Weʼre raising £35,000 to Continue Vital ME Research, Keith Geraghty, 2021

Done.

 

Well done thanks Tom and everyone.

Sounds like its just me being ignorant then, I guess I should be apologising.

We really do need this kind of work to be done, it makes a big difference to have a well positioned academic perspective available to present to media and government. His work strikes me as reminiscent of Prof Leonard Jason's in the measured rational tone questioning the assumptions of the BPS lobby.

In the absence of govt funding its down to us but I wonder what can be done to get him more secure funding? Is there anything we can do to get him and Dr David Tuller tenured like Prof Leonard Jason?

It would be somewhat galling to sit and watch the BPS lobby hoover up all the grant money again.

 

Done.

 

Wouldn't it be nice if tenure could be obtained like that? In the US, some faculty are hired into tenure-track positions that are funded by the university. Those positions are limited. Most faculty are outside faculty--linked to a university project that is funded from grants, gifts, and other non-university moneys. They don't have the protection or the responsibilities (serving on committees, etc) of tenured positions. I don't know how it works in UK.

 

Now at 48%, £12,187 out of £25,000 target.

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/keithgeraghty

 

Now at 53%, £13,494 raised, £25,000 target.

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/keithgeraghty

 

Now at 55%, £13,864 raised, £25,000 target.

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/keithgeraghty

 

Now at 60%, £15,004 raised, £25,000 target.

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/keithgeraghty

 

I've just donated to Dr Keith Geraghty's appeal, which ends at the end of the month.

Getting papers into peer-reviewed journals, as Keith has done, is very important for moving the field forward, but is not easy, particularly with some biopsychosocial peer reviewers.

Keith also does important peer review work himself, which is unpaid and few people would get to hear much about.

My donation was unfortunately only small. I do have a monthly standing order for the Irish ME/CFS Association research fund. It gave him €3000 previously and the members are currently voting on how much he should get out of a pot of €35,000 (he knows about this vote, and it is separate to this appeal).

 

Tweet from Keith Geraghty
"Thanks to the amazing donations received I've been able to turn my attention to writing up papers that need to be published. One is on how CBT trials are open to bias and manipulation & another is on how "good evidence" isn't always that good! Crowdfunding closes in 4 days time."

Now at 62%, £15,739 raised, £25,000 target.

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/keithgeraghty

 

There is nothing I can see on the crowdfunding page.

 

https://twitter.com/user/status/1385589502249476098

 

Donated

 

Now at 65%, £16,279 raised, £25,000 target. 3 days to go.

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/keithgeraghty

 

Donated.... I hope he reaches his target.

 

Done

 

Didn't know Keith was also doing peer review on top of writing papers himself.
Have donated to both his and Dave's appeals.

 

I mainly know that from talking to him over the years. He does mention it here after I mentioned it:
https://twitter.com/user/status/1385128330236764162