Too many academic careers are shaped around writing journal articles nobody reads and planning twice-weekly lectures to a diminishing class of students.
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Prime Minister Turnbull has signalled a desire to move away from a ‘publish or perish’ academic culture toward one that prioritises public impact and engagement. It’s a challenge scholars should embrace.
Pronouncements even from Nobel laureates should not be accepted as if from on high.
Sara Stasi
Shouting past each other via different kinds of media isn’t going to help researchers – from éminences grises to new postdocs – effectively work together on issues in the field of science.
What are the limits to academic freedom?
Tim Regan
Recent cases of tweets by a Boston University professor about racism and others have raised questions about what might be the limits to academic freedom.