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AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES' OPEN DOOR POLICIES ON ALCOHOL INDUSTRY RESEARCH FUNDING
Author(s) -
KYPRI KYPROS,
WALSH RAOUL A.,
SANSONFISHER ROBERT W.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0965-2140
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02651.x
Subject(s) - alcohol industry , tobacco industry , credibility , government (linguistics) , public relations , receipt , revenue , harm , political science , ambivalence , public administration , business , accounting , law , psychology , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy , advertising
In many countries there is a strong community consensus opposed to the tobacco industry and its activities, and most Australian universities have banned the receipt of tobacco industry research funding. Alcohol industry funding of research has received comparatively little attention from advocates and, arguably, medical science as a whole is ambivalent about the practice. Accepting such funding has the obvious benefit of increasing university revenue. Notably, however, recent research suggests that in Europe and North America the alcohol industry makes a relatively small contribution to scientific research, one which is apparently designed to aid it in shaping research agendas and enhancing the industry’s credibility as socially responsible. This practice exposes researchers and universities to significant ethical risks, and it is unclear whether these risks are properly considered in the decision to accept such funding