"In February, Sheffield Hallam University, home to the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice (HKC), a leading research institution focused on human rights, ordered one of its best-known professors, Laura Murphy, to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China."

Academic freedom is threatened by institutional conflicts of interest. Her research has been reinstated after she said she would take legal action.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/nov/03/uk-university-halted-human-rights-research-after-pressure-from-china

[Edit: more background on the topic https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025-05-29/chinas-economy-runs-on-uyghur-forced-labour]

#AcademicFreedom #SheffieldHallam #UKresearch #ConflictsOfInterest #UKuniversities #HumanRights #ForcedLabour #Uighurs #Xinjiang #LauraMurphy #UKChinaRelations

The UK will host #IPBES12 in Manchester from 3-8 February 2026.

This will be an opportunity for @‌IPBES members to discuss approval of the #BizBiodiversity Assessment, and an ambitious parallel programme will showcase UK initiatives in business innovation, science and nature.

#UKResearch

In light of the exciting news that #IPBES12 will be hosted in Manchester in 2026, the UK’s Special Representative for Nature explains its importance.

“It’s a chance to demonstrate how we can turn knowledge into action – and action into investment.” - Ruth Davis

#BizBiodiversity #TurningScienceIntoAction #Defra #UKResearch

Is there space for critical pedagogy in UK TEL research?
Most funding seems to reward scale, tech, and policy alignment --- not deep pedagogical critique.
What's your experience? Are we missing vital conversations?

https://elearning.home.nomagic.uk/0011_why_critical_pedagogy_and_tel_are_not_research_priorities_in_the_uk.html

#DigitalEducation #TEL #CriticalPedagogy #UKResearch

Did you know UKRIO can provide bespoke training to meet your needs?

Click here for more information https://zurl.co/xby8

#Training #UKResearch #Education #Misconduct #ResearchEthics

Great news for aspiring scientists like myself who wish to advance their careers as researchers. The United Kingdom has officially joined the Horizon and Copernicus programs. This benefits society as a whole.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/landmark-moment-for-scientists-researchers-and-businesses-as-uk-association-to-80-billion-horizon-research-programme-officially-sealed

Science is life, and life is science.

#ScienceNews #UKResearch #HorizonEurope #CopernicusProgramme 🌍🔬🚀

Eleven factors used
More dementia predicted soon
Accuracy rate high

#dementia #screeningtool #ukresearch #haiku #poetry

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/screening-tool-uses-11-risk-factors-to-predict-dementia-with-up-to-80-accuracy

📢🏆We're thrilled that Leverhulme Trust has granted a visiting #Professorship to LSHTM on behalf of IMMANA grantee Prof SeraYoung from Northwestern University.

This prestigious grant will boost #UKresearch w/ Sera’s expertise in #waterinsecurity.

Read➡️ https://www.anh-academy.org/community/news/leverhume-trust-grant-to-enhance-research-and-academic-activity-on-water-insecurity

Some brief reflections on the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee report, and the role that research infrastructure can play in changing practice around research integrity and reproducibility :

https://www.digital-science.com/tldr/article/reproducibility-and-research-integrity-top-uk-research-agenda/:

#ResearchIntegrity #Reproducibility #SelectCommittee #UKResearch #OpenScience