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20 August 2025 An article in the Hebrew edition of Haaretz confirms that the general boycott of Israel is still in its early stages but the academic boycott is already hitting hard. Here is an auto-translation of the relevant section of the article. 8 August 2025 This is, except for a single branch: Israeli academia….

18 August 2025 Avi Shlaim, emeritus professor of International Relations at Oxford University (pictured), has joined calls for the British government to assist Gaza students who have earned places at British universities but are unable to take them up because British visas are unobtainable and the Israelis will not allow them to leave. Since, as…

17 August 2025 Here is a second obituary of Steven Rose, who was instrumental in founding BRICUP, by fellow scientist John Parrington in the Jacobin magazine. Steven Rose Brought His Science and Socialism Together By John Parrington Steven Rose, who died last month, was a major figure in the field of neuroscience and a brilliant…

17 August 2025 Steven Rose, who played the decisive role in establishing BRICUP in 2004, died on 9 July. Here is how The Times remembered him. Steven Rose obituary: Vituperative neuroscientist Academic who showed little tolerance for IQ testing, but made steps towards a treatment for Alzheimer’s, dies aged 87 The Times, Wednesday August 13…

17 August 2025 The US Administration has strong-armed MIT, Harvard and other elite universities into increasing their links with Israeli institutions. But as +972 reports, faculty and students however are hostile to these partnerships as illustrated by their near total rejection of Israel Studies programmes. After crushing dissent, U.S. universities are deepening ties with Israeli…

15 August 2025 Leading mathematicians, with Ahmed Abbes of CNRS (pictured) leading, have returned the medals they earned at the International Mathematical Olympiad in protest at the failure of the Olympiad organisation to suspend Israel for its genocide in Gaza. Thanks to our French colleagues in AURDIP for this report. We return our IMO medals…

15 August 2025 The mainstream media in the West have done their level best to persuade readers and viewers that 7 October 2023 marked the beginning of hostilities between Palestinians and Israelis and that Hamas must therefore be responsible for the breakdown in relations. This article published by the Project on Middle East Political Science…

15 August 2025 The University has undertaken an “academically-led review which explores historic racial and colonial injustices, including enslavement, linked to the University as well as reassessing current policies and procedures.” Here is the link to this remarkable, indeed unique, initiative by a British university: Read the review | Review of Race and History |…

12 August 2025 An association of Scottish Jewish academics has denounced Israel for its genocide in Gaza and called for action to bring it to an end. Here is the report in The National. EXCLUSIVE Jewish staff at Scottish universities call for full Israel divestment By James Walker Political Reporter It comes after the University…