Academic Freedom in Britain

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Professor John Garside, Vice-Chancellor, University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology (UK)

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We the undersigned members of the international academic community call upon the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology to abandon its inquiry into Professor Mona Bakers decision to sever links between her journals and Israeli universities.

Mona Bakers decision was taken in pursuance of an academic boycott of Israel. The claim that this infringed the academic freedom of the two Israeli academics she removed from the boards of her journals is entirely spurious: they remain as free as ever to say what they wish, and are, unlike Mona Baker, in no danger of dismissal. The claim that her decision was racially motivated is also entirely spurious and unwarranted: it depends on dishonestly equating criticism of the Israeli government with anti-Semitism.

The inquiry UMIST is conducting is a disciplinary procedure in all but name, except that Professor Baker has none of the protections of a defendant, such as the right to examine witnesses against her, to see their evidence, or even to know their identity. The Sunday Telegraph (UK) of November 17 quotes a UMIST official as saying that it will be decided by Christmas whether she will be dismissed, and UMISTs website carries an official statement condemning her in advance.

We regard this inquiry as a grave assault on academic freedom and the right to legitimate political activity and call upon UMIST to abandon it before the reputation of the university is further damaged.

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Terry
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Majid A
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- UK
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Michael C
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- UK
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- Philosophy
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Colwyn W
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- Wales
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- Philosophy
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- University of Wales
howard m
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- Mr
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- United Kingdom
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- Italian
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- University Wales of Swansea
Zaneb A
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- miss
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- uk
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- UMIST
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- Dr
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- Wales
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- Geography
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- University of Wales Swansea
Tayyab R
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- Software Consultant
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- UK
Eithne O
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- Dr.
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- Ireland
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- Translation Studies
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- Dublin City University
Aiden C
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- Mr.
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- Ireland
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- Psychology
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- Dublin City University
John S
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- Emeritus Professor
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- UK
- Discipline
- English Language
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- University of Birmingham
Emmet M
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- Ireland
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- Marketing
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- Dublin City University
Anne M
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- Ms
- Country
- UK
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- Philosophy
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- University of Wales Swansea
Rumy H
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- Dr
- Country
- UK
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- University of Leeds
Simon G
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- Dr
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- United Kingdom
- Discipline
- School of Education
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- University of Leicester
Rami A
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- England
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- UMIST
john h
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- mr
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- uk
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- history
Gabriela S
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- Uruguay
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- Translation Studies
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- Dublin City University
David S
- Title
- Professor of Political Geography
- Country
- England
- Discipline
- Geography
adel_g_nasser
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- Dr
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- England
- Discipline
- IT
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- UMIST
Maggie G
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- Dr
- Country
- Ireland
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- Textual studies
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- Dublin City University
Saturnino L
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- Dr
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- Ireland
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- Computer Science
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- Trinity College Dublin
Sonia C
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- Dr
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Discipline
- Italian and Translation Studies
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- University of Portsmouth
moses
- Country
- uk
Dan J
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- Mr
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- Ireland
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- Biotechnology
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- DCU
Theodora L
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- Ireland
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- Biology
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- NUIM
James B
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- Professor
- Country
- Ireland
- Discipline
- Computer Science
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- UCC, Cork
Rachel G
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- Prof.
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- Israel
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- Tel Aviv University
Andrew C
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- Professor
- Country
- UK
- Discipline
- Psychology
- Institution (for identification only)
- University of Leicester
Myriam S
- Title
- Dr
- Country
- UK
- Discipline
- Translation Studies
- Institution (for identification only)
- University of Salford
Dorothy N
- Title
- PhD
- Country
- Israel
- Discipline
- Retired
Shehla K
- Title
- Ms.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Discipline
- Government
- Institution (for identification only)
- University of Manchester
Trevor S
- Title
- Prof.
- Country
- Ireland
- Discipline
- Chemistry
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- University College, Cork
Margot S
- Country
- Ireland
- Discipline
- French
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- UCC
claire h
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- Dr
- Country
- England
- Discipline
- Psychology
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- Bolton Institute
Nick H
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- Dr
- Country
- UK
- Discipline
- Medicine
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- Imperial College
John-Kevin B
- Title
- Lecturer
- Country
- Ireland
- Discipline
- Industrial Relations
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- Dublin City University Business School
Paidi C
- Country
- Ireland
- Discipline
- Computer Science
- Institution (for identification only)
- UCC
Alex F
- Title
- Dr
- Country
- Ireland
- Discipline
- Computer Science
- Institution (for identification only)
- University College Cork
Dj. K
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- Professor
- Country
- USA
- Discipline
- Comparative Literature
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- Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Ibrahim M
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- Lecturer
- Country
- UK
- Discipline
- Translation Studies
- Institution (for identification only)
- University of Edinburgh
Darren M
- Title
- Dr
- Country
- Ireland
- Discipline
- Bioinfomatics
- Institution (for identification only)
- UCC
Neil R
- Title
- Mr
- Country
- UK
- Discipline
- Historian
- Institution (for identification only)
- City and Islington College
Irene B
- Title
- Professor
- Country
- UK
Richard H
- Title
- Professor
- Country
- UK
- Discipline
- Linguistics
- Institution (for identification only)
- UCL
Henry D
- Country
- Britain
Paul S
- Title
- Mr.
- Country
- Ireland
- Discipline
- Computer Science
- Institution (for identification only)
- University College Cork, Ireland
Dr. Jean D
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- Chair, School of Translation and Interpretation
- Country
- Canada
- Discipline
- Translation
- Institution (for identification only)
- University of Ottawa
MYKA
- Country
- Leicester, UK
Dimitris A
- Title
- Mr
- Country
- Greece
- Discipline
- Translation
- Institution (for identification only)
- UMIST

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