The Council for At-Risk Academics (Cara), a UK-based charity founded in 1933 to rescue academics at risk from persecution, violence, and conflict, has issued a critical warning, reporting a major surge in applications from academics in need of urgent support and rescue. In the past three academic years alone (2021/22-2023/24), the long-established charity has received over 2,000 requests for help from at-risk academics urgently seeking temporary refuge in the UK. This represents nearly a 400% increase in demand for assistance, compared to the previous three academic years (2018/19-2020/21), and is…
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