👥🏠💼 Many displaced academics who start over can face changes to their identity, belonging, and sense of purpose Here's how we can help at-risk academics thrive in their new environment. READ: tinyurl.com/yces6atm

The Research Beyond Borders Symposium with @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social was an insightful reminder of why UK universities must come together to protect at-risk academics. Thank you to all the fellows, alumni, and Cara partners who came to the event. READ➡️: tinyurl.com/44mw73sh

👋 It was great to connect with colleagues at the 2026 Philipp Schwartz Forum organised by @humboldt-foundation.de We joined @scholarsatrisk.bsky.social to discuss approaches to risk assessment and why assessing each application on a case‑by‑case basis matters.

Cara Fellow Dr. Sergey Svetunkov was forced to leave Russia for helping Ukranians affected by the war. He is now continuing his research at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, working freely after it became impossible to do so at home. #AcademicFreedom #AtRiskAcademics #ScholarsAtRisk

📰 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐊 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐟𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧, 𝐌𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫, 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐧

An excerpt from Cara Fellow Dr. Alaa Zam's short address at the Cara and @royalsociety.org Science and Civilisation Lecture. Dr. Zam is a Syrian Cara Fellow and a researcher at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social whose work focuses on cancer nanomedicine. READ HER SPEECH HERE: tinyurl.com/4vdhcjxy

📢 “Intellectual diversity is not simply desirable, it is a practical requirement for learning.” Powerful words from @erc.europa.eu President Maria Leptin's lecture at Cara and @royalsociety.org's 2026 Science and Civilisation lecture 💻 WATCH THE FULL LECTURE HERE: lnkd.in/eD2Zq57r

👉More on @erc.europa.eu President Prof. Leptin's speech at the Science and Civilisation Lecture. Also speaking at the event: Cara CEO Matt Foster and Cara fellow Dr. Alaa Zam, who spoke of how violence and instability impact research possibilities for academics. tinyurl.com/2s4h39se

👉More on the Prof. Leptin's speech at the Science and Civilisation Lecture. Also speaking at the event: Cara CEO Matt Foster and Cara fellow Dr. Alaa Zam, who spoke of how violence and instability impact research possibilities for academics. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

📰 IN THE NEWS: Speaking at the annual Cara and @royalsociety.org Science and Civilisation Lecture, the ERC President raised concerns that funding pressures and and bureaucratic demands were undermining the credibility of scientists. READ HERE: www.timeshighereducation.com/news/passive...

"Alongside active suppression, there’s a quieter process through which scientific freedom can narrow without formal prohibition or visible coercion" ERC President @marialep.bsky.social warned of decline of #academicfreedom. Watch her @cara1933.bsky.social lecture. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rIB...

Maria’s lecture on academic freedom in times of change is now starting. This will be followed by a Q&A session and final remarks from our Executive Director and a Cara Fellow. ➡️ To join us online, please follow this link - www.youtube.com/live/-rIBfB_...

Tonight we are very excited to be having our annual Science and Civilisation lecture, with guest speaker Maria Leptin, President of the European Research Council. Maria will be speaking about academic freedom in times of change, followed by a Q&A. ➡️ To join us online, please follow this link.

⚡⚡TODAY’S THE DAY Join us online at the 2026 Science and Civilisation Lecture held by Cara and The Royal Society. This year's keynote speaker is Prof. Maria Leptin, President of the European Research Council (ERC). 🕒 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm WATCH ONLINE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-att...

📰 Good news to start the year! Palestinian Cara Fellow Manar al-Houbi and her family are now in Scotland. She began her PhD in Education at the @glasgow.ac.uk last December.

"It's not only a PhD, but also it's about sharing the stories of my people" Meet Amani Ahmed, a Palestinian Cara Fellow pursuing her PhD at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social while helping rebuild Gaza’s higher education sector. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4pBgX34 #CaraFellows

Thank you to @uniofbath.bsky.social for hosting the ICHEM seminar last week! The event was an incredible opportunity to share our work with a wider audience and discuss how higher education can respond to global persecution and conflict. www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

We had an incredible night at the #THE Awards last November 13! A huge thank you to @timeshighered.bsky.social for choosing Cara as its Charity Partner for the fourth consecutive year, and to our university partners for their unwavering support to our mission.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: This appeal by Cara’s precursor, the AAC, helped rescue of thousands of scholars-- many of whom made lasting contributions to society. On #WorldScienceDayforPeaceandDevelopment, we honour science's role in development and the need to protect scholars worldwide

✅ SAVE THE DATE: ICHEM Seminar Series How can higher ed respond to global conflict? Join us and @uniofbathsom.bsky.social as we reflect on key challenges and new models for safeguarding academic freedom in today's age. 📆 18 Nov | 🕐 1–3PM UK Register Here:⏩ bit.ly/4qHHahK

We were thrilled to join the #GoingGlobal2025 conference to discuss how universities can continue to fulfil their roles amidst wars. Cara CEO Matt Foster highlighted the importance of supporting both academics and students during conflict. 📷 In-Press Photography

Some good news: Gazan students on scholarships will now be allowed to bring dependents to the UK-- ensuring they are not forced to choose between family and education. Cara fellow Manar al-Houbi says she is "deeply relieved" by this and hopes to be evacuated with her family "very soon."

