Educational bodies from Europe to South America are boycotting Israeli institutions, though Universities UK said it did not support the action

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/36106624

Nicola Davis Science correspondent
Sat 13 Sep 2025 02.00 EDT

According to Gaza’s health ministry, more than 63,000 people have been killed in the territory – the majority of them civilians – with the true toll likely far higher.[…]

In response, a growing number of academic bodies are now distancing themselves from Israeli institutions. Last year the Federal University of Ceará in Brazil cancelled an innovation summit with an Israeli university, while a host of universities across Norway, Belgium and Spain have cut ties with Israeli institutions. Others, including Trinity College Dublin, followed suit this summer.