Catchup – Salon – When Research Goes Wrong: Can you Adapt?

In this session we talk about When Research Goes Wrong: Can you Adapt?

When research goes wrong, the fallout can be devastating, both professionally and ethically. Failed experiments, unexpected results, and even public controversies can threaten careers and tarnish reputations, or event just give you a bad day! But what if these setbacks are not just obstacles but opportunities for profound growth and innovation? This week in the Salon we explore the provocative idea that the true measure of a scientist is not in their successes, but in how they adapt to and learn from their failures. How can we shift our mindset to embrace these moments of crisis as catalysts for breakthroughs, ensuring that even when research goes wrong, science ultimately moves forward?

Dr Raysa El Zein – is a Nutrition & Dementia researcher with a focus on dietary ketosis and age related memory loss, she is also a Public Health Nutritionist and Nutrition lecturer. Raysa believes in the power of food in disease prevention and maintenance of good quality of life – her carer has come with its own ups and downs, and we will learn more in her talk.

Dr Subhashisa Swain – is a qualified physiotherapist and epidemiologist. His research interests are also on intersection of multimorbidity with exercise medicine, musculoskeletal conditions, ageing, neurological conditions, and chronic pain. Originally from India, he has a decade of experience in multimorbidity research in both developing and developed countries (which didn’t always go to plan).