# Protecting Academic Freedom: Insights and Initiatives

Protecting Academic Freedom: Insights and Initiatives at Falling Walls Science House, Saturday 7 November 2026, 14:00.

- Venue: Falling Walls Science House, Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin
- Go to page: https://falling-walls.com/programme/protecting-academic-freedom-insights-and-initiatives

A hybrid session on the Curie Stage featuring a plenary table discussion. It is presented by the Volkswagen Foundation as part of Falling Walls. The topic is academic freedom, which is increasingly constrained by political interference, censorship, precarious funding and employment structures, harassment, disinformation, and restrictions on international collaboration. Speakers from institutions including King's College London, the University of Oxford, and the University of Toronto discuss how research institutions can balance institutional autonomy with openness, inclusion, and public engagement.

## Dates

- Saturday 7 November 14:00 — Falling Walls Science House

Written by a model, sources: [falling-walls.com](https://falling-walls.com/programme/protecting-academic-freedom-insights-and-initiatives)

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