Academic freedom and democracy under siege: how a Nobel peace prize could help defend them

Academic freedom and democracy under siege: how a Nobel peace prize could help defend them

A rally for science drew a big crowd during the American Geophysical Union’s meeting in San Francisco. MarcioJoseSanchez/AP, CC BYMarch 7 has been recognized as the “Day of the Stand Up for Science Movement”, launched in 2017 in response to the anti-science actions of the first Trump administration. Under the second, attacks on scientists and scientific inquiry have escalated into a systematic assault–tantamount to a coup d’Etat against science …

ALLEA Stands Up for Science in Solidarity with the U.S. Research Community

Today, as the U.S. research community marches to defend science, ALLEA stands in solidarity with researchers around the world in the effort to safeguard academic freedom and protect the integrity of international research collaboration. The current threats to academic freedom in the U.S. — including research funding freezes and censorship in climate science, gender studies, and public health — pose disastrous risks to global scientific collabora…

The mobilization of scientists around the movement launched in the United States "Stand up for science continues to expand. After the initiative launched by Aix-Marseille University which launches the program of welcoming American scientists named Safe Place for science, the CNRS in Sun press release broadcast Thursday, March 6 expresses its support and solidarity with scientists [...]

Stand Up for Science: Protest at State Capitol Sacramento : Indybay

California State Capitol - west steps 10th Street and Capitol Mall street Sacramento, CA

Stand Up for Science Protest & March at UC Berkeley 3/7

Stand Up for Science Protest & March at UC Berkeley      Friday, March 7, 2025 | 11:45 AM–1:00 PM Upper Sproul Plaza          15 min walk from Downtown Berkeley BART Science at Cal stands in solidarity with the academics, students, and activists at UC Berkeley and across the nation, joining the Stand Up for Science movement with events planned in all 50 states. UC Berkeley’s protest will take place at Upper Sproul on Friday, March 7th, 2025 bet…