Richard Marais nominated for president-elect of the AACR
Former EACR President (and current Treasurer) Richard Marais has been nominated as a candidate for president-elect of the AACR, for which he is the...
Plan S for Open Access: last chance to give feedback
We wrote last year about cOAlition S, the coalition formed by research funders from several European countries, committed to making published research publicly available. The key...
Where art meets science: ‘The Art of Besting Cancer’ exhibition
There is a quote attributed to Leonardo da Vinci: “Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your senses – especially...
Conference Review: Making it Personal 2018
Early in November 2018 the EACR hosted the 3rd edition of Making it Personal: Cancer Precision Medicine in the picturesque Italian town of Bergamo, our...
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 EACR Conferences 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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