Retraction Watch launches public retraction database
You've probably heard of Retraction Watch, the influential research integrity blog that reports on the retraction of scientific papers, aiming to increase transparency in...
Dance Your PhD 2018
What is it?
Instead of continually trying to explain your PhD to others through words, the Dance Your PhD competition is your chance to express...
Conference Review: Mechanisms to Therapies 2018
October 2018 saw the EACR host a Conference Series meeting in the beautiful Spanish city of Bilbao for the very first time. The Euskalduna...
£30 million funding collaboration by leading European cancer charities
‘Team science’ across Europe gets £30 million support
Accelerator Award: Key information
Open to: Senior researchers at centres in the UK, Italy and Spain
Research area: Translational research
Next deadline: 10 January...
AACR Releases Cancer Progress Report 2018
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has just released its eighth annual AACR Cancer Progress Report 2018. Though mainly US-focused it's a good resource if you...
cOAlition S: the tipping point for European Open Access?
We all know that many funding organisations are committed to Open Access publishing. But could a new coalition, cOAlition S, finally make it a reality?
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In memoriam: Wilhelm Krek
We are sad to report that EACR member Willy Krek has died on 29 August at the age of 56, after a long illness. Krek...
News Summary: Elephant zombie gene, Thalidomide mechanism revealed
'Zombie gene' protects elephants from cancer
A newly described gene that was resurrected in elephants 59 million years ago, LIF6, may take part in protecting...
Interactive Cancer Risk Matrix: a masterclass in effective data presentation
The study of what causes and prevents cancer can be a complex minefield of conflicting research, interpretation and opinion. There are countless lifestyle and...
News Summary: ethical reporting of research, indexing preprints, rare cancers
Does a 'publish or perish' ethos affect the ethical reporting of research?
Several publications in recent years have suggested that published scientific findings can be...
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