bb21
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Without wanting to go all conspiracy theorist, we both know that that's not really true.
Universities remain hugely dependent on Government funding, and academics who don't toe the line won't get kept on. Job security in academia is terrible, with widespread use of zero hours and short-term contracts.
Universities that don't rely on Government funding instead rely on funding from pharmaceutical and chemical companies, and even tobacco companies in the case of my alma mater.
In either case, researchers who don't find what their funders want them to probably won't get a further grant.
At the lower end of the spectrum, yes, so you're probably correct. At the higher end with more established senior researchers, I cannot agree.
Yes, you probably have too much a dose of scepticism.