Academic Solidarity with Palestine

Providing support to Gazan students and universities: online courses, free e-sims, research on scholasticide, workshops and language courses…. Most recent project: the Gaza Excellence Talks, a series of high level scientific webinars. Find more at academicsolidaritywithpalestine.org

Brilliant work by our "Reading in Gaza" team, together with VisionsCarto.

We're systematically mapping the destruction of libraries and all reading places in Gaza. Check out our map: tinyurl.com/3brvnmes

Another teaser from the Gaza Excellence Talks! Cedric Villani commenting on one of the key scientific themes of the 20th century: The relation between information theory, quantifying information and complexity, and the physical world of matter and energy.

And here's the full talk :-) youtube.com/watch?v=2AO5fm…

If you've missed our Gaza Excellence Talks... Here's Fields Medallist Cedric Villani explaining the surprising emergence of the most famous statistical distribution out of the laws of classical mechanics:

Now Lebanon's turn. Targeting universities is a war crime. Please consider signing this petition to UNESCO: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Gaza today.

To all students in Gaza: free online workshop on Digital Security on Monday 23 March, 2 pm Gaza time. Topics: digital identity and security risks; Accounts and privacy protection tools; Smart devices risks. Register here to attend: univ-lille-fr.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Hope to see you then!

Yes, you are made of star stuff! 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥.... as superbly demonstrated by prof Jocelyn Bell Burnell in our Gaza Excellence Talks last week. You can watch it here: youtu.be/ga3F4p_R_Fc

This series of high level scientific webinars is jointly organised by Al-Aqsa University, UCAS, the University of Palestine, and Academic Solidarity with Palestine.

Very happy to resume our Gaza Excellence Talks with Prof. Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who, on Wednesday 28 Jan at 5 pm Gaza time, will tell us how we "are made of star stuff" -- How better to start the new year?! Register here univ-lille-fr.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Palestinian academia is under systemic attack, and not just in Gaza. aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed…

Happy new year to all our students, colleagues and collaborators, in Gaza or elsewhere. May 2026 bring some justice to Palestine. We stand with Gaza.

In spite of it all.... first year medical students at Al-Azhar attending an on-site lecture. BRAVO to all.

For Gazan students: don't forget our online workshop to prepare you to the duolingo English test. 😎 Tomorrow Sunday 21 dec, 5 pm Gaza time. Register here: univ-lille-fr.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Edifying article and visuals from the French daily Le Monde: lemonde.fr/article-offert…

Nobel Laureate Esther Duflo gave a fascinating talk on "Science Against Poverty" yesterday in our Gaza Excellence Talks, jointly organised with three universities in Gaza. In case you missed it: youtu.be/FSr8_SfX-6w

Incredibly interesting map by the organisation "Gaza Histoire", mapping the systematic destruction of Gaza's heritage: #11/31.4027/34.3758" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">map.gazahistoire.cnrs.fr/wp-content/gis…

On 21 Dec 5 pm Gaza time, we'll have a workshop on the Duolingo English Test. Register here: univ-lille-fr.zoom.us/meeting/regist…