Scholars at Risk monitors reports of threats to academic freedom and higher education communities worldwide, including media articles, blogs, opinion pieces and other announcements.

A global generosity of spirit

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hindered and in some cases reversed years of progress towards meeting the Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs, universities are being encouraged to focus on forging broad partnerships as a means to effect meaningful change.

Τι σημαίνει πραγματικά να μεταφράζεις; Η μετάφραση είναι συχνά η βασική προϋπόθεση για την πρόσβαση σε μια καθολική, πολλαπλή, ποικιλόμορφη κουλτούρα. Στο τελευταίο μας τεύχος, διερευνούμε τι πραγματικά συνεπάγεται αυτό.

Standing with Ukraine “I feel that people like myself are targets of the Russian army. We’re the backbone of civil society. We’re the ones who usually stand up and speak our mind.” Last week, Liz Shchepetylnykova, a Ukrainian scholar and PhD candidate, spoke about her forced departure from Ukraine. Her words, shared in an interview with University World News, capture the (...)

Η Πρόεδρος της Δημοκρατίας Κατερίνα Σακελλαροπούλου δέχθηκε την Παρασκευή 11 Μαρτίου 2022 τον Καθηγητή Βιολογίας του Α.Π.Θ., προεδρεύοντα του SAR Greece και επιστημονικώς υπεύθυνο για το Α.Π.Θ. του InSPIREurope, Αλέξανδρο Τριανταφυλλίδη, καθώς και τον Επίκουρο Καθηγητή της Νομικής Σχολής του Α.Π.Θ. και μέλος της ομάδας έργου InSPIREurope και της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής για την Υπεράσπιση της Ακαδημαϊκής Ελευθερίας Ανδρέα Τάκη, οι (...)

March 4 - 10, 2022 Scholars at Risk monitors reports of threats to academic freedom and higher education communities worldwide, including media articles, blogs, opinion pieces and other announcements.  Unless otherwise indicated (such as in articles written by SAR), the language and views contained in the search results reflect those of the originating author (...)

    In Solidarity with Ukraine SAR Network members and partners around the world are responding with extraordinary energy and generosity to support Ukrainian colleagues and the countless others impacted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. SAR’s statement of solidarity draws attention to the key areas of concern. As we receive  new requests for assistance from (...)

  Defending the human rights of scholars and protecting academic freedom worldwide         Solidarity with the people of Ukraine and Ukrainian higher education  Scholars at Risk stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and with people around the (...)

ΠΡΟΣΕΧΗΣ ΕΚΔΗΛΩΣΗ: Inspireurope Regional Outreach Workshop, Southern Europe Thessaloniki 31.3.2022, KEDEA AUTh and ONLINE10.30-18.00 EEST

Tuesday, March 1, 2022 - 13:15 Support for Ukraine’s Scholars & Students: A Call from Inspireurope to European Governments & EU Institutions The Inspireurope partners stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. We add our voices to those of the many researchers, scholars, students and civil society actors in Ukraine, as well as those in Russia, who strongly condemn the (...)

February 18 - 24, 2022 Scholars at Risk monitors reports of threats to academic freedom and higher education communities worldwide, including media articles, blogs, opinion pieces and other announcements.  Unless otherwise indicated (such as in articles written by SAR), the language and views contained in the search results reflect those of the originating (...)

Το ΑΠΘ, εταίρος του Προγράμματος Inspireurope και συντονιστής του νεοϊδρυθέντος ελληνικού τμήματος του Δικτύου Scholars at Risk, διοργργάνωσε webinar με θέμα “Preparing Greek Academic Institutes to host Scholars at Risk“(...)

February 4 - 10, 2022 Scholars at Risk monitors reports of threats to academic freedom and higher education communities worldwide, including media articles, blogs, opinion pieces and other announcements.  Unless otherwise indicated (such as in articles written by SAR), the language and views contained in the search results reflect those of the originating (...)

Donate today, and support SAR's mission to safeguard and promote academic freedom worldwide.   January 14 - 20, 2021 Scholars at Risk monitors reports of threats to academic freedom and higher education communities worldwide, including media articles, blogs, opinion pieces and other announcements.  Unless otherwise indicated (such as in articles written (...)