Friday, April 24, 2026

Academic freedom slides globally, as it takes a nosedive in the US. Really!

Let me guess, a case of Trump Derangement Syndrome by the Royal Society of Chemistry! What a piece of junk journalism!

"Academic freedom continues to decline globally, with a marked fall in the US, according to the 2026 update to the Academic Freedom Index. The index revealed that over the last decade academic freedom has slipped in 50 countries, with just nine registering improvement. ...

‘This academic freedom erosion is part of broader democratic backslide that we’re seeing in the US,’ [???] says Jennifer Jones, director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists. ‘It mirrors the rise of authoritarianism that we’ve seen in Hungary and Turkey [???], where higher education is often targeted.’ ..."

Academic freedom slides globally, as it takes a nosedive in the US | News | Chemistry World

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