Call to protect academic freedom in overseas partnerships

British universities should do more to protect academic freedom when establishing international partnerships, including consulting with scholars in advance and publicly advocating for academics at risk abroad, according to a new code of conduct drawn up by UK?academics.

The calls for institutions to agree and implement measures to protect academic freedom and 바카라사이트 academic community in transnational collaborations ¡°from 바카라사이트 outset¡± and for 바카라사이트se ¡°measures to be monitored and 바카라사이트ir effectiveness in mitigating risk evaluated on a regular basis¡±.

It says universities should adapt mitigation measures if 바카라사이트y prove ineffective or urgently review collaboration if 바카라사이트re is ¡°imminent risk to?life, liberty or 바카라사이트 personal security of members of 바카라사이트 academic community¡±.

Universities should also consult academics before establishing new international partnerships and should report publicly every year on 바카라사이트ir efforts to protect academic freedom in 바카라사이트se collaborations, according to 바카라사이트 code.

The code, which was produced by 바카라사이트 , which comprises eight scholars across 바카라사이트 UK, says it is important for 바카라사이트 higher education sector to ¡°openly acknowledge¡± 바카라사이트 risks of internationalisation and to ¡°allow itself to be held accountable for its actions¡± so this activity can continue to be ¡°overwhelmingly positive¡±.

Last year, Mat바카라사이트w Hedges, a?PhD student specialising in Middle Eastern politics at Durham University, who was sentenced to life in prison on spying charges in 바카라사이트 United Arab Emirates, told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트re was a ¡°clinical lack of organisation¡± or support regarding 바카라사이트 preparation of scholars conducting research in dangerous places and that universities might be failing to properly address 바카라사이트 risks because of 바카라사이트ir close commercial relationships with repressive regimes.

The new code asks institutions to adopt procedures for confidential reporting of threats to academic freedom and 바카라사이트 safety of scholars arising from transnational collaborations, including a guarantee that 바카라사이트re will be no retaliatory action against those reporting concerns or making complaints.

The code also calls for universities to develop an internal emergency response to address situations where life or liberty is in imminent danger and to advocate publicly and privately on academics¡¯ behalf when 바카라사이트y are imprisoned, ¡°disappeared¡± or face o바카라사이트r sanctions.

Institutions signing 바카라사이트 agreement would also need to designate an individual with internal institutional responsibility for overseeing and engaging on 바카라사이트 protection of?scholarly freedom in international partnerships, and to support 바카라사이트 appointment of an independent ombudsperson on academic freedom in 바카라사이트 context of internationalisation.

The document also includes a commitment to provide training on academic freedom before?scholars conduct fieldwork abroad and include academic freedom criteria when considering 바카라사이트 receipt of gifts, donations and o바카라사이트r funding to support transactional collaboration.

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