Sarah Whalley
@drsarahwhalley.bsky.social
🌱 Interdisciplinary Research Development Manager at Queen's University Belfast
📫 Posts: research development & strategy, plus reading, exploring & running
📚 PhD in English Lit. Read a lot & collect all things Virginia Woolf
All views my own (she/ her)
📫 Posts: research development & strategy, plus reading, exploring & running
📚 PhD in English Lit. Read a lot & collect all things Virginia Woolf
All views my own (she/ her)
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The UK has become one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world.
In this set of discussion papers, funded researchers discuss examples and approaches to deepen our understanding of place-sensitive nature recovery, exploring the links between people and nature.
In this set of discussion papers, funded researchers discuss examples and approaches to deepen our understanding of place-sensitive nature recovery, exploring the links between people and nature.
Place-sensitive understandings of nature recovery
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The UK has become one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world.
In this set of discussion papers, funded researchers discuss examples and approaches to deepen our understanding of place-sensitive nature recovery, exploring the links between people and nature.
In this set of discussion papers, funded researchers discuss examples and approaches to deepen our understanding of place-sensitive nature recovery, exploring the links between people and nature.
Reposted by Sarah Whalley
Neurological disorders cost the EU & USA >$1.7T annually, yet effective neurotech is limited by surgical complexity.
We’re scoping a programme to build brain surgery-free interfaces, allowing responsive, outpatient therapies for earlier intervention. ↓
link.aria.org.uk/SNI-MSN-thes...
We’re scoping a programme to build brain surgery-free interfaces, allowing responsive, outpatient therapies for earlier intervention. ↓
link.aria.org.uk/SNI-MSN-thes...
Scalable Neural Interfaces
Neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders have overwhelming societal and economic impacts. We need a new suite of tools that enable us to interface, at scale, with the human brain.
link.aria.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Neurological disorders cost the EU & USA >$1.7T annually, yet effective neurotech is limited by surgical complexity.
We’re scoping a programme to build brain surgery-free interfaces, allowing responsive, outpatient therapies for earlier intervention. ↓
link.aria.org.uk/SNI-MSN-thes...
We’re scoping a programme to build brain surgery-free interfaces, allowing responsive, outpatient therapies for earlier intervention. ↓
link.aria.org.uk/SNI-MSN-thes...
Reposted by Sarah Whalley
Rutger Bregman accuses BBC of censoring his Reith lecture on Trump
Rutger Bregman accuses BBC of censoring his Reith lecture on Trump
Dutch writer says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed
The BBC has been plunged into a new row over its treatment of Donald Trump, after an academic accused it of censoring his remarks about alleged corruption by the US president.
Rutger Bregman, a Dutch author and historian, said the BBC had removed a “key line” from a flagship address he had been invited to give by the corporation. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Rutger Bregman accuses BBC of censoring his Reith lecture on Trump
Looking forward to listening to this year's Reith Lectures... www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Reith Lectures - Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution - 1. A Time of Monsters - BBC Sounds
Dutch historian Rutger Bregman delivers his first BBC Reith Lecture: Moral Revolution.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Looking forward to listening to this year's Reith Lectures... www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Earlier this week we launched our latest study - Public Attitudes to R&D 2025 - marking the start of a tracker that will help R&D organisations to understand and respond to shifts in public opinion towards our sector.
www.sciencecampaign.org.uk/analysis-and...
See below for the key findings 👇
www.sciencecampaign.org.uk/analysis-and...
See below for the key findings 👇
Public Attitudes to R&D 2025 - CaSE
This report details the results of CaSE's major research study, Public Attitudes to R&D 2025.
www.sciencecampaign.org.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Earlier this week we launched our latest study - Public Attitudes to R&D 2025 - marking the start of a tracker that will help R&D organisations to understand and respond to shifts in public opinion towards our sector.
www.sciencecampaign.org.uk/analysis-and...
See below for the key findings 👇
www.sciencecampaign.org.uk/analysis-and...
See below for the key findings 👇
A calm robin in Castlewellan today #CountyDown #NorthernIreland
November 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A calm robin in Castlewellan today #CountyDown #NorthernIreland
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This week on Wonkhe: Ben Tatler, Paul Manners, Sean Sapcariu, and Ben Bleasdale, argue that public support for research is dependent on making it more relatable, trustworthy, and visible in everyday life
Transparency, collaboration and culture are key to winning public trust in research
Ben Tatler, Paul Manners, Sean Sapcariu and Ben Bleasdale argue that public support for research is dependent on making it more relatable, trustworthy, and visible in everyday life
buff.ly
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This week on Wonkhe: Ben Tatler, Paul Manners, Sean Sapcariu, and Ben Bleasdale, argue that public support for research is dependent on making it more relatable, trustworthy, and visible in everyday life
Loved this radio play, "Virginia and Katherine" by Alison MacLeod about a complicated friendship and "meeting of minds" between two of my favourite Modernist writers, Virginia Woolf and Katherine Mansfield, in 1923.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Virginia and Katherine by Alison MacLeod - Episode Five - BBC Sounds
In 1923, Virginia hears some devastating news.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Loved this radio play, "Virginia and Katherine" by Alison MacLeod about a complicated friendship and "meeting of minds" between two of my favourite Modernist writers, Virginia Woolf and Katherine Mansfield, in 1923.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Professional development can be a tool for culture change! Anna Hatch shares about the #5 action, the transparent and open peer review professional skills development programme that trains ECRs to openly review preprints: learning and doing peer review.
