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Funders, universities and academies meet with European Parliament representatives over draft plans
Plans to support academic freedom in the EU are gathering pace, with the R&D sector meeting with European Parliament representatives to give feedback on proposals to monitor it. The proposals come amid rising concerns over the erosion of academic freedom in the bloc and beyond.
Late last year the Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (Stoa)—chaired by MEP Christian Ehler—launched a Forum for Academic Freedom as a means for academia to discuss the issue. The forum was also asked to develop a yearly report on related trends in the EU member states.
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