RE: David Smythe objects (part1)2 Aug 2020 13:35
The University of Glasgow has been forced to withdraw an online ban imposed on an emeritus professor after he criticised the fracking industry.
David Smythe, a geophysicist and well-known fracking critic, took the university to court in 2017 after it cancelled his university email address and cut off his online access to scientific journals in the library. He accused the university of trying to silence him because of his views on fracking.
The university has now restored his access, and agreed to pay his legal and other costs amounting to over £12,000. It says it regrets the dispute and has no reason to doubt Smythe’s integrity.