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Our research into effective speak arrangements featured in the third in a series of the CoBS (The Council on Business & Society)'s Research Pods which are condensed learning capsules inspired from internationally published research.

Prof Kate Kenny contributed to the documentary 'RTÉ Investigates: Whistleblowers Fighting To Be Heard' that screened on 21st September. The programme details the impact of speaking out, in five high-profile ...

Professor Kate Kenny’s contribution to a documentary on the impacts of whistleblowing on disclosers and their families in Ireland is featured in The Irish Times.

Member States of the European Union have until December 2021 to transpose the EU Whistleblower Directive into national law. Based on the latest state-of-the-art research and international best practice and standards, ...

Prof Fotaki and Prof Kenny have published a new article in The Conversation with the title ‘Coronavirus shows the dangers of letting market forces govern health and social care’. The ...

Prof Marianna Fotaki and Prof Kate Kenny were on the expert panel of ‘To blow the whistle or not? An online symposium on complicity and compliance in economic and social ...

Prof Kate Kenny and Prof Marianna Fotaki’s recent commentary on whistleblowing in healthcare has featured in Patient Safety Learning’s blog. Patient Safety Learning is a charity disseminating knowledge ...

In a new article published by Public Sector Focus, Prof Fotaki and Prof Kenny discuss how the negative impact of marketisation on UK healthcare and elderly care sectors have been ...

Who’s going to speak up for Irish healthcare staff? April 20th,  RTE Brainstorm Can organizations be kept honest during the pandemic? May 28th, RTE Brainstorm

A new article by Professor Marianna Fotaki (WBS) on whistleblowing in the NHS was published in Warwick Business School’s Core Magazine on 16 June 2020. The article explores barriers to safely ...

A new commentary by Professor Kate Kenny (NUI) and Professor Marianna Fotaki (WBS) was published by the Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI) on 11 June 2020. The article maps ...

Professor Kenny was an invited Speaker at an online symposium by the Irish Whistleblowing Law Society, Maynooth University, Ireland.

As we previously announced, on 10 January 2020, Professor Marianna Fotaki of University of Warwick and Professor Iain Munro of University of Newcastle organised a workshop on retaliation experienced especially by government, ...

In a new article in the Financial Times, Alicia Clegg cites Professor Marianna Fotaki's expert view: 

In a blog post on the whistleblowing charity Protect’s website, policy officer Laura Fatah shared her reflections on the workshop ‘Whistleblowing, transparency and activism’ organised by Professor Marianna Fotaki (...

The workshop on retaliation organised by Professor Marianna Fotaki and Professor Iain Munro began with GCHQ whistleblower and anti-war activist Katharine Gun's opening speech.

From the hosts: “While society lauds whistleblowers for their bravery and integrity, the truth is that, despite protective legislation, whistleblowing is still a fraught experience often ruining lives and careers. ...

Prof Fotaki gave a seminar titled 'Reputation: Ethics, Trust and Relationships at Oxford Said Business School' as part of the R:ETRO seminar series at Oxford Saïd Business School.

Prof Kenny published a blog post on RTÉ brainstorm titled “How much money does whistleblowing cost people who speak out?”.

Professor Marianna Fotaki of University of Warwick and Professor Iain Munro of University of Newcastle are organising a workshop on retaliation experienced especially by government, intelligence and national-security whistleblowers who ...

Professor Marianna Fotaki of University of Warwick and Professor Iain Munro of University of Newcastle organised a workshop on retaliation experienced especially by government, intelligence and national-security whistleblowers who enjoy ...

Professor Kate Kenny addressed the Institute of Bankers/ UCD Professional Education programme on ‘Leading Cultural Change and Ethical Behaviour in Financial services’. 

Professor Kenny presented to Oireachtas members on changes ahead for whistleblowing in Irish and International organizations.

Professor Kate Kenny hosted two sessions at NUI Galway with Professor Richard Bowen, University of Texas at Dallas, who addressed MBA, Accounting and Finance students and Whitaker Institute members.

Transparency International Ireland’s Integrity at Work Conference 2019 brought together employers and experts to explore how to promote ethical behaviour in the workplace.

Our colleague Ian Foxley published an article making the case for whistleblower anonymity in the Conversation. Mr. Foxley analyses the US president Donald Trump's targeting of the whistleblower who provided ...

