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Lora Anne Viola @SCRIPTS panel "Bedrohte Wissenschaft" (Threatened Science))

News from May 28, 2025

Panel discussion at Freie Universität Berlin on June 4, 2025 starting at 6:15 p.m. / SCRIPTS Cluster of Excellence launches " Threatened Science" event series.

- Please note that this event is in German language -

Academic freedom in the United States is under pressure: since the re-election of President Donald Trump, the academic community has been confronted with massive restrictions: Funding for renowned universities has been cut, programs on diversity, equality and inclusion have been stopped, academic institutions have been put under pressure and thousands of employees have been laid off. International researchers are leaving the country - an open letter spoke of a “climate of fear”.

Das Exzellenzcluster SCRIPTS lädt zu einer Podiumsdiskussion zur bedrohten Wissenschaft in den USA ein.


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Focus on the USA: Threatened Science

Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 6.15 pm
Freie Universität Berlin, Henry-Ford-Bau, Hörsaal D
Garystraße 35, 14195 Berlin
Free admission – Please register before July 4th here:
https://www.scripts-berlin.eu/de/transfer-activities/events/kel/2025_Brennpunkt-USA_Bedrohte-Wissenschaft.html

Discussants::

  • Prof. Dr. Tanja Börzel, Freie Universität Berlin / SCRIPTS
  • Prof. Dr. Mattias Kumm, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung / SCRIPTS
  • Rachel Tausendfreund, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik
  • Prof. Lora Viola, Ph.D., Freie Universität Berlin / SCRIPTS
  • Prof. Dr. Kathrin Zippel, Freie Universität Berlin / SCRIPTS
    Moderation: Radio journalist Katja Weber

In four events as part of the Berlin Science Week, the “Threatened Science" series will bring together representatives from research, leaders of scientific institutions, politics, civil society, and those affected, to discuss the origins of these threats, their impact, and how science can protect itself against them.

About SCRIPTS:

The Cluster of Excellence “Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS)” was established at Freie Universität Berlin in 2019 as part of the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments and was extended in May 2025 for a second funding phase starting in 2026. The cluster examines the challenges facing liberal social models worldwide from a comparative, historical and interdisciplinary perspective.

SCRIPTS brings together the expertise of five leading Berlin research institutions and promotes exchange between academia, politics and society - including through public discussion formats, exhibitions, workshops and background discussions.

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