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Biannual SAR Sweden section meeting 24th April

March 3, 2023

The biannual meeting for members of the Swedish SAR-section will be held online on the 24th of April, 9:00-12:00.

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New Swedish representative for the European Advocacy Committee

December 22, 2022

Claudia Tazreiter from Linköping University will represent SAR Sweden in the European Advocacy Committee (EAC) during 2023-2024.

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SAR Sweden receives funding from Svenska Institutet to strengthen its national coordination

July 1, 2022

SAR Sweden has been granted funding from the Swedish Institute to establish a secretariat at University of Gothenburg

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11 MSEK to SAR Sweden

May 17, 2022

The Swedish Research Council (VR) and Formas contribute five and six million SEK respectively, to Scholars at Risk Sweden for hosting at-risk researchers.

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Funding Agency Formas Contributes to the Work of SAR Sweden

Funding Agency Formas Contributes to the Work of SAR Sweden

September 28, 2021

Formas will contribute money to help Swedish universities to receive scholars at risk.

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Revoke sanctions on Swedish scholar Björn Jerdén

Revoke sanctions on Swedish scholar Björn Jerdén

May 11, 2021

In March, China imposed restrictions on among others Swedish scholar Björn Jerdén, Director of the Swedish National China Centre at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. SAR Sweden seconds the SAR call to evoke these sanctions immediately.

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Save Ahmadreza Djalali!

Save Ahmadreza Djalali!

April 26, 2021

Call for urgent action from prominent universities: "We must do everything in our power to save Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali's life

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Two new members

SAR Sweden welcomes Örebro University and Linköping University as new members.

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Scholars at Risk Sweden members hosted in total 10 threatened scholars with funding from Riksbankens Jubileumsfond

Scholars at Risk Sweden members hosted in total 10 threatened scholars with funding from Riksbankens Jubileumsfond

March 18, 2020

There has been a genuine interest at Swedish educational instiutions to support and an increased need to develop the forms and opportunities for hosting threatened researchers, thus in January 2017 Scholars at Risk Sweden (SAR-Sweden) applied for funding from the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond for the Advancement of the Humanities and Social Sciences to increase Sweden's acceptance of threatened researchers within Scholars at Risk (SAR).

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Statement of Support for Central European University

Statement of Support for Central European University

April 10, 2017

As part of the higher education community the Scholars at Risk Network- Sweden Section (SAR-Sweden) is deeply concerned about the development in Hungary and questions the new legislation that will limit the operations of Central European University. SAR-Sweden supports the Central European
University.

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Programme declaration for SAR-Sweden Section

Programme declaration for SAR-Sweden Section

January 27, 2017

The SAR-Sweden Section has just adopted a programme declaration. The programme declaration sets the direction for the work related to academic freedom in the world within the framework of the Swedish members' operations. The Swedish section will also further develop the cooperation around the hosting of scholars within the section.

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More academics at risk offered sanctuaries in Sweden through the network Scholars at Risk

More academics at risk offered sanctuaries in Sweden through the network Scholars at Risk

September 27, 2017

There is an increased need for protection of academics at risk. In addition, there is a big interest among Swedish higher education institutions to be more engaged in SAR. To meet this demand and to allow for more scholars to be hosted within the network, SAR-Sweden has applied for funding from the foundation Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, says Karolina Catoni, coordinator SAR-Sweden.

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Swedish universities to launch Scholars at Risk section

Swedish universities to launch Scholars at Risk section

March 7, 2016

Leaders from 17 universities across Sweden will convene on March 9, 2016, from 12:00 – 16:00 at the University of Gothenburg, to commemorate the launch of the Swedish Section of Scholars at Risk (SAR), a network of higher education institutions and individuals working to protect threatened scholars and promote academic freedom.

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