Tag: Council for At-Risk Academics

‘Threats to academics surge to highest levels since the 1930s’, UK Charity reports

Stuart Mitchell

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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First of ten academics rescued from the Middle East – and brought to safe-haven in the UK

Stuart Mitchell

A 38-year-old female Syrian academic is the first of ten scholars to be rescued from war-torn countries in the Middle East over the next two months, in the latest rescue operation by discreet UK-based charity, Cara (Council for At-Risk Academics), which offers a lifeline to academics at risk of persecution, violence and death.  She arrived on UK soil this week despite unprecedented Covid-19 hurdles, including contracting coronavirus immediately prior to the first stage of her journey, to Lebanon. She will now begin her PhD placement in safety at a leading UK university.…

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