About us

CRUK RadNet Glasgow supports both scientists and clinicians to undertake radiation related research and will build a translational research pipeline by integrating radiation biology into existing projects.

Led by Professor Anthony Chalmers, CRUK RadNet Glasgow was established in November 2019 to create a platform for innovative radiation research in Glasgow.

Our aim is to optimise radiotherapy to increase cure rates in patients with five cancers of unmet need:

  • glioblastoma
  • head and neck
  • lung and mesothelioma
  • pancreas
  • rectum

Our key scientific themes are DNA damage response, cell death and resistance, metabolomics and invasion.

The CRUK RadNet Glasgow Centre complements existing cancer research infrastructure in Glasgow to accelerate translation of laboratory findings into clinical trials.

We are working in partnership with the wider CRUK RadNet Centre network in the UK to fully realise our ambition of improving radiation treatments and research for patients.

Our aims

CRUK RadNet Glasgow supports both scientists and clinicians to undertake radiation related research.

We aspire to build on and increase the radiation research expertise in Glasgow and to train the radiation researchers of the future. We will support and facilitate scientists to integrate radiation questions into their research. We will continue to champion our Radiographer-led research programme and will create an influential cohort of clinical researchers who will continue the mission to improve radiotherapy treatment to benefit our patients. 

We will obtain funding for new projects and facilitating preliminary data collection to support new applications.

The tumour sites and scientific themes cut across four work packages: Discovery Science; Preclinical Models; Imaging and Biomarkers; Clinical Radiotherapy Research.

Our objectives promote development in key areas to ensure that our programme has long lasting and measurable effects on the radiation research landscape in Glasgow and across Scotland:

  1. Create a platform for radiation research in Glasgow
  2. Build a translational research pipeline
  3. Facilitate development and integration of innovative research
  4. Train the radiation researchers of the future

Key resources and infrastructure

We are growing our community of radiation researchers in Glasgow and increasing our links across Scotland and the RadNet UK network.

To support innovative research, we provide experienced researcher support for new collaborations, to run key theme focus groups or make external grant applications. We also provide access to preclinical and clinical radiation research equipment and technical expertise at subsidised cost.

Researchers in Glasgow are eligible to apply for internal development awards to fund higher risk research ideas and new local collaborations via pump priming projects and development of novel preclinical models for radiation related research. 

We are committed to prioritising and championing the career development of our early career radiation researchers.

In establishing a radiotherapy-experienced PPI group to review and input to applications and ongoing projects we are ensuring our research is consistent with patient priorities.

radnet at centre of large network of collaborators

CRUK RadNet network activities

RadNet Glasgow collaborates with other RadNet Centres to run Working Groups and apply for funding for projects.

Our RadNet Glasgow members are part of the CRUK RadNet Working Groups as either representatives, co-leads or Chairperson.

The Working Groups are:

  • Radiotherapy-Drug Combinations 
  • Molecular Imaging and Radiotherapy
  • Emerging Radiotherapy Technologies
  • Radiotherapy Immunology
  • AI and Computational Modelling

We have championed some of our Early Career Researchers to become subgroup leaders or co-leads across all of the Working Groups and develop their own networks across the UK.

Further information

Please contact our Programme Manager: Anna Morris anna.morris@glasgow.ac.uk