Dr Emma Francis
@emmarubyfrancis
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Founder @CareKey_UK / Research Fellow @UCLBehaveChange / PhD in Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics @ucl / Views are my own.
London, England
Joined April 2009
I'm now on @bluesky and hope to connect with researchers, scientists, innovators over on there, as well as those interested in mental health research, research culture and wider behavioural science! .
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Dr Rachel Knowles @The_MRC recommends researchers read Prof Miles Witham's guidance that focuses on inclusive COVID-19 research, however has checklists applicable to all research: . @UCLEqualities.
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Dr Rachel Knowles who is Lead for Clinical Research Policy, Ethics and Governance @The_MRC is up next and discusses ways to address under-representation in research and begins by sharing “Inclusion is essential for a high performing research and innovation system.” @UCLEqualities.
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Many funders, including @NIHRresearch, signpost researchers to the INCLUDE ethnicity framework to improve trial delivery for under-served groups @TaliaIsaacs @UCLEqualities .
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SCOPE The INCLUDE Ethnicity Framework aims to help trial teams think specifically about which ethnic groups should be included in their trial for its results to be widely applicable, and what...
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Prof @TaliaIsaacs discusses how they found within research the focus is often not on WHO is taking part in studies but more whether there is sufficient power to detect an effect . @UCLEqualities.
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Opening the workshop is Dr Natalie Marchant @MarchantLabUCL @UCLPsychiatry who explains “inclusive recruitment leads to better research understanding human conditions and diseases we study and better treatment and care for all.” (2/2).
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Today, I'm attending an Inclusive Research and Recruitment workshop run by @UCLEqualities at @UCLBrainScience Will try and post learnings throughout! (1/2).
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Received the news that my PhD paper received enough citations to be considered a Top Cited Article for 2023 @TheJCPP @acamh 🙌 Read it here #TopCitedArticle.
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Background Researchers use both subjective self-report and objective measures, such as official records, to investigate the impact of childhood adversity on psychopathology. However, it is unclear...
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Re-sharing this blog I wrote for @acamh last year on International Women's Day about the need to invest in women researchers and leaders. #IWD25.
For @UN_Women International Women's Day, I wrote a blog for @acamh: I discuss the leaky STEM pipeline, factors that may contribute & what can be done. Thanks @acamh for the opportunity to discuss such an important topic 🙌. #InvestInWomen #IWD2024
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RT @UCLBehaveChange: Thanks @vasiliou_vs for visiting the CBC, and for your inspiring talk on how to visualise relationships between & acro….
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RT @TheJCPPadvances: Year in Review. For #InternationalWomensDay, @emmarubyfrancis discussed the leaky #STEM pipeline with a focus on why w….
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Every International Women’s Day, there is a call to retain talented women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, with strategies and proposals often given by influential...
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We must continue to empower women to pursue research and advanced degrees, and speak out when faced with opposition and misogyny. Great that @Cambridge_Uni has spoken in support! Congrats @DrAllyLouks on your PhD! Welcome to the cool club :).
Dr Louks, we support you. Last week, Cambridge PhD student @DrAllyLouks published this photo on X to celebrate passing her viva with no corrections. Her tweet went viral, attracting over 100 million views 🧵
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🌟Exciting news to share🌟.I'm incredibly honoured and slightly stunned to have won the Michael King Prize for the Best PhD Thesis in Mental Health @ucl @UCLMentalHealth. This recognition means a lot 🥹.I'm deeply grateful to supervisors, peers, family & friends who supported me!
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RT @SciTechgovuk: If you work in research or innovation, this is your last chance to get involved with the 2024 DSIT Research and Innovatio….
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The most transformative experience I've ever had was doing my PhD @ucl .Rewarding and challenging (no surprise) in equal measures. Feels so surreal it's finally done!.The last of the celebrations at my graduation! 🥳.#PhDgraduation #firstgen #womeninSTEM
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RT @uksciencechief: 📢 Calling all academics!. We would love to hear you views on interacting with the Government, including the types of en….
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RT @timeshighered: A lack of government support has left parents doing postgraduate degrees “falling between the cracks”, with some facing….
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Postgraduates with children ‘fall between the cracks’ as ineligibility for government support ‘disincentivises’ study, report warns
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RT @RussellGroup: We’re backing @GW4Alliance's call for Govt to extend childcare support to postgraduate students – improving access to hig….
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Many PGRs have been calling for more adequate childcare support for years to no avail. The new government must ensure that childcare grants/schemes are inclusive of PGRs. Great work by @GW4Alliance @jo_jenkinson @HEPI_news in bringing this to wider attention!
New report by HEPI and the GW4 Alliance (Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter Universities) calls on Government to fix the gap in childcare support for postgraduate students @GW4Alliance.
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