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Top geneticist loses £3.5-million grant in first test of landmark bullying policy

The Wellcome Trust pulled the grant from Nazneen Rahman, who worked at the Institute of Cancer Research in London.
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One of the world’s largest research-funding charities has revoked a £3.5-million (US$4.5-million) grant awarded to a top cancer geneticist, Nazneen Rahman, following allegations that she bullied scientists and other staff members when she worked at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London.

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Nature 560, 420 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-06009-9

Updates & Corrections

  • Update 17 August 2018: This story has been updated with comments from the Institute of Cancer Research.

  • Update 19 August 2018: This story has been updated with comments from Nazneen Rahman.

  • Update 23 August 2018: This story has been updated with a further comment from the ICR stating that it does not have a non-disclosure agreement with Rahman.

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