Explore recent outputs of the Committee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science (CFRS), and reference material on scientific freedoms and responsibilities.
Advisory notes and position statements
- Advisory note: Procedures for addressing threats to scientific freedom (issued May 2021)
- ISC position on conference and event boycotts (issued May 2021)
- ISC position on visas and online accessibility (issued May 2021)
- Advisory note: Responsibilities for Preventing, Avoiding, and Mitigating Harm to Researchers Undertaking Fieldwork in Risky Settings (issued September 2017).
Reference material
- Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “(1) Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. (2) Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author”.
- UNESCO Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers.
- Declaration of the 9th World Science Forum 2019, Science, Ethics and Responsibility.
- AAAS Statement on Scientific Freedom & Responsibility (see also the related Report in Science).
- Article in the Times Higher Education supplement on new UK guidelines to tackle ‘complacency’ about overseas research.
- Resources from The International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies.
Podcasts
The ISC has produced two series of podcast episodes on the topics of freedom and responsibility in science:
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