Sir Paul Nurse, Director General of Imperial Cancer Research Fund, also expressed his great sadness.

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Sir Paul Nurse, director general of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund welcomed the recognition that greater funding was needed for research.

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Sir Paul Nurse, chief executive of Cancer Research UK, hailed the findings.

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President of the Royal Society, Paul Nurse, said that the new investment "will hopefully help ensure that our world-leading scientists have world-leading facilities with which to work".

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Sir Adam Roberts, president of the British Academy, and Sir Paul Nurse, president of the Royal Society said the film raised "serious issues" about the credibility and security of UK academics working overseas in highly-sensitive circumstances.

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Sir Paul Nurse - director general of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Professor Gordon McVie - director general of the Cancer Research Campaign and Dr John Seffrin, president elect of the International Union Against Cancer, said action needed to be taken now to ensure all patients get the drugs they need wherever they live.

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