Cancer Symposium

We are delighted to invite you to the bi-annual UCD Cancer Research Symposium, organised by the UCD Cancer Trials Cluster and the All-Island Cancer Research Institute (AICRI). Additional support is acknowledged from the UCD School of Medicine and UCD Research.

It will be held at The Catherine McAuley Education and Research Centre, D07 A8NN Dublin.

The UCD Cancer Research Symposium is a significant educational and networking event specifically tailored for clinical and research staff from UCD, the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and St Vincent's Hospital.

The aim is to provide an overview of key cancer research activities, foster collaboration, and identify areas of critical mass and opportunity. During the symposium, participants will have the opportunity to attend expert talks on various important topics, including:

• Research activity updates from UCD, St Vincent’s Hospital, and the Mater Hospital.
• Highlights from successful collaborative research bridging the academic and clinical domains.
• Developing research partnerships and closing the academic-clinical gap.
• Real-life examples showcasing clinical-academic cancer research partnerships in action.

The full event programme can be downloaded here: https://www.ucd.ie/cancertrials/newsevents/allnewsevents/2023/ucdcancerresearchsymposium-mmuh2023/

Your input: To facilitate collaboration, we are gathering research updates, milestones, and opportunities for collaboration from across UCD and its clinical sites. These updates will be included in our symposium programme and inform the oral site presentations. Please complete this form to submit an update: Click Here. (Submission Closed)

Abstract Submission: We are now accepting submissions for poster presentations at the symposium. Presentations may be in any area relevant to cancer research, including research posters, service evaluations, project overviews, etc. If you would like to present a poster, please complete this form: Click Here. Please note the deadline for the abstract submission is 11th of September (Submission Closed)

The final event schedule will be shared in due course. Please note that this symposium is exclusively intended for staff, clinicians, and researchers UCD and its clinical affiliates.

If you have any questions, please contact cancersymposium@ucd.ie