Universities are under threat worldwide.

Universities & Crisis is a three-year research programme investigating the transnational pressures reshaping higher education around the world, including the ways education actors experience and respond to crisis.

Our work provides academic communities, civil society groups and policymakers with resources to understand and mitigate the social, political and economic issues threatening universities as institutions for learning, democratic debate and social good.

Learn more about our work

Universities are under threat worldwide.

Universities & Crisis is a three-year research programme investigating the transnational pressures reshaping higher education around the world, including the ways education actors experience and respond to crisis.

Our work provides academic communities, civil society groups and policymakers with resources to understand and mitigate the social, political and economic issues threatening universities as institutions for learning, democratic debate and social good.

Learn more about our work

Our Seminars & Events

Our seminars and events explore how higher education systems navigate political, social, and institutional crises. These gatherings feature dialogues on academic freedom, policy challenges, and collective efforts to address global shifts impacting universities and their public role.

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Our Seminars & Events

Our seminars and events explore how higher education systems navigate political, social, and institutional crises. These gatherings feature dialogues on academic freedom, policy challenges, and collective efforts to address global shifts impacting universities and their public role.

See all events

Our Podcast

Our podcast brings together voices from both academia and social movements to reflect on the state of higher education today. Episodes focus on struggles for academic freedom and justice, as well as the broader implications of political struggles on education and research.

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Women, Life, Freedom Protests at Universities in Iran Universities and Crisis

  1. Women, Life, Freedom Protests at Universities in Iran
  2. War and the University in Yemen
  3. Academic Freedom and University Autonomy in Hungary
  4. The University as a Revolutionary Project in Rojava with Sardar Saadi
  5. Reclaiming Education from the Market in Chile with Ivette Hernandez Santibanez

Our Podcast

Our podcast brings together voices from both academia and social movements to reflect on the state of higher education today. Episodes focus on struggles for academic freedom and justice, as well as the broader implications of political struggles on education and research.

See all episodes

Women, Life, Freedom Protests at Universities in Iran Universities and Crisis

  1. Women, Life, Freedom Protests at Universities in Iran
  2. War and the University in Yemen
  3. Academic Freedom and University Autonomy in Hungary

Our Research Blog

Our research blog shares timely perspectives on higher education’s role in contested political and social landscapes. Posts investigate issues such as governance, academic labor struggles, and shifts in the university’s relationship to power and society.

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Our Research Blog

Our research blog shares timely perspectives on higher education’s role in contested political and social landscapes. Posts investigate issues such as governance, academic labor struggles, and shifts in the university’s relationship to power and society.

See all posts