I WOULD like to raise some questions about how we do science. I
don’t know the answers, but what worries me is that when I discuss them with
colleagues I get the sense that no one does. It appears that in the past years
everyone but us academics has given a lot of thought to how their workplaces are
organised. So perhaps it would be worthwhile for scientists to start talking
about how we govern our communities and universities. The following is then
offered as a conversation starter.
Universities are fundamental to the project of democracy because they are the…
