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The update from Rob Quinn, SAR's Executive Director, offers a comprehensive summary of the accomplishments and challenges faced by the Scholars at Risk (SAR) network in 2024. SAR continues its critical mission to support at-risk scholars and uphold academic freedom worldwide.Key Highlights:Significa...

June 2024   SAR's 'Courage to Think Award' will recognize 'the scholars of Ukraine' at SAR Global Congress 2024 ...

Welcome to the Mellon/SAR Academic Freedom FellowsSAR launched its newest cohort of Mellon/SAR Academic Freedom Fellows.Fellows will receive research stipends and professional support to work on projects related to academic freedom.The program includes eight months of virtual workshops and project...

Mihreteab, a Tigrayan scholar from Ethiopia, was deeply involved in teaching and researching African legal systems and reforms, contributing to critical discussions affecting millions. However, his focus on human rights put him at great risk due to the Ethiopian government’s crackdown on ethnic...

The 2024 Global Congress will be held from June 25-27, 2024 in partnership with the European Humanities University (EHU) in Vilnius, Lithuania. The theme, "Sustainable knowledge: Lessons from universities, scholars and students in exile," will explore and capture the experience of  academic...

The Supporting at-risk researchers with fellowships in Europe project will provide up to 2-year fellowships for 56 international academics at risk to continue their research in the European Union.  The Supporting at-risk researchers with fellowships in Europe (SAFE) project has announced the results...

The new report Researchers at Risk: An Update on National-level Actions in Europe 2024 is available. Under the banner of Inspireurope+, PAUSE, and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, this report profiles examples of initiatives supporting researchers at risk from 15 different...

The Institute of Entrepreneurship of the UNWE hosted a webinar on the topic ‘Practices in Scientific Entrepreneurship’, organized within the framework of the ‘Hub for Scientific Entrepreneurship in Bulgaria’ project (EURAXESS ERA TALENT).Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kostadin Kolarov, Director of the Institute...

Scholars at Risk, in partnership with the Polish Academy of Sciences, presents Researchers in Crisis, a conversation highlighting the research, challenges, and hopes of Ukrainian scholars two years after the full...