Research and innovation news

A pioneering cancer research project launched in memory of singer Sarah Harding has recruited its first participant.

Manchester researchers have been awarded over £1 million by NHS England to explore an innovative test for liver cancer, which will help patients access earlier care and potentially save lives.

Congratulations to Senior Clinical Research Nurse, Margretha Amegadzie, who has successfully completed the Windrush Nurses and Midwives Leadership Programme.

Pioneering research has shown dramatic results for treating children with high-risk leukaemia (a type of blood cancer), who previously had no hope of recovery after all other treatment options failed.

On #Red4Research Day, Diana Cherian, Senior Clinical Research Nurse in the Vaccine Team at the MRI, shares her long held passion for research and why her new role means so much to her.

University of Manchester Chancellor Nazir Afzal OBE has become the 1,000th person in Greater Manchester to take part in a huge research project.

In her blog, Emily Weaver-Holding, Senior Clinical Trials Coordinator, Trauma and Emergency Care at Manchester Royal Infirmary, celebrates Pride Month.

For International Clinical Trials Day, Salah Hassan, talks about living with arthritis; explains why participating in the TAPER study is important to him and encourages others to be part of research.