Dennis Alexis Valin Dittrich<p>Institutional <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/affiliation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>affiliation</span></a> should not be a requirement for doing <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2024/07/01/institutional-affiliation-should-not-be-a-requirement-for-doing-research/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocial</span><span class="invisible">sciences/2024/07/01/institutional-affiliation-should-not-be-a-requirement-for-doing-research/</span></a><br>"The innovators, campaigners, trailblazers & risk-takers… do not always work as full-time <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/academics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academics</span></a><br>While these independent research trajectories have been rewarding, the lack of an institutional affiliation raises significant barriers. Those erroneously classed as ‘non-academic’ (because they are not employed by a university) frequently seem unworthy…"</p>