Microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles became a trusted public voice during New Zealand’s Covid response - and a target of relentless abuse. When her university failed to support her, she took them to court. The outcome is a strong signal for #scicomm 👇
https://www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/instead-of-fixing-their-policies-they-chose-to-fight-me-90693/
https://www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/instead-of-fixing-their-policies-they-chose-to-fight-me-90693/
“Instead of fixing their policies, they chose to fight me”
Microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles helped lead New Zealand through the pandemic. Then the death threats came, followed by a legal battle over whether her university had done enough to protect her. Now, the court has delivered its verdict. In 2020, microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles became one of New Zealand’s leading public voices on Covid-19. She appeared regularly […]