freedom
Interview with Prof. David Rabban on the challenges for academic freedom in the United States
In the past year, tensions between the US administration and many of the major US universities have intensified, increasingly putting pressure on their academic freedom. Law professor David Rabban (University of Texas) thinks “it is important to push back against government intrusions into the intellectual life of universities. Some universities have resisted, sometimes bringing successful ...
Academic freedom in the EU – defending a pillar of democracy
At this year's STOA's high-level conference 'Perspectives on academic freedom in Europe and beyond', participants and speakers such as European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation Ekaterina Zaharieva explored how academic freedom can be best supported. In the video below you can watch some of the highlights of the ...
STOA high-level conference ‘Perspectives on Academic Freedom in Europe and beyond’
On Wednesday 5 February at 14h-17h CET, the high-level conference 'Perspectives on Academic Freedom in Europe and beyond' took place in the European Parliament’s library room in Brussels. You can watch the recording of the event.
European Parliament Forum for Academic Freedom: safeguard this essential right
A major achievement of the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology during the 2019-2024 term was the creation of the Forum for Academic Freedom. This groundbreaking platform monitors the state of this fundamental right across the EU member states. The forum is all the more crucial at a time when academic ...
A forum to protect academic freedom in the EU
On 28 November 2022 the European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has launched the ‘EP Forum for Academic Freedom’ during a high-level conference hosted by the Panel for the future of Science and Technology (STOA). Many academics are working in increasingly hostile environments. This STOA initiative will monitor threats to the independence of researchers, scientists and ...
Interview with Prof. Kurt Deketelaere on academic freedom
"Academic freedom, like freedom of any kind, is not a spontaneous state of affairs. The public authorities must respect, protect, ensure and promote it", says Kurt Deketelaere, Professor of Law and Secretary-General of the League of European Research Universities (LERU). He spoke at the European Parliament’s STOA conference 'How to provide enforceable protection for academic ...
ESMH Media Review – September 21, 2022
Energy policy, climate change and media freedom: check out the ESMH selection of 35 science and tech news published in the last weeks on the web.
Safeguarding academic freedom in Europe: STOA event and video
What are the challenges for academic freedom in Europe today? And how could the EU address them? A STOA conference, organised with the support of the European University Association (EUA), took place on 9 November 2021. It sought to clarify the definition of academic freedom, to frame the challenges in the EU context and to ...