Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
Oligarchy (noun): A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Corporatisation of higher education has been such a wild success.
Various corporations, including PwC, have made a shitload and that was the aim wasn't it?
The field is ever-evolving but my main contribution was a book about social opposition to damming the last free flowing Himalayan stretches of the River Ganga, sacred to Hindus, in mountainous terrain already prone to disasters.
uapress.arizona.edu/book/river-d...
Hi Eileen! Mostly Hinduism and ecology in terms of what I studied and researched. But over the years I’ve been connected with scholars doing fascinating work on a range of faiths and their interpretations (or rejections) of human responsibility for environmental protection and sustainability.
Happy to send pdfs! 🤓
If I start posting my articles does this help connect me with academics or environmentalists? Hoping so! ‘Managing Toxins and Making Water Safe’ (based on ethnographic research in Kerala, India) came out when __ got extra unbearable so I haven’t shared it yet.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
King Charles Cavalier Spaniel… so he fancies himself an athlete. But as he ages he’s leaning back towards his lap dog roots.
Did it… sort of. It’s a start, anyway! :)
Ah! Good point! I do seem to have missed that step. Will correct soon—thanks! 😎
Hi Bluesky! First post. This is how I’m supposed to do it, yes? Say hi to Sheamus! 🐶🌅