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  • Academic Freedom’s Crucial Role in Society

    Videos
    The European Parliament’s Forum for Academic Freedom has launched a video series featuring interviews on the protection of intellectual freedom. In the first three interviews, experts share their insights on the importance of safeguarding this essential principle.   Whether they have personally faced...
  • How to protect academic freedom at risk?

    Videos
    The European Parliament’s Forum for Academic Freedom launched a video series of interviews on academic freedom. The first three interviewed specialists look at the threats to academic freedom. They also put forward ideas on how to protect this fundamental right.   This video has been shown at the  European...
  • Protecting academic freedom in the EU

    Videos
    Academic freedom is a fundamental right, yet in many places it is under attack. The European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) is a staunch defender of academic freedom in the EU. In 2022, it set up the European Parliament Forum for Academic Freedom.   Laszlo Upor is...
  • The PAUSE programme, a powerful tool for defending academic freedom

    Videos
    Since 2017, the PAUSE programme has been inviting researchers and artists to France. All of them have one thing in common – they need protection as they can no longer pursue their activities in their country of origin because of war, political persecution or censorship.   Supported by the French Ministry...
  • Towards a legal definition of academic freedom

    Videos
    Academic freedom is a fundamental right. In many places it is under attack and needs to be safeguarded. The European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) is a staunch defender of academic freedom in the EU. It set up a Forum for Academic Freedom in 2022.   In this interview,...
  • Neurorights: Do our brains need to be protected by legislation?

    Articles, Health, Policy
    Interview with Prof. Guilherme Wood on neurorights     Today we stand on the threshold of a new revolution: neurotechnology – devices and procedures that seek to access, assess, emulate and act on neural systems – is booming. Driven by new developments in artificial intelligence, they can be used for...
  • Digital immersive technologies and robotics in education

    Videos
    Learning with the help of a social robot... Using virtual reality to understand complex concepts...   Digital tools for teaching are becoming increasingly common in classrooms and universities around the world, but what are the risks? Concerns range from privacy and data security to questions on ethics...
  • Science-driven solutions for sustainable food

    Past Events
    This event, organised by the European Research Council (ERC) and the European Parliament's Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA), will address the critical role of curiosity-driven, frontier research in solving practical challenges in sustainable food production and consumption.   10...