21 November 2023
Academics for Ceasefire

Glasgow, November 19th, 2023

OPEN LETTER

We, academics at the University of Glasgow (UK), teaching and researching in various fields, are deeply concerned about the abysmal atrocities in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel. We see it as our intellectual, humane and ethical duty to raise our voices as educators and researchers.

As a matter of immediacy we stand with our students, Union members, and with striking school children, to call for an immediate ceasefire to the relentless bombardment of Gaza. We call for the lifting of the siege of Gaza in order to enable vital supplies such as fuel, medical supplies, food, water and clothing to enter into the territory. We further call for the safe and free movement of people and supplies within Gaza, the immediate release of all hostages and the immediate commencement of political negotiations between all parties involved.

Following an open letter to the UK Government signed by over 800 legal practitioners, we recognise the urgent need to investigate the indiscriminate killing of over 12,000 Palestinian civilians to date, including over 4,600 children, that is underpinned by leading Israeli politicians and government ministers' clear statements which - as outlined in the letter - point to the grave risk of a genocide; the destruction of infrastructure in Gaza; the killing of Palestinians in the West Bank, and the killing of around 1,200 Israelis and the abduction of around 240 of them, including more than 30 children, on 7 October 2023.

We express our deep solidarity with and closeness to the families of the Palestinian university staff and students who were killed or injured by the Israeli government's bombardment and ongoing siege of the Gaza Strip. We also express our deep solidarity with the academics and intellectuals in the Occupied Territories and in Israel who have been disappeared, imprisoned, persecuted and/or threatened. We consider any kind of attack on any higher education institution or its staff anywhere in the world to be an extremely dangerous act that deeply undermines the production of knowledge and freedom of thought.

The scale and brutality of the Israeli government’s attacks on Gaza’s universities is of extraordinary severity and undermines the possibility of restoring higher education and civil society, which are crucial to promoting peace, justice and strong institutions for the benefit of future generations.

We call on all higher education institutions in the world to raise their voices unequivocally against these atrocities.

SIGNATURES [UoG staff: you can still add yours]

Giovanni Picker, Sociology

Ophira Gamliel, Theology and Religious Studies

Phillippa Wiseman, Sociology

Akshi Singh, English Literature

Rhys Machold, Politics and International Relations

Sarah Armstrong, Sociology

Eilidh Harris, Theology and Religious Studies

Vassiliki Kolocotroni, English Literature

Diego Pajarito Grajales, Urban Big Data Centre

Gavin Hawkton, Economic & Social History

Molly Gilmour, Sociology

Luke Armstrong, Politics and International Relations

Clare Robertson, Sociology

Nicole Cassie, Central and East European Studies

Saba Ameer, Politics and International Relations

Zsuzsanna Varga, Central and East European Studies

Michael Loader, Central and East European Studies

Kirsteen Paton, Sociology

Bridgette Wessels, Sociology

Hua Wang, Politics and International Relations

Dominic Hinde, Sociology

Kirstie Ken English, Sociology

Gemma Milne, Sociology

Clementine Hill O’Connor, Sociology

Fergus McNeill, Sociology

Theo Williams, Economic and Social History

Leena Nammari PhD Fine Art researcher UoD

Kristina Saunders, Sociology

Rachael McLellan, Politics and International Relations

Ewan Gibbs, Economic and Social History

Karen Bell, Urban Studies

Cairsti Russell, Sociology

Karolina Augustova, Sociology

Petar Bankov, Politics and International Relations

Gerry McCartney, Sociology

Christopher Bunn, Sociology

Jiwei Li, PhD Tutor

Mohammad A. Fetrat, PhD Tutor

Sam Lawton, Sociology

Dominic Pasura, Sociology

Christopher Blyth, Economic and Social History

Harishankar Balasingham, PhD Tutor

Huizi Xi, Politics

Teresa Piacentini, Sociology

Andrew Judge, Politics and International Relations

Diego Maria Malara, Sociology

Dania Thomas, Adam Smith Business School

Leo Steeds, Politics and International Relations

Catherine Happer, Sociology

Sara Bernard, Central and East European Studies

João Almeida, Urban Studies

Lluis de Nadal, Sociology

Rhys Crilley, Politics and International Relations

Isaac Hoff, Sociology

Anna Bochorishvili, Sociology

Toni Marzal, Law

Yekun Sun, Sociology

Jane Duncan, Sociology

Andrew Smith, Sociology

Maria-Daniella Dick, English Literature

Nigel Leask, English Literature

Evelyn Arizpe, Education

Tim Winzler, Sociology

Matt Dawson, Sociology

Jane Cullingworth, Urban Studies

Nicholas Harrington, Urban Studies

Alison Phipps, Education

Henry Ivry, English Literature

Robert Lineira, Politics and International Relations

Arlene Mochan, Urban Studies

Bridget Fowler, Sociology

Emilios Christodoulidis, Law

Maud A Bracke, History

Will Tattersdill, English Literature

Jane Goldman, English Literature

Diarmaid Kelliher, Geographical and Earth Sciences

Guillem Colom.Montero, Modern Languages and Cultures

Christine Whyte, History

Julia Schwab, Central and East European Studies

Alexandra Campbell, English Literature

Francesca Scrinzi, Sociology

Naomi Head, Politics and International Relations

Julie E. McAdam, Education

Lindsay Farmer, Law

Elizabeth Nelson, Education

Melanie Ramdarshan Bold, Education.

