAXT virtual reality headset. |
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DEVELOP YOUR INNOVATION WITH THE IMPULSE PROGRAMME Interested in turning your technology into a commercial proposition? The University of Cambridges IMPULSE programme offers an immersive learning experience for entrepreneurs. Taking place at the Maxwell Centre, the initiative includes practical workshops, industry mentoring, one to one advice with business professionals and an investor pitch.
Cancer Research Horizons, our innovation engine, is sponsoring two places on the 2023 IMPULSE programme. |
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