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Ulrike Krause

Academic freedom is under threat—yet research is vital in resisting anti-democratic forces.

Alone, our impact is limited—but together, we can act.

Collective action drives a new initiative by 27 migration scholars from around the globe: Don’t Mourn, Organize and Stand Together as Scholars of Migration.

They now launched a petition to make this collective resistance public.

change.org/p/migration-scholar

#AcademicFreedom MigrationStudies #ResearchMatters

@migrationresearch
@migration

Change.orgSign the PetitionMigration Scholars Mobilize
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#ScienceUnderSiege: The Orlando Research Conference Fallout

Something alarming is happening in the #ScientificCommunity, and it’s not getting the attention it deserves. A recent #NIH-backed #neuroscience conference in #Orlando turned into a disaster. Research sessions were canceled after being mistaken for “#DEI” initiatives, and funding was pulled.

One session on the diversity of afferent firing in the cochlea (how nerve cells transmit sound) was targeted because people saw the word “#diversity” and assumed it was political. #MAGA hat-wearing attendees reportedly vandalized posters.

The nescient reaction of the MAGA hat-wearing attendees to the word “diversity”—mistaking a scientific discussion on neural firing patterns in the cochlea for a political agenda—exemplifies a dangerous blend of #ignorance and ideological rigidity. Their inability to differentiate between linguistic context and #partisan buzzwords not only disrupted legitimate research but also underscored the broader issue of anti-intellectualism undermining scientific progress.

Worse, researchers discovered their already earned funding was revoked, postdoc opportunities disappeared, and the conference felt like a #funeral for the field as careers crumbled in real time.

Meanwhile, the NIH was banned from attending due to a new administration-imposed blackout on communications and travel, delaying critical #research on #Cancer, #HeartDisease, and #Diabetes.

#Science depends on open inquiry—but now, #political interference is gutting #research. This isn’t just about one conference. It’s a direct attack on scientific progress. If we don’t stand up now, what’s next?

🔬 Science must remain free from political control.

#ScienceUnderAttack #ResearchMatters #SaveScience #FreedomOfInquiry #ScienceNotPolitics #AcademicFreedom
#academicfreedom
START_Research

📢 EuroBioBlitz is a Europe-wide wildlife recording event taking place on the 29th and 30th of September 2023, organised by our friends in the National History Consortium in the UK! Anyone across Europe can support ecological research by uploading photos of their local wildlife to the iNaturalist app. For more info, support packs, and to register involvement etc, click here: bnhc.org.uk/eurobioblitz-2023 #EuropeanResearchersNight #STARTatERN #ResearchMatters #PublicEngagement #Ireland #Mastodaoine

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