Mehwaesh
@mehwaesh.bsky.social
Work in research policy. Views are my own.
From the wooden boardwalks of Prison Island, Zanzibar
August 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
From the wooden boardwalks of Prison Island, Zanzibar
Kenya, 2014: one very literal zebra crossing.
Counting down to my next trip
Counting down to my next trip
August 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Kenya, 2014: one very literal zebra crossing.
Counting down to my next trip
Counting down to my next trip
At #Metascience2025 with colleagues from 65 countries - excited for some stimulating discussions ahead. If you see me around, don’t hesitate to say hi!
June 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
At #Metascience2025 with colleagues from 65 countries - excited for some stimulating discussions ahead. If you see me around, don’t hesitate to say hi!
Policy bingo time - here's my SR Bingo sheet. See how many you can tick off as the Chancellor speaks!
June 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Policy bingo time - here's my SR Bingo sheet. See how many you can tick off as the Chancellor speaks!
Visiting Hiroshima this morning, my 7 year old asks: What’s the difference between a monument and a memorial?
Quick Google later, we’re deep in history and asking big questions before midday.
Quick Google later, we’re deep in history and asking big questions before midday.
April 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Visiting Hiroshima this morning, my 7 year old asks: What’s the difference between a monument and a memorial?
Quick Google later, we’re deep in history and asking big questions before midday.
Quick Google later, we’re deep in history and asking big questions before midday.
Mother’s Day gifts, courtesy of the 7-year-old from the school tuck shop. A step up from last year’s back scratcher!
March 30, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Mother’s Day gifts, courtesy of the 7-year-old from the school tuck shop. A step up from last year’s back scratcher!
This excerpt from Katherine May’s newsletter resonated with me
January 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This excerpt from Katherine May’s newsletter resonated with me
This excerpt from @annehelen.bsky.social’s Culture Study newsletter captures the contradictions of showing up online.
December 15, 2024 at 8:11 PM
This excerpt from @annehelen.bsky.social’s Culture Study newsletter captures the contradictions of showing up online.
This thread reminded me of the annual very serious 'Christmas sandwich evidence gathering' we used to conduct at @acmedsci.bsky.social Rigorous methodology, expert-reviewed... by our taste buds. Here's a peek at the highly scientific rating sheet 🎄🥪 #policywonks
November 28, 2024 at 1:40 PM
This thread reminded me of the annual very serious 'Christmas sandwich evidence gathering' we used to conduct at @acmedsci.bsky.social Rigorous methodology, expert-reviewed... by our taste buds. Here's a peek at the highly scientific rating sheet 🎄🥪 #policywonks
Obligatory London snow pic
November 19, 2024 at 8:19 AM
Obligatory London snow pic
A few of us in the team have painted our nails blue to support #WorldDiabetesDay and stand with our colleague living with #T1D. 💙 #NailingDiabetes
November 14, 2024 at 5:07 PM
A few of us in the team have painted our nails blue to support #WorldDiabetesDay and stand with our colleague living with #T1D. 💙 #NailingDiabetes
Today's team day started with a tour of the Crick! Inspiring to see industry scientists and academics collaborating and hear from a clinical academic about balancing research with clinical duties. It’s been a while since I’ve worked in a lab—felt a bit nostalgic.
November 13, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Today's team day started with a tour of the Crick! Inspiring to see industry scientists and academics collaborating and hear from a clinical academic about balancing research with clinical duties. It’s been a while since I’ve worked in a lab—felt a bit nostalgic.
Half-term break in Tunisia. Visiting the great mosque of Kairouan.
October 23, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Half-term break in Tunisia. Visiting the great mosque of Kairouan.
It was my seventh trip to Mombasa last week, and this view never gets old.
August 19, 2024 at 9:34 PM
It was my seventh trip to Mombasa last week, and this view never gets old.
Love it when festival organisers take care to think of every minor detail such as having a designated quiet room for prayer/contemplation/dealing with sensory overload.
February 13, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Love it when festival organisers take care to think of every minor detail such as having a designated quiet room for prayer/contemplation/dealing with sensory overload.
Fun morning so far at the Wellcome Policy Lab festival exploring creative, cutting-edge ways to do policy. Well done @martinrsmith.bsky.social and team!
February 13, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Fun morning so far at the Wellcome Policy Lab festival exploring creative, cutting-edge ways to do policy. Well done @martinrsmith.bsky.social and team!
Back in Blighty after two amazing weeks in Vietnam.
January 6, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Back in Blighty after two amazing weeks in Vietnam.
“Research is not optional. It saves lives. We need gov to work with CRUK and other funders to ensure we continue to fund research to bring new, kinder treatments to patients.” Moving words from Dr Mei Ling (GP & cancer survivor) at the Cancer Research UK manifesto launch #LongerBetterLives
November 28, 2023 at 7:27 PM
“Research is not optional. It saves lives. We need gov to work with CRUK and other funders to ensure we continue to fund research to bring new, kinder treatments to patients.” Moving words from Dr Mei Ling (GP & cancer survivor) at the Cancer Research UK manifesto launch #LongerBetterLives
At the Science Museum this evening for the CaSE (Campaign for Science and Engineering) annual lecture. Dame Angela McLean (UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser) mentions the need for continuity. “We need a lot less strategy making and a lot more delivery.”
November 21, 2023 at 6:41 PM
At the Science Museum this evening for the CaSE (Campaign for Science and Engineering) annual lecture. Dame Angela McLean (UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser) mentions the need for continuity. “We need a lot less strategy making and a lot more delivery.”
We’re having a family progressive dinner party this evening. 3 houses, 28 people. One house for tea/appetisers, ours for dinner and then another for dessert.
November 4, 2023 at 2:04 PM
We’re having a family progressive dinner party this evening. 3 houses, 28 people. One house for tea/appetisers, ours for dinner and then another for dessert.
The fast and comfortable Afrosiyob train brought us from Bukhara to Samarkand this afternoon. Cheaper, cleaner and a lot more efficient than any intercity service back in the UK.
October 19, 2023 at 4:06 PM
The fast and comfortable Afrosiyob train brought us from Bukhara to Samarkand this afternoon. Cheaper, cleaner and a lot more efficient than any intercity service back in the UK.
Sunset over Ichan Qala, the medieval walled inner town of the city of Khiva, Uzbekistan. It was the first site in Central Asia to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
October 16, 2023 at 4:03 PM
Sunset over Ichan Qala, the medieval walled inner town of the city of Khiva, Uzbekistan. It was the first site in Central Asia to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.