Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 24/08/2026So for example, one reason given was that his work was 'inconsistent with the contractual scope of your employment'. Since when do we police academics in what they choose to research? 510
MC @drspidermatt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I dunno, I do think there is an academic integrity component to the argument. Postdocs have less freedom/more direction than tenured faculty, but even so, faculty are beholden to sponsors/grantors to deliver what they agreed? So not micromanaged, but cannot study fossils on a psych grant? 010
