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About CRUK Scotland Institute

Find out what we do, how we do it and why we do what we do.

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History

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Organisation Governance

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Scientific Advisory Board

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Sources of Funding

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Life in Glasgow

Find out about living and working in Glasgow and Scotland.

Our Research

Explore the science at CRUK Scotland Institute. Our research groups, the people who lead them, and how we work.

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Research Groups

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Vision and Strategy

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Research Integrity

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Grant Support

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Sustainability

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Use of Animals

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Annual Reports

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AI and Computational Biology

Advanced Technologies

State-of-the-art facilities and specialist expertise supporting research across the Institute.

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Technologies overview

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Beatson Advanced Imaging Resource

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Translational Molecular Imaging

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Flow Cytometry

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Mass Spectrometry

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Molecular Technology

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Deep Phenotyping

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Histology Service

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Transgenic Models of Cancer

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Transgenic Technology

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Data Science and Data Management

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Bioinformatics and Data Science

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Translational Research Collaborations Unit

Operations

The teams and services that keep the Institute running and support our research.

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Finance

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Information Services

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People and Culture

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Research Management

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Support Operations

Partners

The networks and organisations we work with to accelerate cancer research.

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Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre

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CRC Stars

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MRC National Mouse Genetics Network

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CRUK SI-UoG-Indonesia PhD Programme

Careers & Study

Jobs, studentships and opportunities for students at every stage at our world-renowned cancer research institute.

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Careers & Study Overview

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Current Vacancies

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Studentships

PhD opportunities at the Institute
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Studentship Vacancies

Open studentships to apply for
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CRUK SI-UoG-Indonesia PhD Programme

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John Paul Career Award

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Internships

For undergraduate and masters students
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High School Students

Events

The Institute hosts a range of seminars and meetings bringing international cancer researchers to Glasgow.

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All Events

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Glasgow Cancer Seminar Series

John Paul Career Award

All third year PhD students at the Scotland Institute are eligible for this Award, named after Dr John Paul, the founding Director of the Scotland Institute (formerly known as the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research). Candidates prepare a progress report on their work and present a seminar to staff and other students.

Recent Past Recipients

Jade Phillips 2025

Intestinal Tissue Mechanics Regulate Angiogenesis and ISC Proliferation via Vascular Piezo

Bianca Blochl 2024

Exploring the interplay of non-genetic mechanisms and oncogene-induced transformation

Jasmine Peters 2024

Tumour cell Rab27a controls the production of immunomodulatory extracellular vesicles which enable T cell infiltration

Amy Shergold 2023

cDC recruitment to the tumour microenvironment – A novel screen determining the heterogeneous chemokine signals driving preDC migration

Michalis Gounis 2022

Investigating the relationship between cell metabolism and exosome release in metastatic breast cancer

Christos Kiourtis 2020

The role of senescence in acute liver injury

Valentin Barthet 2019

Decoding the tumour suppressive role of autophagy in liver cancer

Yasmin El Maghloob 2018

Trafficking of signalling proteins to the immune synapse

Jiska van der Reest 2017

Proteome-wide analysis of cysteine oxidation reveals metabolic sensitivity to redox stress

Christin Bauer 2016

Bursicon/dLGR2 signaling: Enteroendocrine control of systemic metabolism

Emma Woodham 2015

Cdc42: A novel player in melanoblast migration and proliferation during mouse embryogenesis

Cassie Clarke 2014

RNA polymerase III promotes ECM remodeling and cell migration through increased expression of its product tRNAiMet

Barbara Chaneton 2013

The regulation of glycolysis by serine in cancer cells

Andrew Davidson 2012

Role of WASP family proteins