Nazneen Rahman

She resigned from this role 2018 after more than 45 current and former colleagues at the Institute of Cancer Research submitted formal complaints alleging bullying and a toxic workplace culture under Rahman’s leadership. An independent investigation upheld many of the allegations, leading to her resignation and the revocation of £3.5 million in Wellcome Trust funding. The case was widely seen as a landmark moment in UK academia, as it constituted one of the first public examples of a major research funder taking direct action against a PI for workplace culture violations. She resigned from the post before disciplinary action could be taken, which raised concerns among former colleagues about the lack of accountability in such cases, with some warning that it allows those accused of misconduct to potentially return to senior roles or funding without formal consequences. Rahman currently works as a non-executive director at Astra Zeneca, where she chairs the Science and Sustainability Committees and as the director of the Sustainable Medicine Partnership.