SAR Europe
Events
SAR Sweden: When Academic Freedom Fades
When Academic Freedom Fades Early signs and consequences of threats against the freedom of academics Academic freedom is threatened in many places around the world. How can we identify the process of fading academic freedom – from the first signs to serious threats and problematic situations for academics? Can common traits be discovered? What effects does the limitation of academic freedom have on society? How does it feel to live through that process? Is there a risk that academic freedom fades away in Sweden? This seminar covers both the concrete example of how an individual is affected and the general traits and trends.
When: Thursday, 06 May 2021
Defending Academic Freedom at University: The role of "experiential learning"
The University of Turin in conjunction with the University of Padova and SAR Italy have organised a roundtable event to discuss their students' activities in respect of advocacy seminars and legal clinics: Defending Academic Freedom at University: The role of "experiential learning”. There will be presentations by the International Human Rights Legal Clinic at the University of Turin and the Student Advocacy Seminars at the University of Padova. Students who have participated in past clinics and seminars, as well as those taking part in the currently running clinics and seminars, will be presenting their work.
When: Monday, 03 May 2021
Speaker Series: Politics of Repression - Strategies and Resistances in Scholarship
Leibniz University Hannover - Speaker Series: Politics of Repression - Strategies and Resistances in Scholarship
When: Wednesday, 28 April 2021
SAR Germany: Section Meeting
SAR Europe will be attending the SAR Germany General Assembly to give a short overview of the Inspireurope project, and the activities of SAR Europe.
When: Monday, 26 April 2021
Inspireurope Stakeholder Forum Berlin, April 26-27, 2021
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s Philipp Schwartz Initiative in cooperation with the Scholars at Risk Germany Section and the Inspireurope project, hosted the second Inspireurope Stakeholder Forum on April 26-27, 2021. The Forum provided an opportunity for scholars, host institutions, funding organisations, and partners across Europe and beyond to discuss issues related to academic freedom and the situation of at-risk researchers in Europe. It also placed a particular focus on the topic of re-building interrupted research careers within and beyond academia.
When: Monday, 26 April 2021
SAR Sweden: Section Meeting
A closed meeting to discuss and organise the ongoing work of the section. SAR Europe's Advocacy Manager, Denise Roche, will address the meeting to discuss advocacy activities at different levels (International, European, and national).
When: Thursday, 22 April 2021
EARMA 2021 Conference, April 14-20
Orla Duke, Programme Manager at SAR Europe will be presenting on the Inspireurope project at this year's EARMA Digital Conference from April 14-20, 2021
When: Wednesday, 14 April 2021
SAR Ireland webinar on Gender and Academic Freedom
On March 8th, to mark International Women's Day, SAR Ireland, in collaboration with Centre for Resistance Studies, Trinity College Dublin and the Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway, will host a webinar on Gender and Academic Freedom. There will be three key note speakers; Andrea Pető, Professor in the Department of Gender Studies at Central European University, Vienna, Austria and a Doctor of Science of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Elżbieta Korolczuk, sociologist, working at Södertörn University in Stockholm and American Studies Center, Warsaw University Seda Altuğ, a lecturer at the Atatürk Institute for Modern Turkish History at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul. To register for this webinar, go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xH1KwExLQsGRlbFHLRD-BQ
When: Monday, 08 March 2021
SWETALY WORKSHOP I - Academic freedom in challenging times: advocacy and collaborations
First Workshop within Swetaly, a collaboration between the University of Padua, the University of Gothenburg and the University of Stockholm.
When: Wednesday, 03 February 2021
Scholars at Risk (SAR) – KTH: Academic freedom is threatened around the world: What can we do about it?
Scholars at Risk (SAR) – KTH organizes a virtual lunch seminar December 18, on the topic “Academic freedom is threatened around the world: What can we do about it?”
When: Friday, 18 December 2020