I am baffled by Tom Franklin's suggestion (Letters, August 11) that "academic freedom must relate to those areas in which the academic is qualified". I am a chartered psychologist but I have published a book about Sherlock Holmes. Should I withdraw it as I have no qualification in Holmes studies?
John Radford
University of East London
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