Matheson Russell, University of Auckland
The news last week that University of Auckland public health researcher Simon Thornley was retracting a co-authored paper about supposed vaccination risks during pregnancy raised deeper questions about the limits of academic freedom.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://sciblogs.co.nz/news/2021/11/26/are-new-zealands-universities-doing-enough-to-define-the-limits-of-academic-freedom/