Sapna Marwaha
sapnamarwaha.bsky.social
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
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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/
August 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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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.

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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
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July 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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
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
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July 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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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

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Call for Participants in BSL - Bullying & Sexual Harassment Survey
YouTube video by EDI Caucus
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June 13, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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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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March 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Today the Royal Society will meet to discuss “Fellows’ 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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March 3, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Can confirm. Former USAID here, and I’ve been approached twice in the last 30 days.
March 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Every single philanthropic institution needs to do this rather than retracting right now.

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MacArthur Foundation to increase giving for two years in response to 'crisis'
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February 27, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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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/...
Researcher and practitioner safety and wellbeing are also ethical issues of concern
www.bmj.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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THREAD

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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February 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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🧵 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/...
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 “the cornerstone of research ethics,”2 these principl...
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February 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM