Uber paid academics six-figure sums for research to feed to the media
Date Linked: 12 July 2022
Source: story link, from theguardian.com
Disappointing to see academics implicated in the Uber Files. It’s a compelling example of how research funding is contingent on public and private interests. Of course, public interests are generally less worrying than Uber funding research perceived to be positive and profitable, but there are still times I have questions about the NSF’s priorities.
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Thinking today about all the people who have more impressive qualifications than I do but are less secure professionally because academia isn’t fair.
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