Our team published op-eds in response to recent events related to whistleblowing:

Professor Kate Kenny, Professor Marianna Fotaki and Dr Wim Vandekerckhove launched The Whistleblowing Guide: Speak-up Arrangements, Challenges and Best Practices, published by Wiley Finance.

Professor Kate Kenny gave a key note speech on ‘Speaking out, censorship and the regulation of affect’ in the financial sector at Affect in Organizational Renewal workshop at Aalto University ...

All Party Parliamentary Group on Whistleblowing has recently published a report on whistleblowing.

Meghan Van Portfliet of Queen’s University Belfast wrote a blog post for Institute of Business Ethics summarising the recommendations in our report on effective speak-up arrangements. She emphasised that ...

Professor Kate Kenny’s research into financial sector whistleblowing was cited in the House of Commons, July 3rd in a debate on strengthening UK whistleblowing protections.

Society is not doing enough to support whistleblowers who, while protected in theory by law in the UK, can lose their jobs after speaking up, says a study of whistleblowers’ ...

This event was hosted by Professor Iain Munro at Newcastle University Business School and brought together experts, academics, staff and the public to inspire a debate about whistleblowing, human rights ...

Professor Kate Kenny spoke to RTE's Sean O'Rourke about whistleblowing in financial services, and her forthcoming book on this topic.  

Professor Kate Kenny presented to Ireland’s Central Bank staff on ‘Speaking Out in Financial Services’.

Ben Wright extensively cites Prof Kenny's new book in his article 'Why we are all to blame for vicious mistreatment of whistleblowers?' published in the Yorkshire Post.

Greg Wright cited the new report on post-disclosure survival strategies by Professor Kate Kenny of NUI Galway, Professor Marianna Fotaki of Warwick Business School and Dr Alexis Bushnell of Queen’...

Professor Kate Kenny and Muhammad Irfan will host a paper development workshop, symposium and networking forum on the topic of whistleblowing in organisations.

Prof Marianna Fotaki of Warwick Business School shared her insights on whistleblowing and effective speak-up arrangements with Ben Knight for his article ‘Making The Case For Whistleblowers’ published in Think:...

Society needs whistleblowers, yet to speak up and expose wrongdoing often results in professional and personal ruin.

‘Whistleblowing: Towards A New Theory’ will be launched at NUI Maynooth on 29 May, 2019, hosted by Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute For more on 'Whistleblowing: Towards A New Theory' visit the ...

Professor Kate Kenny gave a key note talk at ‘Employee voice from different perspectives’ workshop organised by British Academy of Management. The talk explored ‘Whistleblowing as Escalating Voice’.

Dr Wim Vandekerckhove chaired a seminar on the institutionalisation of whistleblowing at the University of Greenwich. The seminar addressed questions surrounding implementation of new speak-up policies through procedures, training, and ...

In a Financial Times article titled 'Speaking out against your employer is still risky', Alicia Clegg cited research conducted by Professor Marianna Fotaki and Professor Kate Kenny. The article refers ...

In an article published by the Irish Times, Prof. Kate Kenny and Meghan Van Portfliet discuss the recently adopted Disclosures Act amendment, which they argue will deter people from speaking ...

Professor Kate Kenny presented on whistleblowing in financial services as a panel member at an event that brought together experts at NUI Galway. The panel chaired by Professor Daniel Carey (...

Professor Kate Kenny made a presentation on post-disclosure survival strategies at a conference on ‘Blowing the whistle: The hidden history of whistleblowing and the rise of the U.S. National ...

Prof. Marianna Fotaki has written a short article for the upcoming (6th) edition of Core, published by Warwick Business School, the University of Warwick. The article discusses the benefits of ...

Prof. Marianna Fotaki joined Talking About Organisations for their 45th episode on whistleblowing on 25th July 2018. She discussed C. Fred Alford’s book Whistleblowers: Broken Lives and Organizational Power, which ...

Professor Kate Kenny was one of four keynotes at the Joint conference webinar organized by the European Confederation of Directors' Associations (ecoDa), AIG and the Federation of European Risk Management ...

On 7th September 2017, our research team held a workshop on 'Enabling Whistleblowers: International Regulations and Responsibilities' alongside Whistleblowers UK.  

On 22nd June 2017 members of the research team Professor Kenny and Dr Bushnell attended the International Whistleblowing Research Network (IWRN) conference in the pretty surrounds of Oslo’s Fafo.  The ...

On 30th June 2017, we organised a workshop that brought together whistleblowers, regulators, academics, representatives from whistleblowing charities and professional bodies.