We are delighted to have received a £2,500 gift from The Patron’s Fund, a charitable fund set up to acknowledge and support the work of charitable organisations across the UK and the Commonwealth for which Her Majesty The Queen acts as a Patron.
In the run up to World Cancer Day, honour a loved one and support our campaign by simply wearing something white and donating £3. Share your #WearingWhite photos and text YOUREIT to 7066 to donate £3.
We are delighted to welcome in 2017 with the news that we are now over half way through the build of the UK’s first Centre for Cancer Immunology! To thank you for your support and to celebrate the campaign’s success so far, we invite you to watch our new video, with exclusive sneak peaks inside the Centre.
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.
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 Ottensmeier’s tribute to George‚Äôs pioneering career and the future of cancer immunology at Southampton.
The University of Southampton‚Äôs Centre of Cancer Immunology has reached the final formation of the concrete frame at a special topping out ceremony. The University’s 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‚Äôs 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.
Some of the world‚Äôs leading cancer scientists and clinicians will come together this week (w/c 12 September) at the Progress in Vaccination Against Cancer (PIVAC) conference in Winchester. The event will be chaired by the University’s Professor Christian Ottensmeier and include presentations on many aspects of tumour immunology.
On Thursday 30 June, University scientists, patients and senior members of staff from both the University and Southampton General Hospital, where the building is being built, came together to bury the time capsule. They were joined by ex-Saints centre forward Matt Le Tissier. See more photos from the event and read full story.