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New release - The Junior Oncologist, Dec 2025
We are excited to announce the release of the second edition of BONUS' newsletter - The Junior Oncologist. On behalf of BONUS, we wish our members an amazing start to 2026! Click below to read the newsletter.
Dec 31, 20251 min read


My experiences with the RCR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Written by Ineesh Kundu (5th year medical student) I am Ineesh Kundu, currently a final year medical student at the University of Manchester. I am the President of the Preston Oncology Society. Over the summer I was a recipient of the SURF - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. I have been asked by BONUS to write about my own personal experience from undertaking this project. Â What is SURF and how do you apply? SURF is a funding award by the Royal College of Radiologist
Jan 158 min read


My Path Through the MB-PhD Programme (Cancer Sciences)
Written by David Withey, 5th year medical student (BONUS Manchester rep) Hi everyone, my name is David, and in this blog I’ll be taking you through my journey on the MB-PhD programme run by the University of Manchester in collaboration with Cancer Research UK. In a nutshell, the MB-PhD is an extended intercalation programme - typically carried out between a student’s third and fourth year of medical school - which gives medical students the opportunity to complete a fully fun
Jan 67 min read


My Neuro-oncology Elective at The Walton Centre, Liverpool – Summer 2024
Written by Sherin Mubarak, 4th year medical student. My name is Sherin Mubarak , and I am currently a 4th year medical student with a keen interest in neurosurgery, particularly neurosurgical oncology. I hoped to use my short summer break in 2024 to explore neurosurgery in greater depth, making it especially important to find the right elective. The Walton Centre in Liverpool, one of the UK’s leading specialist neuroscience hospitals, stood out immediately. Its reputation, b
Dec 2, 20254 min read


A Summer with LACOG: Addressing Cancer Inequalities
Written by Jack Atherton, FY1 doctor. As a third-year medical student, I first came across LACOG - Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group while reading a Nature article on the global crisis in access to oncology drugs. The piece, written by LACOG’s founder Dr Carlos Barrios, highlighted the stark inequalities faced by patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where rising costs, fragmented health systems, and regulatory hurdles limit access to many of the most
Oct 31, 20252 min read


ESMO: Medical Oncology course for medical students - Valencia, Spain
Written by Wafia Sadik, 5th year medical student I am Wafia Sadik. I am entering the fifth year of my medical degree at the University of...
Oct 7, 20253 min read


Elective in Oncology: Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre, Malta
Written by Sarah Lewis, 5th year medical student Over the last 4 years at medical school, I have completed placements both within and...
Oct 7, 20257 min read


BONUS University representatives - recruiting now!
We are excited to announce that we are opening applications for medical students to join the BONUS committee as a university...
Oct 7, 20251 min read


National Oncology Mentorship Scheme 2025-26 - Apply now!
The National Oncology Mentorship Scheme is an annual programme organised by British Oncology Network for Undergraduate Societies (BONUS)....
Sep 4, 20251 min read


Winner: BONUS Essay Competition 2025
We are really excited to announce the winners for BONUS Essay Competition this year. Thanks to all medical students and junior doctors...
Apr 15, 20259 min read


Northwest Undergraduate Oncology Conference (NUOC NW 2025)
To all student members of the BONUS community; we are thrilled to invite you, to the very first National Undergraduate Oncology...
Mar 18, 20251 min read


BONUS International Conference 2025: "Do No Harm: Ethics in Oncology"
We are excited to announce the BONUS International Conference 2025 , themed "Do No Harm: Ethics in Oncology."  This event will take place...
Feb 27, 20252 min read


BONUS Oncology Revision Day 2025
We are thrilled to announce our BONUS Oncology Revision Day 2025 which will take place on Saturday, 15th February 2025 from 9:45 AM to 5...
Feb 10, 20251 min read


BONUS Essay Competition 2025
We are thrilled to announce our third BONUS Essay Competition! This is an excellent opportunity to explore your interest in oncology in...
Dec 24, 20241 min read


National Oncology Mentorship Scheme 2024/2025
The National Oncology Mentorship Scheme is an annual programme organised by British Oncology Network for Undergraduate Societies (BONUS)....
Jul 17, 20241 min read


Winner: BONUS Essay Competition 2024
We are really excited to announce the winners for BONUS Essay Competition this year. Thanks to all medical students and junior doctors...
Mar 25, 202411 min read


Online Oncology Careers Events to Attract the Future Oncology Medical Workforce: An Exemplar Event and Review of the Literature
We are really proud of our BONUS Core Committees, who just published an article in Clinical Oncology related to Online Oncology Careers...
Jan 25, 20242 min read


BONUS Conference 2024 : Global Oncology
We are pleased to present our upcoming international conference Global Oncology taking place on 9th March 2024. Join us to hear from...
Dec 17, 20232 min read


BONUS Essay Competition 2024
We are thrilled to announce our second BONUS Essay Competition! This is an excellent opportunity to explore your interest in oncology in...
Dec 17, 20231 min read


Geriatric Oncology as an Unmet Workforce Training Need in the United Kingdom-A Narrative Review by BONUS and SIOG UK
We are really proud of our BONUS Core Committees, who just published an article in Cancers together with the International Society of...
Sep 27, 20232 min read


National Oncology Mentorship Scheme 2023/2024
The National Oncology Mentorship Scheme is an annual programme organised by British Oncology Network for Undergraduate Societies (BONUS)....
Jul 5, 20231 min read


Winner: National Essay Competition 2023
We are really excited to announce the winner for the National Essay Competition this year. Thanks to all medical students and junior...
Apr 18, 20238 min read


NOTCH and BONUS as Vehicles for Early and Sustained Leadership Training
We are really proud of our BONUS co-presidents, Taylor Fulton-Ward and Emma Khoury, who just published another article in Clinical...
Jan 23, 20231 min read


BONUS Conference 2023 : Precision in Oncology
We are pleased to present our upcoming international conference Precision in Oncology taking place on 4th February 2023, World Cancer...
Jan 17, 20232 min read


Mind The Bleep X BONUS
We are delighted to announce our new collaboration with Mind The Bleep! Mind The Bleep is a free medical education platform for junior...
Jan 10, 20231 min read


BONUS Official
We're so excited to announce our brand new app BONUS Official for iOS and Android. For the very first time, we have launched our BONUS...
Jan 6, 20231 min read


International Conference 2023
We are excited to invite everyone to our BONUS International Conference 2023 in the theme of Precision in Oncology on 4th February 2023....
Dec 11, 20222 min read


National Essay Competition 2023
We are excited to announce that BONUS will be running a national essay competition this year! This is an excellent opportunity to explore...
Nov 1, 20221 min read


Webinar Series is Now Back !
The webinar series is a national teaching scheme covering knowledge around main tumour sites including different presentations, relevant...
Oct 10, 20221 min read


National Surgical Skills Teaching Scheme
The National Surgical Skills Teaching Scheme is our new programme in collaboration with the British Association of Surgical Oncology...
Sep 16, 20222 min read


National Oncology Mentorship Scheme 2022/2023
The National Oncology Mentorship Scheme is an annual programme organised by British Oncology Network for Undergraduate Societies (BONUS)....
Jul 23, 20221 min read


BONUS: The National Oncology Network for Students and Junior Doctors
We are really proud to present another article of ours published in Clinical Oncology. This outlines not only who we are but also what we...
Jul 7, 202210 min read


Medical Student Perspectives on Undergraduate Oncology Education in the UK
We are proud to present our very first article published in Clinical Oncology. We would like to thank the students and doctors who kindly...
May 18, 20222 min read
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