Academic Research

US Sanctions Top Chinese Universities And Research Institutes

July 30, 2026 Abdul Rahman, BreakThrough News. Educate! Academic Research, China, Higher Education, US Sanctions

Last week, the US Department of “War” added China’s leading universities and dozens of other research organizations into a list of foreign institutions considered to be a potential “threat to its national security” over their alleged links with the Chinese armed forces. China has voiced strong opposition to the latest US sanctions, claiming the US is weaponizing its research for political reasons and argued that such moves ultimately harm global collaboration in scientific and technological developments. The list, released on July 23, includes a total of 130 institutions, 88 of which are Chinese.

China Surpasses United States In Research Spending

April 26, 2026 Caroline Wagner, Scheer Post. Educate! Academic Research, China, Science and technology, United States

China’s rapid rise in science has hit a milestone. The country’s investment in research and development has reached parity with – and by purchasing power measures has surpassed – that of the United States, according to a March 2026 report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Both nations have crossed the US$1 trillion threshold on research spending. For 80 years, the U.S. operated the most productive scientific and technological enterprise in human history. Breakthroughs and advances that came from American labs included the internet; the mRNA vaccine; the transistor and its children, semiconductors and microprocessors; the Global Positioning System; and many more.

EU Bankrolls Israeli Arms Makers Via Civilian Research Programs

January 7, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. Educate! Academic Research, arms embargo, European Union (EU), Genocide, Palestine, weapons

The EU has diverted millions in funding meant for civilian research programs over to Israeli arms manufacturers, according to public data cited by Middle East Eye (MEE). The data shows that Israeli firms crucial to Tel Aviv’s military industry have repeatedly taken part in EU-supported research, including as part of the Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020 programs. Horizon Europe is a major EU research and innovation funding program that builds on its predecessor Horizon 2020. Both aim to boost science and address issues such as climate change.

How UC Researchers Began Saying No To Military Work

May 20, 2024 Isabel Kain and Becker Sharif, Labor Notes. Resist! Academic Research, California, Israel, Palestine, Repression, Strikes, University of California, weapons, Worker Rights and Jobs

Our union of 48,000 academic workers has just authorized a strike over the University of California’s unfair labor practices in repressing peaceful protest, retaliating against members for protesting, and prohibiting pro-Palestine speech at the worksite. United Auto Workers Local 4811 announced the results yesterday: with nearly 20,000 members voting, 79 percent voted yes. Part of the groundwork behind this vote and informing the potential strike is the organizing we have done over the past several months in our science departments—as researchers who are no longer willing to support genocide with our labor.

The Fossil Free Research Movement Is Taking Universities By Storm

October 4, 2022 Nick Engelfried, Waging Nonviolence. Strategize! Academic Research, Education, Fossil Fuels, Student Activism

When over 40 Cambridge students and academics occupied the elite U.K. university’s BP Institute earlier this year, they were escalating one of the newest, fastest-growing campaigns focused on dissociating higher education institutions from fossil fuels. For just over an hour, activists from the grassroots initiative Fossil Free Research held a sit-in inside the building named after one of Europe’s largest oil producers, while making speeches and staging a street theater production that called attention to links between BP and the school. “We’re drawing attention to how the fossil fuel industry continues to infiltrate prestigious academic institutions, mooch off their credibility, and even exert influence over the production of knowledge crucial to shaping climate policy,” said Ilana Cohen, a lead organizer for the international Fossil Free Research campaign, who is currently a senior at Harvard.

A Gesture Towards Decolonial Research Praxis

March 17, 2022 Jennifer J. Casolo, Resilience. Educate! Academic Research, Decolonization, Indigenous Peoples

“I cannot sign anything that would permit extractive research”, a Nicaraguan Miskitu scholar- activist told us in response to our request for consent to use the information he shared and demanded a commitment to right relations. “I have given you not just my words, my analysis, my history and my experience, but that of the Miskitu communities I walk with. What do you offer us in return?” He needed a guarantee that we were not “extracting knowledge like others extracting timber and land from Miskitu communities.” After he spoke, seconds passed, seconds that felt like forever. We replied in our own way about our individual and institutional practices, highlighting our broader commitments to co-research, resource sharing, and non-extraction with other Indigenous and marginalized communities.

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