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Meet the shortlist for the ACO Annual Awards 2026. Eight categories celebrating the best of the ACO network. Winners announced 17 September.

What does it mean to rebuild? For many displaced academics, relocating does not only mean practical needs but overcoming barriers to mental, social well-being. In this blog written by PMAC, we explore...

Imperial convened representatives from universities and research institutions across London and the UK to explore how higher education can support ex...

The War in Ukraine has displaced 6.9 Ukrainians globally. The European University Association reports that roughly one in five Ukrainian academic and research staff have been forced to leave their cou...

Precarious working conditions and political steering of funding can erode science, Maria Leptin cautions

Precarious working conditions and political steering of funding can erode science, Maria Leptin cautions

Funding pressures and bureaucratic demands are undermining the credibility of scientists, says Maria Leptin

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European Research Council President Maria Leptin is the speaker for the 2026 Science and Civilisation Lecture

Manar al-Houbi’s family had been denied entry despite a scholarship covering their living costs, but other students remain stranded

We speak to Palestinian Fellow Amani Ahmed about resilience, the importance of family and community, and why universities in Gaza need more institutional support to keep the sector alive. Amani is…

The decision is a reversal of the original policy which only supported the evacuation of the students themselves.

Witnesses challenge government claim there was no room for Manar al-Houbi’s children to be evacuated from Strip with her

Manar al-Houbi’s husband and children refused entry despite her winning a scholarship to cover tuition fees, living costs and housing for them all

We are delighted to welcome Matt Foster as our new Chief Executive of Cara, as from Monday 7 April 2025. Matt brings with him a wealth of experience of international development and the higher educati...

Amani Ahmed left Gaza days before war broke out, and was separated from her family for six agonising months. Now, she tells The Independent about life in the UK and the prospect of a future in Gaza

In January \'Nature\' explored the experiences of academics forced into exile from Ukraine and Gaza, and spoke to Cara\'s Deputy Director/Fellowship Programme Manager, Zeid Al-Bayaty, about the challe...

Warning that return to “any semblance of normality” will take “at least 20 years”

During the Syrian war, many archaeological sites were subjected to systematic looting and destruction, often on a massive scale. Among the casualties of this looting is a colossal basalt statue of a l...

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Nearly 400 scholars have fled Russia, Belarus and Ukraine since the start of the war. One of them narrates his ordeal to Arpan Rai