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Committee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science

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The Council’s Committee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science (CFRS) is the guardian of the principles of Freedom and Responsibility in Science, which are enshrined in the Council’s Statutes.

CFRS monitors individual and generic cases of scientists whose freedoms and rights are restricted as a result of carrying out their scientific research, and provides assistance in such cases where its intervention can provide relief and support activities of other relevant actors. In addition to this, members of CFRS are involved in a range of projects involving international partners and other Committees within the ISC. 

Read more on the ISC’s work on Freedom and responsibilities in science

Committee members

Chair and co-chair

Marcia Barbosa

Marcia Barbosa

ISC Vice-President for Freedom and Responsibility in Science, Professor at UFRGS

Marcia Barbosa
Françoise Baylis

Françoise Baylis

ISC Governing Board Member, Distinguished Research Professor at Dalhousie University

Françoise Baylis

Members

Salvatore Aricò

Salvatore Aricò

CEO

International Science Council

Salvatore Aricò
Melody Burkins

Melody Burkins

Director

Institute of Arctic Studies

Melody Burkins
Saths Cooper

Saths Cooper

Clinical psychologist in South Africa

Saths Cooper
Robert French

Robert French

Former Chancellor

University of Western Australia

Robert French
Sir Peter Gluckman

Sir Peter Gluckman

ISC President, Distinguished Professor Emeritus ONZ KNZM FRSNZ FRS

Sir Peter Gluckman
Ke Gong

Ke Gong

Director

Chinese Institute of the New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Strategies

Ke Gong
Robin Grimes

Robin Grimes

Steele Professor of Energy Material

Imperial College

Robin Grimes
S. Karly Kehoe

S. Karly Kehoe

Professor of History and Canada Research Chair

Atlantic Canada Communities at Saint Mary’s University

S. Karly Kehoe
Staffan I. Lindberg

Staffan I. Lindberg

Professor & Director

University of Gothenburg

Staffan I. Lindberg
Roy MacLeod

Roy MacLeod

Historian of science and technology

Roy MacLeod
Joyce Nyoni

Joyce Nyoni

Rector

Institute of Social Work, Tanzania

Joyce Nyoni
Sayaka Oki

Sayaka Oki

Professor

University of Tokyo, Japan

Sayaka Oki
Krushil Watene

Krushil Watene

Peter Kraus Associate Professor of Philosophy

University of Auckland

Krushil Watene

Past Chair (2022-2024)

Prof. Anne Husebekk

Prof. Anne Husebekk

Professor

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Prof. Anne Husebekk

Inaugural Committee Members 2019-2022 

Chair and Co-chair

Daya Reddy

Daya Reddy

Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics

University of Cape Town

Daya Reddy
Saths Cooper

Saths Cooper

Clinical psychologist in South Africa

Saths Cooper

Members

Richard Bedford

Richard Bedford

Emeritus Professor

University of Waikato

Richard Bedford
Craig Callender

Craig Callender

Professor of philosophy

University of California

Craig Callender
Enrique Forero

Enrique Forero

Former Chair

Regional Focal Point for the Latin American and Caribbean Region

Enrique Forero
Robin Grimes

Robin Grimes

Steele Professor of Energy Material

Imperial College

Robin Grimes
Cheryl Praeger

Cheryl Praeger

Emeritus Professor of Mathematics

University of Western Australia

Cheryl Praeger
Sawako Shirahase

Sawako Shirahase

ISC Vice-President for Finance, Professor at University of Tokyo

International Science Council

Sawako Shirahase
Peter Strohschneider

Peter Strohschneider

Chair of German Medieval Studies

Ludwig-Maximilians-University

Peter Strohschneider
Hans Thybo

Hans Thybo

President

International Lithosphere Program

Hans Thybo
Nadia Zakhary

Nadia Zakhary

Former minister of scientific research

Egypt

Nadia Zakhary
Prof. Anne Husebekk

Prof. Anne Husebekk

Professor

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Prof. Anne Husebekk