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PAUSE program supports scientists and artists in exile by facilitating their reception in higher education and research institutions or cultural institutions.

PAUSE program also conducts advocacy activities for the defense of academic and artistic freedom and the respect of human rights.

For host institutions only!

You are a scientist or an artist at risk due to the security situation or persecution you are experiencing in your country.


The PAUSE programme can allow you to continue your work by co-funding your stay in at a higher education and/or research establishment or a cultural institution in France.

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Inspireurope+ Forum: Towards a coordinated European response for researchers in exile

Since 2019, Inspireurope+ has united key European stakeholders dedicated to protecting at-risk researchers, aiming to enhance the impact of individual initiatives and advocate collectively to European countries and institutions. The recent forum perfectly embodied this consortium’s spirit.

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Tribute to Ahmed Shamia, Palestinian architect and PAUSE laureate

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Ahmed Shamia, Palestinian architect and artist, laureate of the PAUSE programme. Ahmed succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday, May 13th, after being critically wounded in an Israeli strike on Gaza the previous week. He was 42 years old.

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Rallying to defend science and Academic Freedom: Let's act together on March 7th!

On March 7th, scientists worldwide are calling for mobilization in response to the increasingly alarming situation in the United States. It should mark the beginning of a broader, sustained, and global mobilization. It is our duty to ensure that the freedom to create, think, innovate, and transmit knowledge is guaranteed everywhere, for everyone.

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