nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/c46ec42249da7ec2 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 251017s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/c46ec42249da7ec2 doi eng 342 23 Roberts Lyer, Kirsten Author aut (orcid)0000-0002-3424-7779 Academic Freedom as a Human Right - Academic Freedom in Europe Roberts Lyer, Kirsten Verfassungsblog 2025-10-17 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier New attempts by the U.S. administration to tie federal funding to an ideologically driven “Compact for Academic Excellence” have sent shockwaves through universities, raising alarms about political steering of curricula and governance. These developments are not isolated: they echo tactics increasingly used worldwide, including within the EU, where subtle regulatory and financial pressures are reshaping the academic landscape. To counter this erosion, the EU must treat academic freedom not as a sectoral issue, but as a fundamental right under Article 13 CFR. CC BY-SA 4.0 Academic Freedom European Charter of Fundamental Rights Freedom of research Human Rights Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/academic-freedom-humanright/ raw object