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Dr Adam Levy @climateadam.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Are religion and research fundamentally opposed? Or is religion a fundamental part of many researchers' lives and identities? My latest for @nature.com featuring @maishaislam.bsky.social 🎧 www.nature.com/articles/d41... or search "Working Scientist" wherever you get your pods! 🧪

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Can academia handle my religious faith?

Religious faith is a fundamental part of many academics’ identities, but some are nervous of talking about it at work.

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Dr Maisha Islam @maishaislam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Wowowowow! What a fun experience 😍 Thank you so much to @suebecks.bsky.social, @gilesdrmartin.bsky.social and @louiserees.bsky.social for facilitating my first #LTHEChat - what an honour to close out the academic year and a HUGE thank you to all who engaged! I learnt so much and loved interacting 🦋

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Dr Maisha Islam @maishaislam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

*adds fubar to my vernacular... 😅

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Dr Maisha Islam @maishaislam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

It's 👏 not 👏 just 👏 "REFable" papers 👏 that 👏 make 👏 impact! #LTHEChat

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Prof. Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

A3 When we prioritise research integrity and forget to also care about the researcher experience. When we put concern about rigour before kindness. When what’s good for research is in conflict with what’s good for researchers #LTHEChat

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Dr Maisha Islam @maishaislam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

This is also mentioned in the @wellcometrust.bsky.social report: cms.wellcome.org/sites/defaul...

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Dr Maisha Islam @maishaislam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Apologies in advance, colleagues! Not a big question at all... 👀 #LTHEChat

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Dr Maisha Islam @maishaislam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Brilliant to hear, Beth! Southampton have also been doing Prosper work (borne out of @liverpooluni.bsky.social!) 😊

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Dr Maisha Islam @maishaislam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Can really empathise, Nigel! With talk of redundancies, VS and course closures around the sector going on well over a year now 😞

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Dr Maisha Islam @maishaislam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Amazing, Sally-Ann and thank you for the S/O to @swpharmres.bsky.social - would love to hear more about the work they do!

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Dr Maisha Islam @maishaislam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Sounds like a great first step, Santanu! Do those from industry coming into teaching resonate with the term 'research culture'?

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Dr Maisha Islam @maishaislam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Hi Maddie! Lovely to e-see you here 😊 Yes yes yes - community defined and driven 👏 @universityofleeds.bsky.social has a brilliant page showcasing practice too: researchculture.leeds.ac.uk

researchculture.leeds.ac.uk

Research Culture at Leeds

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Dr Maisha Islam @maishaislam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

I always think I am one of those non-nice fitting box people too 😅 With what you describe, it sounds very much like a structural issue that you have just been conflated into 😞

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Dr Maisha Islam @maishaislam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Hi Niall! Thank you for your honest reflections - where do you think that resentment came from?

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Dr Maisha Islam @maishaislam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Hi Sally-Ann! Neither am I (contract wise!) but there are SO many ways we contribute, right? 😊

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Dr Maisha Islam @maishaislam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Hi Nigel! This notion of recognition is super important to highlight - who are the arbiters in this case? I say, we the community, are!

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Dr Maisha Islam @maishaislam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Hi Santanu! They'll be another question later on (spoilers!) about work to embed a positive research culture so look forward to hearing more about your work with colleagues 😊

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Dr Maisha Islam @maishaislam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Hi Beth! Yes, the idea of 'norms' is definitely one that the @royalsociety.org definition of RC describes but the duality of feeling 'in' and 'out' of it really hints at the fluidity of the term too!

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Dr Maisha Islam @maishaislam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Hi Sarah! Thank you for sharing and I can completely empathise - there is definitely a hierarchical nature to 'research' and something I often feel the need to prove membership of as someone on a non-academic (fixed-term!) contract...

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Dr Maisha Islam @maishaislam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

SoTL as a community really embraces a lot of the tenets that @ucl.ac.uk's Natalie Marchant developed (cited in the blog) in relation to positive research cultures - collaboration, celebration, development!

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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Q1 How would you define “research culture” in your context? Is it something you feel part of? Reply with A1 #LTHEChat and your response

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Dr Maisha Islam @maishaislam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Hello Bluesky community! Such a pleasure to be joining tonight from sunny Southampton 😊

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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

For those new to #LTHEchat we will precede questions with Q1, Q2, Q3 etc. To answer a question, reply & add A1, A2, A3 etc followed by your answer, and include #LTHEchat, anywhere within your answer. Feel free to repost Qs so that your followers can join in the conversation! Let’s get started...

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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Join us tonight at 8 pm BST where we’ll be exploring Research Culture with @maishaislam.bsky.social. Read the blog for more: lthechat.com?p=7275

2 people sitting, 2 people standing around a table with text outlining the LTHEChat details

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