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Professional development can be a tool for culture change! Anna Hatch shares about the #5 action, the transparent and open peer review professional skills development programme that trains ECRs to openly review preprints: learning and doing peer review.
Early morning walk to fetch fresh croissants for my family. A lovely calm day. #Holywood #CountyDown
November 16, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Early morning walk to fetch fresh croissants for my family. A lovely calm day. #Holywood #CountyDown
8.45am: read a chapter of my book and been for a 2 mile run alongside a choppy Belfast Lough (choppiness not well portrayed in this photo) #Wellbeing #Running #Saturday #MorningPerson
November 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
8.45am: read a chapter of my book and been for a 2 mile run alongside a choppy Belfast Lough (choppiness not well portrayed in this photo) #Wellbeing #Running #Saturday #MorningPerson
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We’re inviting applications from teams to host these doctoral programmes at eligible institutions in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
Find out more and apply by 10 February 2026 ⤵️
wellcome.org/research-fun...
Find out more and apply by 10 February 2026 ⤵️
wellcome.org/research-fun...
Doctoral Programmes for Healthcare Professionals | Grant funding | Wellcome
Get guidance on applying to host and administer a Wellcome doctoral programme for healthcare professionals at your institution. Find out about eligibility and how to apply.
wellcome.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
We’re inviting applications from teams to host these doctoral programmes at eligible institutions in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
Find out more and apply by 10 February 2026 ⤵️
wellcome.org/research-fun...
Find out more and apply by 10 February 2026 ⤵️
wellcome.org/research-fun...
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Healthcare professionals bring unique insights to discovery research. But they can face challenges in establishing academic careers.
That’s why we’re funding a new round of doctoral programmes for healthcare professionals.
That’s why we’re funding a new round of doctoral programmes for healthcare professionals.
October 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Healthcare professionals bring unique insights to discovery research. But they can face challenges in establishing academic careers.
That’s why we’re funding a new round of doctoral programmes for healthcare professionals.
That’s why we’re funding a new round of doctoral programmes for healthcare professionals.
Reposted by Sarah Whalley
Visit wellcome.org for more information. 📚
Learn about the call, plus helpful background from our workshop report and article in Nature Reviews Genetics.
Find out more ⤵️
wellcome.org/research-fun...
Learn about the call, plus helpful background from our workshop report and article in Nature Reviews Genetics.
Find out more ⤵️
wellcome.org/research-fun...
Home | Wellcome
Wellcome supports discovery research into life, health and wellbeing, and we’re taking on three worldwide health challenges: mental health, climate and health and infectious diseases.
wellcome.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Visit wellcome.org for more information. 📚
Learn about the call, plus helpful background from our workshop report and article in Nature Reviews Genetics.
Find out more ⤵️
wellcome.org/research-fun...
Learn about the call, plus helpful background from our workshop report and article in Nature Reviews Genetics.
Find out more ⤵️
wellcome.org/research-fun...
Reposted by Sarah Whalley
Find collaborators for your project. 🤝
We’ve partnered with @neuromatch.bsky.social to help you connect with relevant researchers.
Register by 21 November to take part in the matchmaking event.
We’ve partnered with @neuromatch.bsky.social to help you connect with relevant researchers.
Register by 21 November to take part in the matchmaking event.
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Find collaborators for your project. 🤝
We’ve partnered with @neuromatch.bsky.social to help you connect with relevant researchers.
Register by 21 November to take part in the matchmaking event.
We’ve partnered with @neuromatch.bsky.social to help you connect with relevant researchers.
Register by 21 November to take part in the matchmaking event.
Reposted by Sarah Whalley
Our Genomics in Context Awards are open now. 🧬
We’re funding new collaborations across genomics, the humanities and social sciences and wider society.
Are you ready to apply?
We’re funding new collaborations across genomics, the humanities and social sciences and wider society.
Are you ready to apply?
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Our Genomics in Context Awards are open now. 🧬
We’re funding new collaborations across genomics, the humanities and social sciences and wider society.
Are you ready to apply?
We’re funding new collaborations across genomics, the humanities and social sciences and wider society.
Are you ready to apply?
