This project is a joint initiative of the University Assistance Fund (UAF) and the Scholars at Risk (SAR) network to defend threatened and refugee scholars, academic freedom and university values worldwide.  In too many countries, those seeking power and control are working to limit access to information and new ideas by targeting scholars, restricting academic freedom and repressing research, publication, teaching and learning. Every day scholars are threatened and killed. Colleges and universities are pressured and shut down.

Introducing Scholars at Risk from Scholars at Risk on Vimeo.

In the period 2009-2012 the UAF in cooperation with SAR and higher education institutions will provide sanctuary to professors, lecturers, researchers and other intellectuals who suffer threats in their home country. Through temporary academic positions, we will help scholars to escape dangerous conditions and to continue their important work. In return, scholars contribute to their host institutions through teaching, research, lectures and other activities. Many scholars return to their home countries after their visits. When safe return is not possible, UAF and SAR will work with scholars to identify opportunities to continue their work abroad.

The Launch

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The Forbidden Science Monologues

In March and April 2012, a theatre tour through The Netherlands brought the stories of Scholars at Risk. Watch the photos on our Facebook page or watch a film impression below:

In Dutch