PROGRESS is being made in tackling brain cancer, according to researchers from the University of Nottingham.

A team from the Children's Brain Tumour Research Centre, led by Professor Richard Grundy and Professor David Walker, have impressed at a major conference in Chicago.

The disease, which has the highest fatality rate of all childhood cancers, affects 450 children each year in the UK.

The research was funded by the Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust, which teamed up with the University two years ago and has made a major investment in research at the centre.

Professor Richard Grundy said: "I am pleased the centre is receiving the recognition it deserves from an international audience.

"I am grateful for the support we have received from the Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust."

The trust is the biggest brain tumour charity in the UK, and spends around £1m per year on research in the area.

Neil Dickson, chairman of the Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust, said: "Thanks to the first-class research undertaken by the dedicated team at the University of Nottingham, the UK is now the second most active research centre in the world for childhood brain tumours.

"It's something we should all be very proud of."