Researchers need greater freedom to develop solutions, says academic

Researchers need to be given greater freedom to develop new and creative solutions and avoid the danger of group think, a leading academic has said.

Royal Irish Academy professor Luke Drury urged the Government to make greater use of the resources available to it in the academic community.

“At a time when trust in public institutions has been greatly undermined, we need reassurance that government is receiving good advice on what it should do and how it should do it.