@imaigenelab.bsky.social excited to contribute to cancer research with the support of @worldwidecancer.bsky.social

Research Funding Officer @worldwidecancer.bsky.social - to assist with the processing of funding applications, their review, the administration & financial management of the resulting awards.

🕑Full time
💵£34,754
📍Edinburgh/Hybrid

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#research #funding

IRR Group leader Dr Hansen and colleagues have developed a new testing pipeline that can compare the performance of drugs for the aggressive cancer, pleural mesothelioma. This approach has the potential to help develop better treatments for this and other cancers.

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Really exciting to see these results from our Curestarter researchers - thanks for sharing @vickysanzmoreno.bsky.social!

Above all, if you are receiving any medical care, follow the advice of your doctor or healthcare team and discuss any concerns with them before making any changes.

What tools do you use to evaluate information you find online about health and medicine? 8/8

❓Scientific progress is based on consensus: when lots of scientists agree in their findings. It can take time for researchers to test alternate hypotheses, gather more data and replicate their findings for an idea to be considered good evidence – which can then be implemented in health policy. 7/8

❓Is it published in a trustworthy peer-reviewed journal? With the rise of paper mills and fraudulent pay-to-publish journals, just being published in a journal is not a mark of a study’s quality. Reputable publications include The Lancet, the BMJ, Nature Medicine, and Cancer Cell. 6/8

❓How many people were involved, and how were they selected? A randomized controlled trial of 1000 people is likely to have more reliable results than a case study of 3 patients. 5/8

❓If it’s not possible or ethical to do a randomized controlled trial researchers might use case studies or observational trials - but it’s important to look at these in context. Have the researchers discussed the limitations of their study? 4/8

❓What kind of study is it based on? The gold standard in medical research is a randomized controlled trial. This kind of study reduces bias and leads to more reliable results. 3/8

Citing a study or a paper can bolster an argument, but that alone doesn’t mean that something is based on good scientific evidence. Here are some key questions to ask if you want to evaluate scientific information online… 2/8

With more people getting their news from social media, it can be hard to distinguish real scientific evidence from misinformation online.

So how can you tell if something is trustworthy? 🧵1/8

Exciting new results from @frelab.bsky.social!

3 take-aways from #EACR2025 last week:
⬆️Increases in survival rates for a range of cancers is 80% due to prevention/screening and 20% due to treatments.
🧑‍🔬Air pollution may play a role in lung cancer in never smokers.
🌎Researchers around the world have the curiosity needed to find new cures.

Our world map is filling up! Where are you starting new cancer cures? If you're in Lisbon at #EACR2025, come and say hello and make your mark on the world map to show how international cancer research really is!

@helloeacr.bsky.social #InternationalResearch #CancerResearch #Curestarter

Are you at #EACR2025?

If so, come and say hello! We're at booth 43 in the exhibition hall. Let us know where you're starting new cures on our world map!

@helloeacr.bsky.social

#SciSky #CancerResearch #InternationalResearch

We're here at @glasgowscience.bsky.social for @cruk-si.bsky.social Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute's Beatson International Cancer Conference! Come and say hello - you'll find us in the exhibition hall, or look out for us in our yellow t-shirts 💛

#BICC2025 #CancerResearch

Incredibly grateful to have met Dave and learned about his oesophageal cancer journey. Grounding our research in real-life experiences is key to making a difference. Huge thanks to @gutscharityuk.bsky.social and @worldwidecancer.bsky.social for their invaluable and continued support!

Are you considering applying for a grant from Worldwide Cancer Research? In this video, our Research Funding Manager breaks down what we’re looking for, and what we’re not, to help you decide. #CancerResearch #ResearchFunding

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Our grant round opens today! 🧪

Does your research idea our criteria? Head to our website to find out more and apply: www.worldwidecancerresearch.org/for-research...

#CancerResearch #InnovativeScience #ResearchFunding #GlobalResearchers

Have you ever wondered what makes Worldwide Cancer Research different? We're the only UK charity funding discovery research into any cancer, anywhere in the world. This means our scientists are seeking to discover something entirely new about the very nature of cancer.