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Academic freedom under siege

This paper describes a global pattern of declining academic freedom, often driven by powerful political interference with core functions of academic communities. It argues that countering threats to academic freedom requires doubling down on ethics, specifically standards of justice and fairness in pursuing knowledge and assigning warrant to beliefs. Using the example of the selection of a Qatari university to host the 2024 World Congress of Bioethics, the authors urge fairness towards diverse g

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Published: 22 July 2026
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics (BMJ)
Category: Research
Topics: Bias & fairness
Retrieved: 23 July 2026

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ethics.ai (22 July 2026), “Academic freedom under siege,” evidence record 12756, https://ethics.ai/record/12756 (originally published by Journal of Medical Ethics (BMJ)).

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