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Academic Complicity web portals expands to Germany and France

After a Dutch and a Belgian version, a German and French database were added, showing academic ties to Israeli occupation and human rights violations. The platform was created with support from Solid Sustainability Research and Stop Wapenhandel, and reveals numerous European academic relationships with Israeli companies, universities and government agencies, a significant number of which are connected to the Israeli… Read More »Academic Complicity web portals expands to Germany and France

Webportal of ties between Belgian universities and Israel 

The book “Towers of Ivory and Steel” by Dr. Maya Wind, detailing Israeli universities’ complicity in human rights violations against Palestinians & occupation of Palestinian land, has led to increasing scrutiny of European universities’ ties with Israeli universities. https://www.mayaywind.com/book The Universiteit Gent has taken the decision to discontinue partnerships with Israeli universities, and certain companies, given their involvement in human… Read More »Webportal of ties between Belgian universities and Israel 

New website with overview of ties between Dutch universities and Israel 

Joint press release by European Legal Support Center (ELSC), Stop Arms Trade, Solid Sustainability Research and The Rights Forum – Amsterdam, 7 June 2024 Relations with Israel’s military-industrial complex and Israeli human rights violations underline demands from actions at universities Today, civil society organisations Stop Arms Trade, European Legal Support Center (ELSC) and Solid Sustainability Research published the new website www.academiccomplicity.nl,… Read More »New website with overview of ties between Dutch universities and Israel 

Report on the Multilingual “Climate and Energy Transition for All” Evenings

Report by Rayan Younis (Leids Steunloket Migranten) on the First Evening of the Multilingual Evenings “Climate and Energy Transition for All”: A Collaboration between Leids Steunloket Migranten and Solid Sustainability Research. Yesterday marked the start of the “Climate and Energy Transition for All” series of evenings, an initiative that came about through the fruitful collaboration between the Leids Steunloket Migranten… Read More »Report on the Multilingual “Climate and Energy Transition for All” Evenings

Energy transition for everyone

متن فارسی زیر / النص العربي أدناه The Leiden Support Desk for Migrants and Solid Sustainability invite you to come talk about the climate crisis and energy transition! We want to share knowledge, hear your perspective, and show how you can get involved. We have 6 evenings planned in Dutch, Arabic, Persian and English, with talks and discussion, but also… Read More »Energy transition for everyone

‘Universities, develop policy for ethical collaboration’

Opinion | by Mark Akkerman & Linda Knoester 6 December 2023 | Dutch universities conduct research that contributes to the climate crisis, war, oppression and violence against refugees. They do so on behalf of and with funding from interested industries or governments, write Mark Akkerman and Linda Knoester. They argue that universities should develop clear policies for collaborations. A broadening of… Read More »‘Universities, develop policy for ethical collaboration’