Worldwide, over 30,000 children each year are diagnosed with cancer of the brain and central nervous system.  In the UK, brain tumours are the largest cause of children's cancer deaths, yet only 2% of cancer research funding has been focussed on this area. Real progress is being made in diagnosing earlier and improving survival rates but there is so much more that our leading edge researchers want to do.  

Follow the team's journey on Twitter @UoNLifeCycle and on the Vice-Chancellor's blog: 

http://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/lifecycle/