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FOI2022/00150: Recent statement on Researchfish

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Case reference FOI2022/00150

Published 25 May 2022

Request

Request received: 20 April 2022

I see you have issued a statement in which "Following some abusive tweets in 2018, UKRI and ResearchFish staff discussed sharing abusive, threatening or offensive tweets so that UKRI could suggest the senders reconsider their language". You have "identified six incidents of tweets being flagged to UKRI over four years".
Source: https://www.ukri.org/news/ukri-update-on-researchfish/

Please could you provide:

1. The emails/minutes/other data held in which "UKRI and ResearchFish staff discussed sharing abusive, threatening or offensive tweets so that UKRI could suggest the senders reconsider their language", which were from 2018

2. The emails sent from Researchfish to UKRI (or which UKRI were copied in) in these six identified incidents, along with any responses UKRI sent back to Researchfish

3. The emails UKRI sent to the host institution following receipt of these emails

Response

Response Sent: 24 May 2022

Full details of this response are provided in the attached documents.

Documents

• 01. 20180322-Minutes for RSB Meeting (22 Mar 18)_Redacted.pdf (118.5 KB)
• 02. ROMB Minutes - 2021-02-16 FINAL_Redacted.pdf (101.2 KB)
• 03. Re Abusive Tweet from grantholder_Redacted.pdf (254.0 KB)
• 04. 20220301_RE_Inappropriate tweet_Redacted.pdf (102.3 KB)
• 05. 20220301_offensive tweet_interfolio_Redacted.pdf (34.9 KB)
• 06. 20220310_Re Inappropriate tweet_Redacted.pdf (185.9 KB)
• 07. 20220317_Inappropriate tweet_Redacted.pdf (39.5 KB)
• 08. 20220317_Inappropriate tweet_Redacted.pdf (84.1 KB)
• 09. FW_ Abusive twitter post_Redacted.pdf (147.3 KB)
• 10. UKRI Offensive Tweet 19032019_Redacted.pdf (149.6 KB)
• 11. UKRI Offensive tweet 09022021_Redacted.pdf (122.2 KB)
• 12. UKRI Offensive tweet 03032021_Redacted.pdf (126.4 KB)
• FOI_Response_Letter_FOI2022_00150_Redacted.pdf (231.5 KB)

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