Winner of 2023 BRISMES Conference Student Paper Prize Announced
We are delighted to announce that Mohamed Mohamed has been selected as the winner of the 2023 BRISMES Conference Student Paper Prize.
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Recording of 'The Gaza War and Academic Freedom' Available to Watch
A recording of our recent webinar is now available to watch online with speakers from Adalah, the European Legal Support Center, Academia for Equality, BRISMES, MESA and SeSaMO
Letter to University of St Andrews Regarding Rector Stella Maris
BRISMES has written to the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews to express deep concern over the University’s response to Rector Stella Maris’ recent communication to students in the wake of the catastrophic violence and...
Letter to Achva Academic College Regarding Dismissal of Dr. Uri Horesh
The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom has written to the president of Achva Academic College to express our profound concern over the dismissal of Dr. Uri Horesh
Event | Terrorism, counter-terrorism, and the permissibility of violence
Join us on 1 December for a roundtable is co-hosted by the BRISMES Outreach & Pedagogy Subcommittee and the BISA Critical Studies on Terrorism (CST) Working Group.
Event | The Gaza War and Academic Freedom (webinar)
Join us on 14 November for a webinar on academic freedom and the Gaza war with speakers from Adalah, the European Legal Support Centre (ELSC) and the Academic Freedom Committees of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), the Italian Society for Middle...
Deadline for Submissions Extended for 2024 Leigh Douglas Memorial Prize
Recognising the immense challenges to focusing on academic work in these devasting times, we are extending the deadline for submissions for the 2024 Leigh Douglas Memorial Prize to 15 November.
Letter from Committee on Academic Freedom to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom has written to members of the UKRI Board to express our deep concern about the letter addressed to the Chief Executive of UKRI, Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, and shared on the social media platform X by the...