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Sapna Marwaha

@sapnamarwaha.bsky.social

Founder @ Formation Consultancy | Development Board Member @EDIS | Trustee @ResearchDataScotland | Co-Chair of R&D Steering Group @ NHS Blood and Transplant

212 Followers  |  850 Following  |  2 Posts  |  Joined: 19.11.2024  |  1.6315

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We are delighted to welcome @sapnamarwaha.bsky.social as the new Independent Chair of our Membership Committee! We look forward to working with you, Sapna.

Sapna joins at an exciting time as we are currently looking to appoint up to 5 new Council members. www.nuffieldbioethics.org/work-with-us/

21.08.2025 08:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Better research is not a luxury, but it needs a collective effort - Research Professional News Collaboration can save efforts on research culture and security from budget pressures, says Sapna Marwaha

Better research is not a luxury, but it needs a collective effort.

Collaboration can save efforts on research culture and security from budget pressures, says Sapna Marwaha.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

24.07.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Better research is not a luxury, but it needs a collective effort - Research Professional News Collaboration can save efforts on research culture and security from budget pressures, says Sapna Marwaha

A new piece from me in #ResearchFortnight this week. Research security, integrity and culture have more in common than we might realise. Common challenges require collective action. share.google/sv569dmxlF7o...
#Research #Innovation #Collaboration

25.07.2025 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Call for Participants in BSL - Bullying & Sexual Harassment Survey
YouTube video by EDI Caucus Call for Participants in BSL - Bullying & Sexual Harassment Survey

Do you work in the UK's research & innovation sector? Have you experienced or witnessed bullying and/or sexual harassment? Take our survey to share your experiences: go.hw.ac.uk/EDICa/Bullyi...

#BSL interpretation below by @jeminanapier.bsky.social. #BritishSignLanguage

youtu.be/0HjJoGviic8

13.06.2025 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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KLAXON 🚨: Indie SAGE has come out of retirement to release a new short report standing up for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the sciences!

DEI is not just the right thing to do, it *improves* the quality of the science. Please read and share.

independentsage.org/wp-content/u...

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17.03.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1077    πŸ” 503    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 24

From Friday 5pm to Monday 9am? That's a bit bleak.

07.03.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today the Royal Society will meet to discuss β€œFellows’ behaviour”. Without doubt the fellow they will primarily be discussing is Elon Musk.
The behaviour may range from his public dissemination of unfounded conspiracy theories to his attacks on the science
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03.03.2025 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 693    πŸ” 241    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 53

Can confirm. Former USAID here, and I’ve been approached twice in the last 30 days.

01.03.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 13482    πŸ” 4790    πŸ’¬ 337    πŸ“Œ 237
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MacArthur Foundation to increase giving for two years in response to 'crisis' The John D

Every single philanthropic institution needs to do this rather than retracting right now.

abcnews-go-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/abcnews....

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Professor Sir Ian Chapman appointed next CEO of UK Research and Innovation with renewed focus on economic growth Sir Ian will lead the team at UKRI in backing thousands of researchers and innovators in developing solutions which improve people’s lives and help grow the economy

www.gov.uk/government/n...

#UKRI @ukri.org #research #innovation

25.02.2025 05:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Researcher and practitioner safety and wellbeing are also ethical issues of concern

What are the risks and dangers for staff following the Executive Orders freezing aid and gutting health and science organisations and institutions?

www.bmj.com/content/388/...

18.02.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sunrise over the Tyrol alps

It will be alright in the end. And if it's not alright, it is not yet the end. 

#AcademicSky #ClimateSky #Altmetrics

Sunrise over the Tyrol alps It will be alright in the end. And if it's not alright, it is not yet the end. #AcademicSky #ClimateSky #Altmetrics

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Things that didn't make the news that will likely change our lives for the better

The news is not an accurate reflection of the world.

Good news doesn't get reported as much.

Here are the wonderful things researchers have achieved recently.
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16.02.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 186    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 14
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Abandoning research participants is an unconscionable betrayal In 1964, the Declaration of Helsinki created a set of universal ethical principles to protect human participants in health research.1 Described as β€œthe cornerstone of research ethics,”2 these principl...

🧡 Trump’s USAID funding freeze abruptly halted critical global health research, abandoning participants mid-trial. A gross ethical violation. @bachynski.bsky.social & I explain what happened and why it matters @bmj.com . ⬇️
www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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