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The Ulster Cancer Foundation has, since its establishment thirty years ago, funded local cancer research activity, in Northern Ireland. Expenditure within the charity, has traditionally given equal support to cancer research and UCF Community Services activities.
The UCF has spent approximately ?10 million on cancer research activities since we initiated the Department of Oncology in 1974. In more recent years we contributed significant funds to research in the University of Ulster and the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry.
The UCF's policy to-day is to support and fund focused programmes of cancer research activity in:
The Ulster Cancer Foundation also sponsors the following:
- Annual lecture to the Ulster Medical Society
- Annual Lecture to the University of Ulster
- Annual Michael Wood Lecture (N.Ireland Cancer Registry)
- Annual N. Ireland Cancer Research Workshop (joint QUB & UofU)
Since our funds are directed into well defined and clear priority areas, no further applications for research grants are invited from the cancer research community at large.
The Ulster Cancer Foundation believes it is imperative that UCF funded research programmes are developed to the highest international standards and to ensure this, outside peer review should be carried out by those individuals directing the research. The findings of reviews are presented to the UCF's Research / Clinical Services Advisory Panel annually.
The UCF supports collaborative development of cancer research and encourages both international and local links with other cancer research organisations, scientists, clinicians, etc.
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