David Booth on academic freedom

 David Booth, lecturer at the School of Life Sciences, joins us for a conversation about academic freedom and free speech in science. For more information about the society, look up Dundee University Free Speech Society on Facebook or Instagram. To contact us, email uodfreespeechsociety@gmail.com. 

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