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Academic freedom under threat

By Esa VäliverronenProblems with academic freedom and scientists’ freedom of expression have been increasingly debated in the academia recently. Restrictions to the freedom of inquiry and the public expression of researchers have become more prominent all over the world, and researchers have not remained silent anymore. According to the recent report Free to think by Scholars at Risk, published

Communicating Science & Research Information to lay public. The Malawi experience

Outreach exhibitions are an effective tool for communicating science or research information to rural communities in Malawi This story is based on my encounter with Mrs Buleya during an outreach exhibition. BY Rodrick Emmanuel Sabakunsi“Beep” - I ignore it. Then a second one: “Beep”. I peep through the window, and there stands Kestern, the exhibition officer. He beckons me, saying: “Boss, we are