Recent news from the Society
The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom has written to representatives of four German parliamentary groups to express our profound concern over a draft joint parliamentary resolution that claims to aim to protect, preserve and strengthen Jewish life...
BRISMES has written to the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews to express deep concern over the University’s decision to remove its Rector, Ms Stella Maris, from the University Court and her trustee status.
The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom has reached out once more to the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, requesting a more comprehensive engagement with the important issues raised in our earlier letter, specifically regarding the...
The Committee on Academic Freedom has written to Bahraini authorities to express our profound concern about the ongoing imprisonment of Bahraini academic Dr Abduljalil al-Singace and the violations of his academic freedom.
In response to the call by Gaza’s academics and administrators, BRISMES has established a fundraiser for Higher Education in Gaza. We invite you to donate to and to share the details of the fundraiser with your contacts.
We would like to draw members' attention to the list of Higher Education Priorities for Universities in Gaza compiled by the Emergency Committee of Universities in Gaza.
BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom, as a body committed to protecting and furthering freedom of expression on UK campuses in relation to the study and teaching of the Middle East, condemns the recent wave of repression by university administrations...
We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 Leigh Douglas Memorial Prize for the best PhD dissertation on a Middle Eastern topic in the Social Sciences or Humanities awarded by a British University between 1 January and 30 September 2023. This...