Scholars at Risk Europe, hosted at Maynooth University, is the European office of the global Scholars at Risk network. Launched at an event at the European Parliament in November 2018, its establishment represents the culmination of nearly two decades of partnership between European higher education institutions and the global Scholars at Risk Network. The European office supports and coordinates the activities of Scholars at Risk national sections and partner networks across Europe to strengthen our collective voice at the European level and contribute to informed policymaking for the greater protection of scholars and increased respect for academic freedom worldwide. Scholars at Risk is an international network of higher education institutions and individuals working to protect threatened scholars and to promote academic freedom.
On September 1, 2019, together with 9 European partners, SAR Europe at Maynooth will launch InSPIREurope, an ambitious Europe-wide initiative to support researchers at risk. InSPIREurope is funded under the European Commission’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and coordinated by Scholars at Risk Europe at Maynooth University, Ireland. InSPIREurope will forge a coordinated, cross-sectoral, Europe-wide alliance for researchers at risk.
https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/sar-europe/inspireurope
Official press release
https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/2018/11/scholars-at-risk-launches-european-office/
Further information
Information on SAR sections: https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/sar-sections/
Information on SAR partner networks: https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/partner-networks/
Global Scholars at Risk Network: https://www.scholarsatrisk.org