Published: October 21, 2019
Academics urge university to drop pursuit of Gerd Schröder-Turk after he spoke out about treatment of international students
Murdoch University’s decision to sue a whistleblower has prompted a fresh wave of condemnation from more than 50 of Australia’s most distinguished professors, who say it poses a grave risk to academic freedom and sets a “dangerous precedent”.
The professors, all recipients of the Australian Research Council’s laureate fellowship, have written to Murdoch University’s vice-chancellor, Eeva Leinonen, urging her to drop the Perth university’s pursuit of damages from whistleblower Gerd Schröder-Turk.
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