Providing sanctuary and assistance to more than 300 threatened scholars worldwide, every year

Scholars at Risk protects scholars suffering grave threats to their lives, liberty, and well-being by arranging temporary research and teaching positions at institutions in our network as well as by providing advisory and referral services.

Investigating and speaking out against attacks on higher education communities

Scholars at Risk has established several initiatives to identify, document, and take action in response to attacks on scholars, students, and their higher education communities.

Empowering scholars and students to promote #free2think campuses

Around the world, the space for free inquiry and expression is shrinking. Scholars at Risk convenes faculty, students, and higher education community members to discuss global and regional academic freedom climates and to develop solutions that strengthen the university space.

SAR Spotlight

Podcast: “There can be no justice without the search for truth.” Anne Weyembergh on why Truth Matters at the Université libre de Bruxelles

This year, SAR celebrates 25 years of a global academic freedom movement strong enough to meet the challenges ahead. In this special series, we are inviting partners from across the network and around the world to share what the 25th

Academic Freedom Worldwide

Scholars at Risk works to protect threatened scholars and promote academic freedom around the world. Learn more by clicking on the above secretariat updates, network events, and monitoring reports.