Manchester Voices: A student podcast from The University of Manchester

In this episode, we speak to Professor Phil Crosbie and Professor Emma Crosbie about their research in the early detection of lung and womb cancer and their work on community screening and addressing health inequalities.

With cancer incidence rising, especially amongst the most socially and economically disadvantaged communities, the need for earlier detection interventions has never been more important. We find out how this cancer research power couple are transforming cancer patient outcomes through novel approaches to early detection.

Phil Crosbie’s research profile: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/philip.crosbie.html

Emma Crosbie’s research profile: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/emma.crosbie.html

Cancer futures: https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/stories/cancer/

Peaches trust: https://peachestrust.org/

What is cervical screening? https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cervical-screening/

Manchester lung health check: https://mft.nhs.uk/lunghealthcheck/

Macmillan Cancer support: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/

What are some quick revision wins? How do on-campus exams compare to online assessment? How can online tools help you with your studies?

Listen to our new flexible learning podcast, created with Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health students, for students.

Third-years Zunaira (pharmacy) and Atharva (biotechnology) speak to Sally, Deputy Head of Student Operations in Health Sciences and Paul, Associate Dean for Flexible and Blended Learning. They share revision tips, advice to avoid procrastinating and their post-exam plans.

Listen to the whole podcast or skip through to the questions that interest you:

• 00:00 – introductions
• 01:15 – what exams do you have coming up?
• 06:30 – revision top tips
• 11:45 – online exams
• 22:20 – on campus exams
• 25:50 – celebrations and wrap-up

Alternatively, you can download a transcript (pdf).

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the landscape of cancer research and patient care. There is an increasing need for investment and training in oncology to combat and overcome some of the delays and challenges exacerbated by coronavirus. Hear first-hand how academics are addressing the challenges caused by the global pandemic in our interactive panel discussion.

Over the course of the podcast, our panel of world-leading oncology specialists share their experiences of the hot topics and biggest challenges in their oncology specialisms.

Find out more about why it has never been a better time to learn about oncology, and what it is about Manchester that makes it a globally recognised institution in cancer research and patient care.

Speakers:

• Dr Suzanne Johnson Course Director: Transformative Oncology, The University of Manchester
• Mr Bilal Alkhaffaf PhD, FRCS Consultant Oesophago-Gastric & Bariatric Surgeon, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer, The University of Manchester
• Professor Keith Brennan Professor of Developmental Signalling, The University of Manchester
• Dr Marianne Aznar Senior Lecturer in Adaptive Radiotherapy, The University of Manchester

Further information about the master's in Transformative Oncology at The University of Manchester can be found here.

Featuring:

• Christina Taylor - The University of Manchester Alumni, Founder of Aim Sky High and The Purpose Agency
• Dr Adam Frost - Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Education - The University of Manchester
• Jonathan Styles - Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Education - The University of Manchester

 Join this esteemed panel as they discuss entrepreneurship education and whether it can aid social mobility and level-up the playing field.

Further information about the Postgraduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship at The University of Manchester can be found here.

Theatre artists in war zones around the world suffer from a sense of disconnection. Research at The University of Manchester is mobilising, empowering and connecting people living in some of the world’s toughest and most troubled environments.

Globally, the significant role of women in global value chains is under-recognised. Hear Professor Stephanie Barrientos discuss how her work has been helping companies realise and implement gender-equitable strategies to benefit their female workforce.   

https://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/impact/sdgs/equality/global-value-chains-sdg-5/