Landing : Athabascau University

University research: if you believe in openness, stand up for it

http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2014/aug/22/university-research-publish-open-access-journal

"Years are spent teaching children to share. Yet from the moment students enter academia, we discourage it. Lock up your work in prestigious subscription journals; keep your data close to your chest; compete instead of collaborate – these are the messages transmitted by peers and mentors. These are the tenets of our unhealthy academic culture. We need to change our priorities."