Articles related to academic freedom

Feature: New Defence Act Handcuffs Science by: Brendan Jones Australian scientists risk huge fines and even imprisonment under new laws that will give Defence bureaucrats extraordinary powers over their research.	Quandary: Should Scientists Declare Non-Financial Conflicts of Interest? by: Miriam Wiersma and Wendy Lipworth Conflicts of interest are rife in scientific research, but non-financial conflicts of interest are often overlooked.
Up Front: Don’t Bite the Hand that Funds by: Guy Nolch Corporate interests have a heavy hand in how research is designed, conducted and reported.