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About Rachael Wiseman

Dr Rachael Wiseman is a post-doctoral researcher in Philosophy at Durham University.

Integrity in the News: the ‘heightened vigilance about authenticity’

Catherine Bennett discusses what she calls the ‘heightened vigilance about authenticity‘ in a comment piece about social mobility in today’s Guardian.

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Integrity and Activism podcasts coming soon…

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Integrity and Activism workshop on Monday. Special thanks to Northumbria University Histories of Activism Research Group and to all the speakers. We’ll have podcasts of the papers available for download early next week. … Continue reading

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Integrity in the news: Schekman on disfiguring incentives in science

A comment piece by Professor Schekman in the Guardian today reflects widespread concerns in academia that reward structures — especially around publishing and ‘impact’ — are creating pressure to conduct research in ways that betray or undermine the academic virtues.

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Integrity in the news: ‘A stand for democracy in the digital age’

Writers Against Surveillance — a collective of 562 authors — have launched a petition calling for the ‘defence of civil liberties against surveillance by corporations and governments’. They identify ‘integrity of the individual’ as a precondition for democracy:

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Confirmed speakers for ‘Integrity Lost’ and ‘Saints and Madmen’

We are still putting together programmes for our two major conferences, ‘Integrity Lost‘ (Newcastle, April 2014) and ‘Saints and Madmen‘ (Einstein Forum, Berlin, June 2014), but while we’re working we thought we’d announce some of our confirmed panels and speakers. … Continue reading

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Final Programme for ‘Activism and Integrity’

The final programme for this workshop is now available to download here. For more information see the workshop page.

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Mind Association funding for Integrity Project

We are very happy to say that our application for a Mind Association Minor conference grant to provide post-graduate bursaries to attend ‘Integrity Lost, Integrity (re)gained‘ was successful. Details coming soon on the conference webpage, here or contact us if you’d … Continue reading

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Workshop Update: Integrity and Activism

Activism and Integrity Workshop Monday, December 16th 2013, 1:30-4:30pm Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Lipman Building 121 This workshop is hosted by Northumbria University’s Histories of Activism research group, in association with The Integrity Project. It will explore the ways in which … Continue reading

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Workshop: The Online Professional: Gender and Digital Culture

Friday 8 November 2013, 2.00PM to 5.00pm At the ‘Intellectual Integrity?’ conference we hosted earlier in the year, Audra Mitchell convened a panel on the role of the female public intellectual. The panel explored some of the difficulties inherent in … Continue reading

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Workshop Announcement: Activism & Integrity

On Monday December 16th 2013, the Northumbria University Histories of Activism research group, in collaboration with The Integrity Project, will be hosting a 1 day workshop at the University of Northumbria. Activism and Integrity Integrity can drive individuals to challenge … Continue reading

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