Academics take the shine off Israel’s tarnished prizes
Media release – 20 May 2016
Source: BRICUP
[British Committee for Universities for Palestine->http://www.bricup.org.uk/]
Catherine Hall withdraws from Dan David Prize
Professor Catherine Hall of University College London, the widely respected cultural historian, has withdrawn her acceptance of the Dan David Prize. Her name was included in the list of prize-winners….
“We will not work with Israel’s universities” say 343 UK academics
- In an unprecedented statement university teachers say they will not do business with Israel’s university system.
- Professors and lecturers, Fellows of the Royal Society and Fellows of the British Academy say they will not visit Israel’s universities.
- Academics from across 72 different institutions ‘take the pledge’, more expected to follow as campaign grows.
- Full page advertisement in The Guardian newspaper announces launch of the Commitment.
BRICUP : Free Speech and Academic Freedom trumped by Zionist Pressure
Conference postponement : Statement by the orgarisers (April, 14, 2015)
Statement in support of the University of Southampton
Pressure is being exerted on the University of Southampton to cancel or ‘reconstruct’ a conference on Israel and international law scheduled for 17-19 April. Groups such as the Board of Deputies of British Jews and UK Zionist Federation have urged the university to cancel the event, and there has also been an intervention from Communities minister and Conservative MP Eric Pickles.
To add your name to those listed below, please email freespeechsouthampton[at]gmail.com
The statement and signatory list will appear here (and will be updated with names accordingly).
The Astrophysicist Imad al-Barghouthi has been released from detention
Communiqué from AURDIP and BRICUP – We are very pleased to learn that our colleague, Imad al-Barghouthi, Professor of Astrophysics at Al-Quds University, has been released from the Israeli prison….
Should statisticians boycott Israeli universities?
This article was written for the Radical Statistics Newsletter, and appeared in Issue 111 (2014), pp56-61. The issue is not yet online but will be in the future. Information on the Radical Statistics Group can be found here.
It is reproduced with the permission of the author.
Letter from BRICUP and AURDIP to the Chancellor of UIUC
Phyllis M Wise, Chancellor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dear Chancellor Wise, The British Committee for the Universities of Palestine (BRICUP) and the Association des Universitaires pour le Respect du….
ISRAELI ACADEMICS ‘DEPLORE’ ATTACK ON GAZA
An open letter to Israel’s academics asking them to issue a statement deploring their government’s attack on Gaza has attracted the signatures of hundreds of academics from round the world…..
The Palestine National Music Competition
The bi-annual Palestine National Music Competition took place in Jerusalem in April, organised by the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music, Palestine (ESNCM). An international panel of experts travelled to….