As Melbourne University staff strike over academic freedom, it's time to take the issue seriously
- Written by Katharine Gelber, Professor of Politics and Public Policy, The University of Queensland
Academic freedom therefore encompasses the freedom to research the topics we choose, to draw the conclusions we find compelling from the evidence and analysis we undertake, and to speak publicly on those matters.Shutterstock
Some staff at the University of Melbourne will today go on strike. The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) claims the...