📢New event: 2nd International Conference on Clinical Research Networks for Rare Diseases!
Organised by @erdera.bsky.social, an EU-funded project with CNAG as a partner
📅9–10 December 2025
📍Heidelberg & Online
🔗Programme and registry: loom.ly/1fhf8zI
#RareDiseases #CRN2025 #ClinicalResearch #CNAG
🧬 Rare disease research needs action — not just talk.
Join us in Heidelberg (or online) for the 2nd CRN Conference, 9–10 Dec 2025. Free in-person spots still available! 🔗 Find out more: https://loom.ly/NioS23M 🔗 Register: https://loom.ly/1fhf8zI #RareDiseases #CRN2025
🚨 We just landed at #8 on CRN’s Fastest-Growing Solution Providers of 2025! We’ve grown fast—building a solution our partners trust and solving tough IT problems every day.
Shoutout to our engineers, partners, and everyone cheering us on.
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#CRN2025 #MVSS365
Big news! The Channel Company released their Top 25 Technology Disrupters of 2025, and our very own Mark Conley, VP of Americas Partner Sales, made the list! 👏
See the full list: www.crn.com/news/securit...
#CRN2025 #TechDisrupters #PartnerSales #CyberResilience
We’re proud to celebrate Xcelocloud's Lindsey Harris and Bridget Hildebrand for being named to CRN's 2025 Women of the Channel list!
They continue to drive impact and shape the future of #MVSS with innovation and heart.
📣 Join us in celebrating this recognition!
#WomenOfTheChannel #CRN2025
This may interest some colleagues. #CRN2025 #ChampionsTrophy2025
This is much appreciated
#CRN2025
And John Swannick from the Cricket Club Development Network presented the results of a member survey, highlighting both successes (playing numbers; growth of women's & girls sections) & concerns (facilities, funding, recruitment of new volunteers). #CRN2025
Facilities, teachers’ confidence to deliver effective coaching & lack of engagement with cricket clubs or private schools were identified as contributing factors. #CRN2025
Andrew Scattergood's research in “northern, working class” schools (defined by geography & uptake of Free School Meals) highlighted pockets of good practice (term time practice; playing hard ball cricket against other schools) but also areas with little / no engagement. #CRN2025
Orla Turnbull & Laura Borrie talked us through their research on the Chance to Shine Street programme, and the success factors. Top of the list were community engagement & having a coach/session leader who was embedded in that community. #CRN2025
Great to be part of #CRN2025 a great day of presentations capturing the rich research on the future of cricket being more inclusive. Great to see researchers at all stages of their careers and people attending across sectors @cricketacademic.bsky.social
A sign on campus at Loughborough University, which says: “Better Starts Here”
Thanks everyone for coming along today to #CRN2025 - it was fantastic to have so many people in the room who are committed to bringing about change in cricket & whose research shows us how we can bring about that change.
An appropriate sign on campus as we move towards Cricket in 2035!
I’ve had a fun day at the Cricket Research Network conference, here at the ECB National Performance Centre in Loughborough. I was presenting an ongoing research project on cricket journalism, coming soon(ish). 🏏 #CRN2025
So glad you enjoyed the day. #CRN2025
And finally… Martin Cropper from PCA talked through their flagship Personal Development & Welfare Programme, which is delivered to all members. #CRN2025
Rebecca Brooker has id’d 5 research priorities in the area of gambling harms:
Understand impact of advertising & sponsorship
Understand key risk factors
Explore barriers & facilitators to support seeking
Examine impact of educational programmes
Understand gambling experiences in w’s cricket #CRN2025
Dan Ogden’s work explores this from a qualitative perspective.
Different risk factors exist in the women’s game, including adhering to perceived professional standards & body ideals & navigating financial challenges (e.g. having to work second jobs). #CRN2025
Some interesting differences identified by George Ely and Harry Williams between the mental health of male and female cricketers - a key finding is that female cricketer mental health is worse than both male cricketers and the general population. #CRN2025
The panellists.
Lastly, a panel on Cricketer Mental Health - a key issue, with work being done at both
@bangoruniversity.bsky.social and @lborouniversity.bsky.social #CRN2025
Delighted to have presented initial findings from my research on the intersection of #Cricket & #HumanRights, including themes of #AthleteRights, #Gender, #Inclusion, #FanRights & #ClimateChange at the @cricketacademic.bsky.social Conference @lborosport.bsky.social @cambridgelaw.bsky.social #CRN2025
Hijab Shah stood next to her introductory PowerPoint slide. The title is: Cricket and Afghan Integration in Scotland.
Hijab Shah from @uniofstandrews.bsky.social presents results from a recent project which explored the role of cricket in Afghan refugee integration in Scotland. #CRN2025
A link to the full report is here: eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.50...
Geoff Hastings.
Passionate presentation from Geoff Hastings from @thecricketsociety.bsky.social Trust about his work developing cricket in state schools via the Fred Trueman R66T League
Geoff’s vision for cricket in 2035 is for EVERY state school in the UK to be playing cricket - one we can all share! 🏏 #CRN2025
A photograph of the Scotland Women's team which played their first ever "official" match on 11 June 2000.
...We are slowly piecing together why and how an official women's team came into existence in 2000.
Key themes:
*Piecemeal nature of the process
*Relationship between English and Scottish women’s cricket
*The importance of individuals in driving things, especially Linda Spence
#CRN2025
Screenshot of a powerpoint slide, titled: Why cricket's future needs to be informed by its past: The path from exclusion to equity in Scottish cricket. There are 5 logos from those who have supported the research: Sporting Heritage, Bayfirth Research, the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Cricket Scotland and Bournemouth University.
I was so pleased to be able to present initial findings from the research project which myself and Fiona Reid @bayfirth.bsky.social are doing into the history of women's cricket in Scotland at #CRN2025
We've been able to interview some of the pioneers of women's cricket in Scotland...
A PowerPoint slide from Steve Menary with a quote from a former head of the ICC anti-corruption unit: “I am absolutely sure that corrupters are constantly looking for a route into the game.”
A powerful plea from @stevemenary.bsky.social to the ICC to recognise the T10 format and provide integrity at all pop-up tournaments, in order to overcome what he describes as an “integrity blackspot” - ie promoting illegal betting. #CRN2025
