Rector defends researchers’ freedom of speech

Rector publicly defends KU researcher Marlene Wind, who has been criticised by certain Danish politicians for commenting on the Government’s plan to enforce more stringent border control in Denmark.
 

There is no reason to set ethical boundaries for what researchers may or may not say when asked to comment as experts in the media. This is made clear by Rector Ralf Hemmingsen, who defended Professor Marlene Wind from the Centre for European Politics in the Danish media Tuesday.

 

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