Cara (the Council for At-Risk Academics)

Cara (the Council for At-Risk Academics) provides urgently-needed help to academics in immediate danger, those forced into exile, and many who choose to work on in their home countries despite serious risks.

Resettlement Plus

Knowledge hub on pathways to refugee protection, sharing information about resettlement and other protection avenues.

Critical Dates: 1933– Present
Location: Hosted in the UK with an international impact
Contributors/Partners: 135 universities and research institutes. Cara network.
Link to host home page: https://www.cara.ngo/
Specific Initiatives: Cara’s Fellowship Programme and Cara’s Syria Programme
News and events: https://www.cara.ngo/news-events

Description from host: Cara (the Council for At-Risk Academics) provides urgently-needed help to academics in immediate danger, those forced into exile, and many who choose to work on in their home countries despite serious risks. Cara also supports higher education institutions whose work is at risk or compromised.

The views expressed are those of the author/s, and are not attributable to the host organisations of the Resettlement.Plus website.

Recent Updates

Research summaries

Summary of Private Refugee Sponsorship in Canada: 2021 Market Study

This report seeks to understand the potential market in Canada for private sponsorship of refugees, especially...

Read full article »

Literature roundup

Family Reunification and Europe

The November 2023 roundup of literature on Sponsorship, Resettlement, and Pathways to Protection was...

Read full article »

Research summaries

Summary of Solidarity Work as Political Action: Advocating for Refugee and Asylum Seekers in the USA

The authors analyzed the rise of solidarity activism in the USA, focused on supporting refugees, asylum...

Read full article »