What does 'academic freedom' mean in practice? Why the Siouxsie Wiles and Shaun Hendy employment case matters
- Written by: Jack Heinemann, Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Canterbury
shutterstockTwo high-profile University of Auckland academics raised important questions about academic freedom with their complaint to the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) that their employer had failed its duty of care to them.
Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles and Professor Shaun Hendy have become well known for their work explaining the...