The University of Edinburgh was one of the founding members of Cara (the Council for At-Risk Academics), with notable alumni including Max Born and Hans Gal. About Cara Cara (the Council for At-Risk Academics) provides urgently-needed help to academics in immediate danger, those forced into exile, and many who choose to work on in their home countries despite serious risks. With a network of over 130 universities and research institutes, Cara work in partnership with the University of Edinburgh to offer their fellowship programme, whilst colleagues at the University also contribute to Cara’s ground-breaking programmes to help those working in exile in their countries, such as the Syria Programme. An ‘academic’ is someone who has held a post as a lecturer and/or researcher in a higher education institution or equivalent. Cara does not distinguish between seniority, gender or discipline. Visit the Cara website Our Academics at-risk Fellowship The University of Edinburgh has up to 10 placements per year. Recent support has been offered to academics and their families from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Syria and Turkey, who have a range of research interests across our three colleges – the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science (CAHSS), the College of Science and Engineering (CSE) and the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine (CMVM). Fellowship placements are offered for two years. Travel costs and stipend are provided by the University of Edinburgh for successful applicants and their families. Find out more about how the Academic At-Risk Fellowship Programme works: Document Education Beyond Borders (38.91 KB / PDF) If you are an academic looking for help You will need to apply directly to Cara, which will assess you based on its eligibility criteria. If eligible, this would allow Cara to consider matching you with Universities across the entire UK network. You can complete an online eligibility form below, which asks four basic questions. This will provide an initial indication of whether support can be provided, although please do look at Cara’s website for more information.- There are generally two main criteria for eligibility – an individual’s at-risk status and their status as an academic/researcher. If you meet these criteria, you will be given further links on how to apply through their Fellowship programme and how applications are assessed. Complete an online eligibility form We cannot guarantee that you will be offered a place at the University of Edinburgh as this depends on several factors, including academic fit and availability of fellowship placements. If you are a University of Edinburgh colleague looking for more information If you are currently a member of staff or student at the University of Edinburgh and would like more information about the Fellowship Programme, please get in touch with us on educationbeyondborders@ed.ac.uk At-Risk Academics share their stories Amanullah Ahmadzai and his family were forced to leave their home in Afghanistan in May 2022. With the help of the University of Edinburgh, Cara, and a network of professionals, Amanullah has been able to continue in his academic profession as a Research Fellow at the Edinburgh Law School. Amanullah's story At-risk academic Salim (name has been changed) lost his academic job overnight and his reputation with it. His home nation was in chaos, and everything in his life changed. Now, with the support of Cara, he is re-establishing his career at the University of Edinburgh and his family life in the city. Salim's story This article was published on 2024-06-24
