50 distinguished professors from Australian universities have written to Murdoch University’s vice-chancellor, Eeva Leinonen, urging her to withdraw the case seeking damages from the whistleblower Gerd Schröder-Turk, an associate professor at Murdoch.

Schröder-Turk voiced concern about the treatment of international students at the university which led to the blowback.

The professors said the action of the university poses a grave risk to academic freedom and sets a “dangerous precedent” which is a deep concern.

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