academia Archives - Allegra Lab https://allegralaboratory.net/tag/academia/ Anthropology for Radical Optimism Mon, 11 May 2026 16:45:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://allegralaboratory.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cropped-Icon-Allegra-Lab-Fixed-32x32.png academia Archives - Allegra Lab https://allegralaboratory.net/tag/academia/ 32 32 Care, Commons and Thinking Together: An Allegra Approach to Book Reviews https://allegralaboratory.net/care-commons-and-thinking-together-an-allegra-approach-to-book-reviews/ https://allegralaboratory.net/care-commons-and-thinking-together-an-allegra-approach-to-book-reviews/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:11:50 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=47701 Of the many experiences shared by early career academics, feeling perpetually behind undoubtedly counts among them. Casual conversations with colleagues […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/care-commons-and-thinking-together-an-allegra-approach-to-book-reviews/feed/ 0 Access2University and Education Pathways at UCLouvain with Elisabeth BOSTON https://allegralaboratory.net/access2university-and-education-pathways-at-uclouvain-with-elisabeth-boston/ https://allegralaboratory.net/access2university-and-education-pathways-at-uclouvain-with-elisabeth-boston/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:42:24 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=47629 In this episode of Displacing Universities Ian speaks with Elisabeth Boston. Elisabeth is the Refugee policy officer at UCLouvain in Belgium. They speak about Access2University (A2U), a programme that aims to prepare refugees (applicants) with little or no knowledge of French to resume university studies, and Education Pathways, which is an initiative to bring displaced people to Belgium to study.

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/access2university-and-education-pathways-at-uclouvain-with-elisabeth-boston/feed/ 0 Perspectives AlterEgauZ at The University of Fribourg with Marie-Christine Ukelo-Mbolo Merga https://allegralaboratory.net/perspectives-alteregauz-at-the-university-of-fribourg-with-marie-christine-ukelo-mbolo-merga/ https://allegralaboratory.net/perspectives-alteregauz-at-the-university-of-fribourg-with-marie-christine-ukelo-mbolo-merga/#respond Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:44:15 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=47348 In this episode of Displacing Universities Ian and Svitlana speak with Marie-Christine Ukelo-Mbolo Merga about Perspectives AlterEgauZ* at the University of Fribourg.

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/perspectives-alteregauz-at-the-university-of-fribourg-with-marie-christine-ukelo-mbolo-merga/feed/ 0 Initiatives for Refugees at University of Cologne with Ariane Elshof https://allegralaboratory.net/initiatives-for-refugees-at-university-of-cologne-with-ariane-elshof/ https://allegralaboratory.net/initiatives-for-refugees-at-university-of-cologne-with-ariane-elshof/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:41:00 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=47292 In this episode of Displacing Universities Ian and Monica are speaking about the various Initiatives for Refugees at University of Cologne with Ariane Elshof. Ariane works in the Department 'International Students & Global Responsibility' where she's the Team Lead for Academic Refugee Support and Coordinates the Study Preparatory Measures for Refugees.

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/initiatives-for-refugees-at-university-of-cologne-with-ariane-elshof/feed/ 0 University Education at Kakuma Refugee Camp with Paul O’Keefe https://allegralaboratory.net/university-education-at-kakuma-refugee-camp-with-paul-okeefe/ https://allegralaboratory.net/university-education-at-kakuma-refugee-camp-with-paul-okeefe/#respond Sat, 07 Mar 2026 21:02:54 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=47296 In this episode of Displacing Universities Ian speaks with Paul O’Keefe. Paul worked for many years at in Kakkuma refugee camp in Kenya, including for the University of Geneva’s Inzone project. He also has strong ties with Vijana Twaweza Club, a sustainable agriculture organisation which is based in the camp, a group he keeps in touch with as part of his new job as Head of Education and Research at Airfield Estate in Dublin.

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/university-education-at-kakuma-refugee-camp-with-paul-okeefe/feed/ 0 Education Pathways Ireland at The University of Galway with Andrew Flaus https://allegralaboratory.net/education-pathways-ireland-at-the-university-of-galway-with-andrew-flaus/ https://allegralaboratory.net/education-pathways-ireland-at-the-university-of-galway-with-andrew-flaus/#respond Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:43:27 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=47176 In this episode of Displacing Universities Ian is speaking with Andrew Flaus about Education Pathways at the University of Galway. […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/education-pathways-ireland-at-the-university-of-galway-with-andrew-flaus/feed/ 0 The Hilde Domin Training Programme at University of Konstanz with Judith Beyer and Leila Dedial https://allegralaboratory.net/the-hilde-domin-training-programme-at-university-of-konstanz-with-judith-beyer-and-leila-dedial/ https://allegralaboratory.net/the-hilde-domin-training-programme-at-university-of-konstanz-with-judith-beyer-and-leila-dedial/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:54:40 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=47137 In this episode Ian and Ibrar speak with Judith Beyer and Leila Dedial about The Hilde Domin Training Programme at […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/the-hilde-domin-training-programme-at-university-of-konstanz-with-judith-beyer-and-leila-dedial/feed/ 1 What is Critique? EASA LAWNET – Allegra webinar series https://allegralaboratory.net/what-is-critique-easa-lawnet-allegra-webinar-series/ https://allegralaboratory.net/what-is-critique-easa-lawnet-allegra-webinar-series/#respond Sun, 04 Jan 2026 12:59:06 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=46417 From February 13 to 29 May 2026 Co-organised by Allegra Lab and EASA LawNet. What is critique, and what might […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/what-is-critique-easa-lawnet-allegra-webinar-series/feed/ 0 Shush! How silence is destroying European universities from within https://allegralaboratory.net/shush-how-silence-is-destroying-european-universities-from-within/ https://allegralaboratory.net/shush-how-silence-is-destroying-european-universities-from-within/#respond Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:59:13 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=46197 The camera shows a deserted, dilapidated room somewhere in war-torn Ukraine. On an intercepted phone call a Russian soldier argues […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/shush-how-silence-is-destroying-european-universities-from-within/feed/ 0 Holding Space: On Risk, Rupture, and Rebuilding Academia Otherwise  https://allegralaboratory.net/holding-space-on-risk-rupture-and-rebuilding-academia-otherwise/ https://allegralaboratory.net/holding-space-on-risk-rupture-and-rebuilding-academia-otherwise/#respond Fri, 19 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=45700 I want to begin not with theory, but with a moment.  It is early June 2016, and I am in […]

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