Rethinking Cancer | UCL Cancer Domain Symposium

Rethinking Cancer | UCL Cancer Domain Symposium

Monday 13 May 2019

UCL Institute of Education

Registration for the inaugural UCL Cancer Domain Symposium is open.

Cancer remains one of the major causes of morbidity and premature death worldwide; one in two people in the UK born after 1960 will be diagnosed with some form of cancer during their lifetime. UCL has a proud track record in addressing the societal, technical, and health challenges of cancer and in exploring its underling biology.

This symposium, organised by the UCL Cancer Domain, invites our broad community to assemble for the first time at scale to consider challenges and opportunities in cancer research, prevention and treatment, from biological, clinical, technical, economic and societal perspectives. The event showcases our distinctive multidisciplinary expertise and features interactive discussion sessions with our speakers and panels. Talks are scheduled on the following themes:

• Cancer evolution: can we beat Nature?
• Cancer detection: the earlier the better?
• The cancer treatment revolution and how we afford it

We are delighted to announce that Professor Charles Swanton (UCL Cancer Institute and Francis Crick Institute) and Professor Mariana Mazzucato (UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose) will deliver the keynote lectures at this event.

Join the conversation by tweeting us @UCL_SLMS using the hashtag #UCLCancerDomain

Event programme:

9.00am - Registration

9.30am-5.35pm - Talks and sessions

5.35-6.30pm - Drinks reception

Full programme (with talk titles) available here

Sponsors

We are immensely grateful for the support of all our sponsors:

If you wish to sponsor this event and exhibit at the trade exhibition, please contact Maya Sapir for more information about sponsorship opportunities available.

Important points to note:

Attendees

This meeting is open to those who have an interest in any aspect of Cancer and cancer research. Including UCL researchers (BSc/MSc students, PhD students, postdocs, research associates and Principal Investigators) working on any aspect of cancer within UCL. As well as members of UCL's partner organisations, NHS Trusts or other academic organisations. To confirm authenticity of your registration, please use your UCL or affiliated (e.g. NHS, university or professional) email address when registering (i.e. do not use gmail, hotmail etc.)

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Access

We want to make this event as inclusive as possible.

• Access to the UCL Institute of Education and all the event space (on Level One) we will be using within it are step-free, with enough room to manouevre wheel chairs and mobility aids
• The main lecture theatre (the Logan Hall) has a hearing assistance system
• There are nearby accessible toilets
• We can provide for a range of dietary requirements

Please let us know when registering if you have any access or dietary requirements so we can try to make reasonable adjustments. Alternatively you can email Maya Sapir or call 0207 649 8009.

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Photography

There will be photographs taken during the symposium. In registering for this symposium you are agreeing that your image may be used in future UCL promotional material.

CPD

This is not an accredited Continuing Professional Development (CPD) event but the learning hours can be logged as part of your CPD record. A certificate of attendance is available to all attendees via UCL Life Learning for the purpose of recording learning hours. Please contact Maya Sapir after the Symposium if you would like a certificate.

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Contact

If you have any questions about the event please contact Maya Sapir.