🎓 We’re honoured to be named #THEAwards Charity Partner for 2025! For over 90 years, Cara has defended science and learning with universities in the UK and Ireland. We're grateful for the academic community that makes our work possible. Read more here👉: the-awards.co.uk/2025/en/page...

More news on Cara Fellow Manar who, despite UK rules allowing PhD Students to bring dependents, is being made to choose between her studies and her family. Speaking with @telegraphnews.bsky.social Cara Chief Executive Matt Foster says academics like Manar are “critical" to rebuilding Palestine.

Cara Fellow Manar al-Houbi has been awarded a full scholarship to @uofglasgow.bsky.social but cannot leave because her family was denied entry to the UK. She says the experience has been “heartbreaking.” Cara is calling on the UK government to support their evacuation immediately.

Having a fascinating day in Berlin with our colleagues of the Humboldt Foundation @humboldt-foundation.de. We are proud to have supported all (so far) 15 rounds of the Philipp Schwartz Initiative, which provides fellowships for at-risk scholars at universities and research institutions in Germany.

Full announcement here - cara.ngo/news/a-messa... - and we're very much looking forward to working with Matt!

Researchers at risk - register now for the 31 March Cara-hosted #Inspireuropeplus webinar on EU funding opportunities, covering application strategies and key resources and with a contribution from a researcher who successfully applied for an MSCA fellowship. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Interesting @uniworldnews.bsky.social piece on higher education 'reforms' in Georgia - “It’s highly likely that these reforms will be used to target those who express critical opinions about government policies within universities.”

Very pleased to speak at the LSE today on ‘LSE's Legacy of Supporting Scholars at Risk’. Our founder in 1933, William Beveridge, was LSE Director and LSE are strong supporters of our work now too. That support is still much needed 92 years later after a big surge in applications in the last 4 years.

A Cara Fellow and her family separated by the conflict in Gaza, now reunited at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social - www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...

Happy to share an article in @nature.com which explored the experiences of academics forced into exile from Ukraine and Gaza and spoke to our Fellowship Programme Manager, Zeid Al-Bayaty about the challenges that individuals and host universities face. Full text at www.nature.com/articles/d41...

“It will take at least 20 years to get back to any semblance of normality” Academics look at what it would take to rebuild HE in Gaza following the tentative ceasefire Comments from @noraehp.bsky.social, @neelamraina.bsky.social, @cara1933.bsky.social, @alisonphipps.bsky.social

Fascinating @cambridgeup.bsky.social article, with a participant in our Syria Programme as lead author, exploring how and why this statue was stolen, where it is now, shedding light on the networks responsible for looting and trafficking Syrian antiquities. For more - www.cara.ngo/news/the-lio...

We're delighted to be working with @roysocchem.bsky.social in this new partnership, and many thanks to Alaa for telling her story so compellingly - www.youtube.com/watch?v=la2T...

We are very sad to have to announce that our former Chair, Alan McCarthy, Professor later Emeritus Professor at @livuni-ives.bsky.social, passed away on 3 January. He was a Trustee for 18 years and will be much missed. For more details please go to our website at www.cara.ngo/news/profess...

Dramatic and encouraging news from #Syria. For over 10 years we have worked to support exiled Syrian academics through our Programmes cara.ngo/what-we-do/c.... We hope that events will soon allow them to contribute to rebuilding higher education and civil society in that country.

A challenging year, dominated by threats to academics and higher education in #Gaza, #Ukraine, #Sudan, #Afghanistan, with many others needing help too. Full Report at bit.ly/CAR2023-2024. Many thanks to all our donors, university and other partners! We couldn't do anything without your support.

Important needs assessment report about Higher Education in #Gaza by Swiss Peace, co-authored by Cara Fellow Amani Al-Mqadma at the University of Edinburgh, highlighting the huge challenges but also the resilience and potential within Gaza’s university system - swisspeace.ch/assets/publi...

We feel very honoured that our Director was admitted last night as a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Educators! We very much welcome the Company's strong support for Cara's work to protect higher education around the world.

1000 days since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, we are proud to be supporting the future of higher education in that country, with 39 Ukrainian Fellows so far this year in our Fellowship Programme and 175 in the @britishacademy.bsky.social -led Researchers at Risk programme!

Many thanks to @timeshighered.bsky.social for choosing Cara as their Charity Partner for this year's awards ceremony at the ICC Birmingham on 28 November - www.the-awards.co.uk/2024/en/page.... We're very much looking forward to the evening!

Fascinating talk by Prof Philippe Sands KC for our 2024 'Science and Civilisation' Lecture last month, co-hosted by the Royal Society, on how international courts first struggled to catch up with but are now contributing more positively to climate and environmental protection - bit.ly/SandC24.

Just setting up on Bluesky!