Anita Gilles

@anitagilles.bsky.social

Marine mammal scientist, works at TiHo-ITAW (Buesum, Germany), coordinator of SCANS-IV; https://www.tiho-hannover.de/en/itaw/beschaeftigte/beschaeftigte-buesum/anita-gilles

I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky

Alessandro Rigolon@alerigolon.bsky.social · 2y ago

Just received an email saying that it's not advisable to include the following words in future applications for research funding to the US DOT. Here we are.

1.         Climate change
2.         Greenhouse gas emissions
3.         Emissions
4.         Racial equity
5.         Gender identity
6.         Diversity, equity and inclusion
7.         Environmental justice
8.         Justice40 initiative