# The Conversation: Academic freedom series **URL:** \ **Category:** Academia\ **Created:** [September 28, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/the-conversation-academic-freedom-series/886 "2020-09-28T23:23:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gavin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/439d5e/32.png) [@Gavin](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/Gavin)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/the-conversation-academic-freedom-series/886/1 "2020-09-28T23:23:48Z")
I came across this short series of articles on academic freedom that was published by The Conversation last year. > **[Academic freedom series News, Research and Analysis - The Conversation](https://theconversation.com/au/topics/academic-freedom-series-76963)** > > Browse Academic freedom series news, research and analysis from The Conversation I only read the article below on the corporate influence on medical research, but I expect that some of the other articles in the series will be of interest to others here. > **[When big companies fund academic research, the truth often comes last](https://theconversation.com/when-big-companies-fund-academic-research-the-truth-often-comes-last-119164)** > > Most medical research is funded by industry, not public sources. And industry puts pressure on researchers in many ways, from guiding the research question to suppressing unfavourable findings. ---
**Author:** ![surya](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/onscienceandacademia.org/surya/32/203_2.png) [@surya](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/surya)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/the-conversation-academic-freedom-series/886/2 "2020-09-30T15:24:34Z")
unfortunately, the conversation indonesia (tci) leaves a lot to be desired in terms of truth and freedom… ☹