We passed the 1.5C climate threshhold. We must now explore extreme options

Trump imposes tariffs on Antarctic islands home to penguins but no people

Universities should support each other and pool resources to stand up to pressure from the Trump Administration collectively and principally. Columbia’s cowing should be a wake up call

Als dit gericht was op bedreigde onderzoekers was het lofwaardig initiatief, maar nu gaat het over ‘topwetenschap’: en is het in het licht van de dramatische bezuinigingen vooral goedkoop opportunisme.

“Vlucht uit de VS en schuil op een Nederlandse universiteit. U vindt daar een stimulerende omgeving vol teleurgestelde en lamgeslagen collega’s die zojuist een grote ontslagronde hebben doorgemaakt…” fd.nl/opinie/15494...

Netanyahu is waging war on Gaza and on us – his ‘enemies within’. It’s the path to autocracy

State of the Climate Report by the World Meteorological Organization WMO: More than 150 ‘unprecedented’ climate disasters struck world in 2024. ➡️ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

French scientist denied US entry after officers find phone messages criticising Trump

Threaten campuses, shut down debate: that’s what free speech looks like under Trump

Dutch universities go on strike - for the first time since anyone can remember. We protest the treatment and budget cuts of our extreme-right government. The strikers take turns - and Leiden university kicks off tomorrow. ✊🏼

Ukraine war live: Russian attacks show Putin has no interest in peace, EU says

Donald Trump is turning America into a mafia state

Het komt recht uit het handboek voor fascisten: het afbreken van onderwijs, wetenschap, media en rechtspraak. Om daar iets tegen te doen moeten we de instituties niet alleen verdedigen, maar ook verbeteren, schrijft socioloog Jacob Boersema. www.oneworld.nl/mensenrechte...

Instituto Cervantes does not have the most progressive language politics on the planet so if you can manage to piss them off with your regressive language policies, that’s saying something.

We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be? standupforscience2025.org

The United States now playing the role that communist satellite states once played in the UN: sponsoring resolutions in its own name but on behalf of Moscow.

Great looking panel and CFP!

Last Saturday, 22 February, Dr Mohamed Abdelouhed al-Asri (University Abd el Malik al-Sa’di) presented in Zoom session the first ever thrilling reading of the cryptic parts of Lead Book 17, the Essence of the Gospel, the key text of the Lead Books. The presentation was recorded on Facebook.

Spanish fishers in Galicia report ‘catastrophic’ collapse in shellfish stocks

Excellent resource: 91 Arabic and Aljamiado-Morisco manuscripts fully digitized on the CSIC/Simurg website #moriscos #aljamiado #Arabic #manuscripts csic-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explor...

New ASH UvA Global History seminar series