Rethinking academia in a time of climate crisis.
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 36748915.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.84991 and PMC identifier 9904754.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Addressing the climate crisis requires radical and urgent action at all levels of society. Universities are ideally positioned to lead such action but are largely failing to do so. At the same time, many academic scientists find their work impeded by bureaucracy, excessive competitiveness, and a loss of academic freedom. Here, drawing on the framework of "Doughnut Economics," developed by Kate Raworth, we suggest seven new principles for rethinking the norms of scientific practice. Based on these, we propose a call to action, and encourage academics to take concrete steps towards the creation of a flourishing scientific enterprise that is fit for the challenges of the 21<sup>st</sup> century.
Medical subject headings
- Universities
- Climate Change
- Science