Sheffield Cancer Research Bringing medicine, science, engineering and social sciences together to understand the world’s biggest challenges in cancer. Developing innovative solutions to improve the lives of patients today and tomorrow. You are here Home Sheffield Cancer Research About Funding for cancer research at Sheffield Domain leadership opportunity Study Leadership team Events Latest news Cancer research to feature at Pint of Science festival Curious minds are invited to unravel life’s great mysteries - ranging from what happens if you fall into a black hole to why chocolate feels so luxurious in your mouth - as the world’s largest public science festival returns to Sheffield. 15 April 2026 Academy of Medical Sciences funding to investigate how physical forces shape the natural immune response The Academy of Medical Sciences has awarded £6.7 million to 55 early career researchers at 38 institutions across the UK, backing new research that can transform our understanding of Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, infectious diseases and chronic pain. 15 April 2026 In Sheffield, 72-year-old Polly is sharing her experience to support the development of the EPIC-GB clinical trials after her sister, Sue, sadly died from brain cancer aged 69 New life-giving brain cancer clinical trials to be offered to people in Sheffield New ground-breaking clinical trials designed to improve survival and quality of life will be available in Sheffield for people with glioblastoma, the most common type of brain cancer 14 April 2026 DNA shape explains crucial gene-therapy challenges, study finds A mystery surrounding why powerful gene-editing technology that has driven major advances in medicine over the past decade can sometimes make mistakes, has been solved with the help of scientists from the University of Sheffield. 30 March 2026 View all Sheffield Cancer Research news
