Tag: academia
How Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s Exit from Ashoka University is Just the...
Is there something innate about academia that makes a state want to control it? Does being backed by well-off, well connected, philanthropic individuals protect an academic's ideas and freedoms?
How Do States Suppress Academic Freedom? with Robert Quinn & Mirza...
Hosted by Sourya Reddy
Edited by Malavika VN
Across the world, governments often clamp down on academia and academic institutions. Sometimes in subtle ways, like restrictions...
Open Access Chronicles: The Birth of Sci-Hub (Chapter 6)
Hosted by Swagam Dasgupta
Edited by Malavika VN
If you've been a college student any time in the past decade, you have most probably come across...
Open Access Chronicles: Sci-Hub & Beyond (Chapter 7)
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Edited by Malavika VN
In Chapter 6 of this series, Alexandra Elbakyan—founder of Sci-Hub—took us through what led her to create the...
Open Access Chronicles: Breaking Down Open Access Journals with Johan Rooryck...
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Edited by Nidhi Rejithlal
In the latest chapter of our series — Open Access Chronicles, we speak to Professor Johan Rooryck, the...
Open Access Chronicles: The Origin Story with Dr. Peter Suber (Chapter...
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Edited by Malavika VN
From the early days of academic publishing to the emergence of an oligopoly, Chapter 1 of our series...
Open Access Chronicles: How Did We Get Here? (Chapter 1)
Narrated by Sourya Reddy
Edited by Malavika VN
If you're a researcher or a college student, chances are, you've probably come across websites like Sci-hub. Controversial...