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13th August 2014

What do universities actually do? | John F. Allen’s Blog

Filed under: About universities — John Allen @ 10:19 am

What do universities actually do? | John F. Allen's Blog.

In my case, this question is no longer purely of academic interest. And what might “academic interest” actually now mean?

At the boundary of human knowledge, every new idea is a minority idea.

Academic freedom is not a luxury. It is a necessity.

Is there a contrary view?

A salute to whistleblowers | Peter Cameron’s Blog

Filed under: About universities — John Allen @ 10:12 am

A salute to whistleblowers | Peter Cameron's Blog.

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