EDINBURGH University is one of a number of institutions to benefit from two cancer research grants totalling nearly £5 million.
The university will receive cash from the National Cancer Research Institute to carry out research into cancer care.
The university is part of the Complex Interventions: Assessment, Trials and Implementation of Services group (Compass), which will use the grant to research supportive and palliative care for cancer sufferers.
Professor Michael Sharpe said: “Even before receiving funding, preparatory work to establish the Compass collaborative has made us think differently about how we work with colleagues in other institutions. Instead of just competing for resources, we are now also sharing them.”
Professor Mike Richards, National Cancer director for England, said: “Funding in this way has never before been available in supportive and palliative care. It will give these groups the opportunity to work together to make a real difference to the lives of people affected by cancer.”
