Data on worldwide respect for academic freedom
Friday, March 27, 2020 - 14:20
in Mathematics & Economics
Academic freedom is fundamental to scientific progress, pursuit of truth, quality higher education and international collaboration. Universities and states have signed statements of their commitment to safeguard academic freedom, yet in practice, they do not always implement them. How severe are infringements of academic freedom? Are these infringements getting better or worse? Scientists have investigated these questions and have now published a global academic freedom index.