Academic Freedom

Academic freedom is a moral and legal concept expressing the conviction that the freedom of inquiry by faculty members is essential to the mission of the academy as well as the principles of academia, and that scholars should have freedom to teach or communicate ideas or facts (including those that are inconvenient to external political groups or to authorities) without being targeted for repression, job loss, or imprisonment. While the core of academic freedom covers scholars acting in an academic capacity - as teachers or researchers expressing strictly scholarly viewpoints -, an expansive interpretation extends these occupational safeguards to scholars' …

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RSE: Royal Society of Edinburgh · 1 November 2024 English

For the RSE and our Skye and extending to Lewis and Harris, and Orkney, partner national academies and learned societies, our focus is on building networks for learning and this …

report powers, focusing on making taxation academic freedom on the economic fairer and more sustainable research and innovation, Human rights and academic freedom offering new funding programmes that increased partnerships with Germany (UKI HRC), supporting academic freedom through and Taiwan, leading to new funding civil society. Additionally, it increased academic freedom. public awareness of critical policy issues


Digital Science · 28 October 2024 English

This report investigates the evolving landscape of academic research, driven by advancements in AI, open access, and a heightened focus on societal impact. Key insights reveal shifts toward open research …

themselves from security-related risks and ensure academic freedom and openness. The United States has raised security in the context of open research, where academic freedom is balanced with responsibility? How do


Nordic Co-operation | Nordic Council & Nordic Council of Ministers · 24 October 2024 English

Education, research and language make up a core focus area of the Nordic Council of Ministers and they play a crucial role in better equipping the Nordic Region and Nordic …

research on the basis of the principles of academic freedom, research integrity, responsible research


UN: The United Nations · 24 October 2024 English

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education. Academic freedom 50. The Committee is concerned about reports that academic freedom at universities take all measures necessary to ensure the academic freedom and independence of universities and research


EU: European Union · 23 October 2024 English

run counter to asserting the principles of academic freedom and institutional autonomy. In the EESC’s should never undermine the principles of academic freedom and institutional autonomy, and agrees with partner organisations, in order to safeguard academic freedom, reciprocity and arrangements on intellectual Iran Watch (6), the lists provided by the Academic Freedom Index in the World (7) and by the World Justice of Human Rights (UDHR), the rule of law, academic freedom and the autonomy of individuals and organisations


EU: European Union · 22 October 2024 English

of Horizon Europe. Action 6: Protect academic freedom in Europe:21 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ROADMAP strategy for universities, committing to ensuring academic freedom in higher education institutions. – European European Parliament Forum for Academic Freedom initiated in November 2022, with the aim of creating the annual annual Academic Freedom Monitor. – MLE on Tackling Foreign Interference in R&I, with a strong emphasis protection of institutional autonomy and academic freedom. – Adoption of Council Recommendation on


Science Europe · 22 October 2024 English

SCIENCE SUMMIT AT UNGA79 Reciprocity in Multilateral 17 September 2024 Research Collaboration CURE Life Sciences Lab, New York City Conclusions The event ‘Reciprocity in Multilateral Research Collaboration’ was organised by …

How to achieve reciprocity? A. Delivering academic freedom, scientific integrity, and equity for inclusive


Cato Institute · 21 October 2024 English

Amy Wax has provided a perfect test case for accessing the state of academic freedom. On paper, just about any college would be lucky to have her. She earned both an MD and a JD, argued 15 cases before

COMMENTARY Penn Will ‘Eviscerate Academic Freedom as We Know It’ In an era when political forces right able to rely on the time-tested principles of academic freedom. OCTOBER 21, 2024 • COMMENTARY By Andrew Gillen perfect test case for accessing the state of academic freedom. On paper, just about any college would be The reason this is a perfect test case for academic freedom is that all other claims against her have able to rely on the time-tested principles of academic freedom. speech … If they succeed in punishing me


EU: European Union · 17 October 2024 English

respecting public institutions, the rule of law and academic freedom; calls, therefore, on government officials


EU: European Union · 17 October 2024 English

laws posing serious risks to LGBTIQ+ rights, academic freedom and the right to asylum; whereas Hungary concluded


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