Event
Scholars at Risk's Free to Think Report 2026 – Swedish launch

Staff and colleagues at Scholars at Risk (SAR) member universities are warmly invited to attend the Swedish launch of the Free to Think Report 2026.

Published annually by the Scholars at Risk Academic Freedom Monitoring Project, Free to Think documents and analyses attacks on higher education communities worldwide. The report highlights emerging threats to academic freedom, with the aim of raising awareness and encouraging both state and non-state actors to strengthen their commitment to protecting and promoting academic freedom.

This year's Swedish launch will be hosted by Malmö University. Participants from SAR member universities are welcome to join either in person in representationsrummet, Nereus, or online via Zoom.

Programme

15:00 Arrival and refreshments for in-person participants
15:30 Welcome and introduction to the launch event; SAR Sweden Secretariat
15:40 Presentation of the Free to Think 2026 report; Amy Kapit, SAR New York
16:00 Discussion of the report's findings and their implications for academia at both national and international levels. Panel: Victoria Leukavets, Researcher and Lecturer in Political Science at Södertörn University and Bo Petersson, Professor of Political Science and IMER at Malmö University. Moderator: Malin Ideland, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and Doctoral Education Malmö University
16:30 Concluding reflections
16:40 Close

Register by 8 October.

Register here (form)

Scholars at Risk (website)