I was disappointed to hear that my old university, Notre Dame, has put corporate sponsorship ahead of academic rigour, hosting an anti-science propaganda lecture. Natalie Latter explains the problem:
At the bidding of one of its benefactors (Hancock Prospecting, which is sponsoring Monckton’s lecture) the university is lending its hard won credibility to Monckton, who has none of his own. ¶ Notre Dame has a responsibility to preserve the integrity of academic and scientific research by standing with other Australian universities in condemning figures such as Monckton. These figures misrepresent and undermine the work of those who uphold academic standards. ¶ It is grossly inappropriate for a university to provide such views with a platform.
Sadly, no academics at Notre Dame have signed the open letter.