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" 60 per cent of UK university libraries are considering dropping their big deals with the five major academic publisher"
Many call for diamond open access. A new organisation with many partners, @ojcollective.bsky.social , is launching in January.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Many call for diamond open access. A new organisation with many partners, @ojcollective.bsky.social , is launching in January.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Chaos is coming for scholarly publishing - Research Professional News
Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
" 60 per cent of UK university libraries are considering dropping their big deals with the five major academic publisher"
Many call for diamond open access. A new organisation with many partners, @ojcollective.bsky.social , is launching in January.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Many call for diamond open access. A new organisation with many partners, @ojcollective.bsky.social , is launching in January.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
A great piece on a concerning development at my alma mater | On the suspension of Music courses at University of Nottingham
www.linkedin.com/pulse/suspen...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/suspen...
On the suspension of Music courses at University of Nottingham
I’m not in the habit of lengthy posts to LinkedIn, but this week’s events at the University of Nottingham (my former workplace) demand some words. The acute financial crisis facing the HE sector is re...
www.linkedin.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A great piece on a concerning development at my alma mater | On the suspension of Music courses at University of Nottingham
www.linkedin.com/pulse/suspen...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/suspen...
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We want to know your thoughts on...
🔹What we do
🔹How well we do it
&
🔹What our stakeholders think about us
Let us know in our 2025 stakeholder survey!: www.ukri.org/news/ukri-se...
Closes 31 December⏰
🔹What we do
🔹How well we do it
&
🔹What our stakeholders think about us
Let us know in our 2025 stakeholder survey!: www.ukri.org/news/ukri-se...
Closes 31 December⏰
UKRI seeks your views in 2025 stakeholder survey
In our third annual survey, we are asking for feedback on what we do, how well we do it and what our stakeholders think about UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
www.ukri.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We want to know your thoughts on...
🔹What we do
🔹How well we do it
&
🔹What our stakeholders think about us
Let us know in our 2025 stakeholder survey!: www.ukri.org/news/ukri-se...
Closes 31 December⏰
🔹What we do
🔹How well we do it
&
🔹What our stakeholders think about us
Let us know in our 2025 stakeholder survey!: www.ukri.org/news/ukri-se...
Closes 31 December⏰
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The recording of the BBSRC Community Webinar 2025 is now available on the UKRI YouTube channel.
Hear from the Executive Chair Anne Ferguson-Smith and leadership team on current activities and priorities for UK bioscience.
Watch it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWLq...
Hear from the Executive Chair Anne Ferguson-Smith and leadership team on current activities and priorities for UK bioscience.
Watch it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWLq...
November 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The recording of the BBSRC Community Webinar 2025 is now available on the UKRI YouTube channel.
Hear from the Executive Chair Anne Ferguson-Smith and leadership team on current activities and priorities for UK bioscience.
Watch it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWLq...
Hear from the Executive Chair Anne Ferguson-Smith and leadership team on current activities and priorities for UK bioscience.
Watch it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWLq...
Reposted by Sarah Whalley
A silence switch for cancer + fungal networks as bio-interfaces – meet the 8 new Creator seeds we're funding in Scalable Neural Interfaces.
Led by @jacquescarolan.bsky.social, this space asks how we can safely connect tech with the human nervous system.
Dive in ↓
link.aria.org.uk/snb-seeds-bl...
Led by @jacquescarolan.bsky.social, this space asks how we can safely connect tech with the human nervous system.
Dive in ↓
link.aria.org.uk/snb-seeds-bl...
Scalable Neural Interfaces
Neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders have overwhelming societal and economic impacts. We need a new suite of tools that enable us to interface, at scale, with the human brain.
link.aria.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A silence switch for cancer + fungal networks as bio-interfaces – meet the 8 new Creator seeds we're funding in Scalable Neural Interfaces.
Led by @jacquescarolan.bsky.social, this space asks how we can safely connect tech with the human nervous system.
Dive in ↓
link.aria.org.uk/snb-seeds-bl...
Led by @jacquescarolan.bsky.social, this space asks how we can safely connect tech with the human nervous system.
Dive in ↓
link.aria.org.uk/snb-seeds-bl...
First run as a 40 y/o: superb weather for November along Holywood beach #CountyDown #Running #Beach #Sea
November 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
First run as a 40 y/o: superb weather for November along Holywood beach #CountyDown #Running #Beach #Sea
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UKRI allocated £39bn budget over next four years.
Dsit says it will “double down on investments or new discoveries which will drive growth or deliver impact”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
Dsit says it will “double down on investments or new discoveries which will drive growth or deliver impact”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
UKRI allocated £39bn budget over next four years - Research Professional News
Agency will receive around £9.2 billion next year, as Dsit plans “more agile” R&D funding
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM
UKRI allocated £39bn budget over next four years.
Dsit says it will “double down on investments or new discoveries which will drive growth or deliver impact”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
Dsit says it will “double down on investments or new discoveries which will drive growth or deliver impact”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
My last run as a thirty-something, and made it a good one: a muddy 3.16 mile trail run down to the Derby Arms in Treales. #Running #Trails #Countryside #Lancashire #Mud #Rain
October 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My last run as a thirty-something, and made it a good one: a muddy 3.16 mile trail run down to the Derby Arms in Treales. #Running #Trails #Countryside #Lancashire #Mud #Rain