Posts Tagged ‘academic freedom’

The open access backlash

September 12th, 2012

US legislation may force research journals to make publicly funded work freely available. But why has the proposal not been universally welcomed? Doug Rocks-Macqueen reports

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The attack on knowledge

September 2nd, 2012

Academic freedom is in danger. Thomas Docherty explains how cuts are damaging universities across the UK (more…)

Soldiers in the fight for the open society need reinforcements

August 30th, 2012

Academics worldwide face economic and political attacks that restrict their freedom to challenge convention, says Jo Glanville

This piece was originally published on Times Higher Education

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Northern Ireland Police threaten academic freedom

April 2nd, 2012

 As a crucial legal battle comes to a head, Anthony McIntyre explores the contempt for academic research and protection of confidential sources behind the courtroom drama (more…)

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