Academic Boycotts and the Invisible College Gerald Weissmann, Editor-in-Chief The University and College Union (UK), representing more than 120,000 college-level educators, voted May 30 to pass a controversial resolution calling for a boycott of Israeli academics and universities. The Economist, June 14, 2007 (1) Martin Rees, the President of the Royal Society re-affirmed the commitment of the Royal Society, the UK national academy of science, to a statement in opposition to academic boycotts. "Moratoria on scientific exchanges based on nationality, race, sex, language, religion, opinion and similar factors thwart [our] goals." E. B. Davies, FRS, July 4 2007 (2) The other humane studies I apply myself to are natural philosophy, the mechanics and husbandry, according to the principles of our new philosophical college ...an Invisible College Robert Boyle, FRS, letter, 1646 (3) Dr. South [Canon of Christchurch] made a long oration of satirical invectives against Cromwell, fanaticks and the new philosophy.... They can admire nothing except fleas, flies and themselves. John Wallis, FRS, to Robert Boyle, FRS, Oxford, 1669 (4) <h3>BOYCOTT US</h3> This summer, laptops on benches and beaches were awash in protests against an academic boycott of Israel launched by a union of British educators. The boycott
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Academic Boycotts and the Invisible College
Weissmann, Gerald
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, Volume 21 (12): 3017
Fed of American Socs for Experimental Biology – Oct 1, 2007
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