Our campaign has moved a big step forward thanks to a major gift. The £1.35 million donation from alumnus James Vernon and his wife Mindy, means the University has entered the final phase of the campaign to raise the target of £25 million.
We are delighted to welcome in 2017 with the news that we are now over half way through the build of the UKs first Centre for Cancer Immunology! To thank you for your support and to celebrate the campaigns success so far, we invite you to watch our new video, with exclusive sneak peaks inside the Centre.
Researchers in Southampton and Malaysia are set to launch a pioneering study that could lead to the development of a vaccine to prevent head and neck cancer.
Obinutuzumab, a drug developed from the results of cancer immunology research at the University of Southampton, has been shown to reduce the risk of follicular lymphoma progression by an amazing 34%. Results were presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) congress.
Researchers at the University of Southampton have shed new light on why and how a new class of drug is effective at fighting off leukaemia. A new study, led by the Universitys Professor Mark Cragg, will help pave the way for better patient drug treatments.
Last week, we were delighted to welcome some of our largest donors to an exclusive hard hat tour of the new Centre. Welcomed by Professor Tim Elliott, Director for the new Centre, our donors were guided round our life-changing building, whose outer is now standing tall at Southampton General Hospital. Take a look at some of our inside photos and see how things are starting to take shape.
Professor George Stevenson, one of the founders of cancer immunology, was awarded an honorary degree by the University in July. Read Professor Christian Ottensmeiers tribute to George’s pioneering career and the future of cancer immunology at Southampton.
The University of Southampton’s Centre of Cancer Immunology has reached the final formation of the concrete frame at a special topping out ceremony. The Universitys Professor Tim Elliott marked the development milestone with representatives from University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust and Southampton City Council, with the event hosted by contractor and developer Kier Construction Southern.
Sign up today to watch live the University’s fourth lecture in its Health and Healthcare series, taking place today, Wednesday 5 October, in London from 17:15. The event will focus on our pioneering research both in cancer immunology and patient aftercare. Hear from our very own Professor Peter Johnson and one of our success story clinical trial patients, Charlotte Moss.
Ahead of the cancer immunology talk at Les Cotils (taking place 21 September), Jersey Press talked to Southampton consultant oncologist Dr Andy Davies and Professor Tim Elliott about the new Centre for Cancer Immunology and what it will mean for the future of cancer treatment.