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.
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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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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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Our Publications
Our publications examine higher education through case studies, theoretical analyses, and field research. Topics include the erosion of university autonomy, the effects of global political trends, and the role of academia in addressing crises and societal change.
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Our Publications
Our publications examine higher education through case studies, theoretical analyses, and field research. Topics include the erosion of university autonomy, the effects of global political trends, and the role of academia in addressing crises and societal change.
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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.
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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.
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