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- Macquarie_science_reform_movement abstract "Macquarie science reform movement refers to the successfultransformation of the degree system at Macquarie University in 1979which followed an academic and political campaign initiated in 1977.Macquarie University, founded in 1964, adopted a degree structuremodeled after the Oxbridge tradition where all graduating studentswere awarded a BA regardless of their field of study, with theexception of law students.Many science students and science faculty saw this as a disadvantageand began to mobilize for reform of the degree structure. Thus, in1977 a student organization, known as Students for a Science Degree(SSD), was formed with physicist Frank Duarte as chairman. SSD enlisted thesupport of science students, student politicians, scienceacademics, and professional science institutions. Among the seniorscience professors that openly supported the reform movement wereRonald E. Aitchison, Frederick Chong, Brian F. Gray, John G. Hawke,Richard E. B. Makinson, Ronald H. Vernon, and John C. Ward.After a two year campaign the Academic Senate of Macquarie Universityintroduced a science degree (BSc) on the 11th of September, 1979. Aperspective on the science reform movement is given in Liberality of Opportunity while famous physicist John C. Ward offers an alternativeversion in his memoirs. At the time, Greg Sheridan described theduel between the sciences and the establishment as a “nasty, bitterbureaucratic struggle” won by the scientists. Duarte's own description of what he calls the "revolt of the sciences" is given in a recent book.".
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