July Research News
Welcome to the July edition of Research News!
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Researchers at March for Men
Our funded researchers had a fantastic time at March for Men, engaging supporters with interactive games and thanking them for their incredible fundraising.
Read more about what they got up to and see some photos of the day.
Health Inequalities Conference
We recently held our first-ever Health Inequalities Conference - a key milestone in our efforts to address the prostate cancer disparities experienced by Black men.
Read the blog by our Chair and Senior Data and Evidence Officer, Dr Abel Tesfai, with key insights from expert speakers on real-world evidence, health equity, and prostate cancer care, and outlining steps our Data and Evidence team is taking to strengthen the real-world evidence landscape for Black men.
Funding opportunities – open now and coming soon!
Open Now - Transformational Impact Awards
This call supports our larger-scale programmes of work covering high-quality discovery science through to translational and clinical research. Submission deadline: 1pm, 23 September 2025 .
Coming soon - Research Innovation Awards
Our Research Innovation Awards grant scheme will open for Expressions of Interest in July. This call is for bold, innovative research projects that have the real potential to impact the way prostate cancer is diagnosed and treated.
Open Access Reimbursement Scheme
Our Open Access Reimbursement Scheme helps cover the cost of Gold route open access publishing for our funded researchers. Check out our website to find further details about whether you’d be eligible for the scheme and to find the application form.
If you have any questions about the scheme please get in touch.
Researcher achievements
We're delighted to celebrate the following achievements from our research community:
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Professor Emma Hall, Methodology Lead for PACE-NODES, has been appointed Director of the Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR-CTSU). Congratulations to Professor Hall on this well-deserved appointment.
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Paul Dennington, Patient Research Partner, who many will remember from his powerful presentation at last year’s 'From Ideas to Innovation' research conference, where he shared his lived experience of advanced prostate cancer. We’re thrilled to share that Paul has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the King’s Birthday Honours for his outstanding contribution to prostate cancer fundraising and awareness. A huge congratulations and thank you to Paul for his tireless work and dedication.
These are just the exciting achievements we've heard about - if we've missed anything or you have an achievement of your own to share, please get in touch.
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