Changing Academic Structures and Liberating Research. An Interview with Sascha Friesike

In this interview Sascha Friesike presents his vision about changing academic structures. Friesike questions the fanatical fixation on “excellence” and promotes more freedom of research and greater plurality in academic careers. Furthermore, he hopes for a research landscape in which “impact” is understood as ideas that really matter and not as the perpetuation of perverse metrics. He argues that researchers should be supported in prioritizing the sharing of their content and trained to seek impact in the long term.