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Cara and Researchers at Risk: Offering a lifeline to academics in danger

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Country ravaged by war – Cara helps refugee academics escape danger and persecution.

For nearly 90 years, Cara (or the Council for At-Risk Academics) has offered a lifeline to researchers and academics working in, or forced to flee from, dangerous global contexts. It works with those currently escaping persecution, those who have been forced into exile, or those who pursue their vital research in a home country ravaged by war or oppression. It […]

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2021 Research Excellence Framework Results

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Looking at the results of the REF: 2021 regarding the quality of research in the UK and highlighting that the UK provides quality research on an international level

REF: 2021 results are in – and the UK is a world leader in research The UK is a world leader in research, according to the latest iteration of the Research Excellence Framework. The REF is a nation-wide assessment of research by UK universities, and was last conducted in 2014. Every six years, four UK higher education funding bodies, Research […]

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