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£1.25m boost takes Newcastle cancer trials institute beyond £28m raised

A Wolfson Foundation grant has moved the planned Sir Bobby Robson Institute closer to completion, with construction under way on the specialist cancer clinical trials centre.

By THE TEA · 31 August 2026

£1.25m boost takes Newcastle cancer trials institute beyond £28m raised Image: Newcastle Hospitals CharityOriginal source

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A £1.25 million has pushed fundraising for Newcastle's planned Sir Bobby Robson Institute beyond £28 million.

The £30 million purpose-built cancer trials centre is being developed at the Freeman Hospital by Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle University.

It will bring together teams delivering early and later-phase cancer trials, creating a dedicated centre intended to expand and patient access to new .

Construction is already under way. The latest Wolfson Foundation grant, made via Newcastle University, brings the fundraising campaign significantly closer to its target.