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Peter MacKinnon: Political agendas have no place in university research applications

Researchers at York University encouraged to conform to ideology to receive grants

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A few weeks ago, York University’s vice-president of research and innovation heralded a workshop for its researchers that explored “how decolonization, equity, diversity and inclusion (DEDI) can be meaningfully integrated into research applications.” Though focused on science research, it was said to be relevant to social science, the humanities and health research, too.

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