What does ‘academic freedom’ mean in practice? Why the Siouxsie Wiles and Shaun Hendy employment case matters

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What does ‘academic freedom’ mean in practice? Why the Siouxsie Wiles and Shaun Hendy employment case matters

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Siouxsie Wiles.
Associate professor Siouxsie Wiles has become well known for her work explaining the science behind COVID-19. Photo: Elise Manahan

by Jack Heinemann, professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Canterbury

Two high-profile University of Auckland academics raised important questions about academic freedom with their complaint to the Employment Relations A