Panos Theodoropoulos, Sociology

Rachel Lees, Education

Ashli Mullen, Sociology

Anna Clover, Education

Lewis Forsyth, Urban Studies

Nicola Burns, Sociology

George Pavlakos, Law

Julia McClure, History

Ana Cannilla, Law

Jennifer Farrar, Education

Dan Fisher, Education

Dimitris Eleftheriotis, Film & TV Studies

Willy Maley, English Literature

Francesca Stella, Sociology

Michail Georgiou, Urban Big Data Centre

Paige Triezenberg, Teaching & Resource Planning

Daniel Jordan, Urban Studies

Corey Gibson, Scottish Literature

Lucille Tetley-Brown, Sociology

David Webster, Urban Studies

James Humphries, Politics and International Relations

Oli Charbonneau, History

Tom Bartlett, English Language and Linguistics

David Featherstone, Geographical and Earth Sciences

Alister Wedderburn, Politics & International Relations

Richard Brunner, Sociology

James Todd, Geographical and Earth Sciences

Callum Sutherland, Geographical and Earth Sciences

Faye Hammill, English Literature

Alessia Zinnari, Modern Languages

Daniel Scroop, History

Esa Aldegheri, Education

Nughmana Mirza, Sociology

Jelmer Vos, History

Jonas Thoreson, English Literature

Lazaros Karaliotas, Geographical and Earth Sciences

Emma Lister, English Literature

Sophie Vlacos, English Literature

Michael Toomey, Politics and International Relations

Martin MacGregor, History

Benjamin Thomas White, History

Michael Malt, Education

Lorna O’Hara, Geographical and Earth Sciences

Hayes Mabweazara, Sociology

David Archibald, Film and Television Studies

Daria Ukhova, Sociology

Lucy Pickering, Sociology

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  1. Nicky Reeves, The Hunterian
  2. Felicity Callard, Geographical & Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow
  3. Rachel Douglas, French, Modern Languages, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  4. Anna McEwan, History, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  5. Hannah-Louise Clark, Economic and Social History
  6. Sharon Greenwood, Public Health
  7. David Jasper, emeritus professor, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  8. Rémi Fuhrmann, Law
  9. David Martin-Jones, Film and TV Studies
  10. Sarah Neely, Film & Television Studies
  11. Zahra F. Khosroshahi, Lecturer in Film and Television Studies, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  12. Aidan Ratchford, PhD Tutor, University of Glasgow
  13. Ian Goode, Lecturer, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  14. Ewan Brady, Urban Studies
  15. Michail Georgiou, Research Associate, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  16. Vladimir Unkovski-Korica, Central and East European Studies, Glasgow
  17. Katherine Mackinnon, History, University of Glasgow
  18. Lito Tsitsou, Lecturer, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  19. Charlie Peevers, Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  20. Kevin Leomo, College of Arts & Humanities, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  21. Albert Gil Gil, PhD tutor, Economic and Social History, Glasgow
  22. Natalie Moffat, Sociology
  23. Christina Chatzitheodorou, PhD tutor, History
  24. Domenico Di Rosa, PhD Tutor, Scottish literature, Glasgow
  25. Martha O'Carroll, Sociology, University of Glasgow
  26. Jonathan Atkinson, Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Glasgow
  27. Athene Richford, PhD Candidate and GTA, Law
  28. Irena Baboi, Central and East European Studies, Glasgow
  29. Rachel Smith, English Language and Linguistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  30. Hatem Bazian, Professor, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley
  31. Paul Reilly, Politics, University of Glasgow
  32. Lea Raible, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  33. César Dominguez, Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  34. Deniz Ortactepe Hart, Education
  35. Bella Hoogeveen, Education, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  36. Gareth James, Research Fellow, Urban Studies, Glasgow
  37. Hyab Yohannes, Researcher, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  38. Savan Qadir, Researcher, University of Glasgow
  39. Brittnee Leysen, Researcher, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  40. Bernie ORourke, Professor of Sociolinguistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  41. Beatrice Michalovska, PhD researcher, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  42. Maureen McBride, Sociology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  43. Barry Pennock-Speck, Lecturer, Universitat de València, Valencia
  44. Soledad Montañez, Lecturer, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  45. Maria Grazia Imperiale, Education
  46. Fraser Wilson, School of Social and Political Sciences Professional Services, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  47. Gonca Yalcin, Doctoral Researcher, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  48. Hester Parr, Professor, Geographical and Earth Science
  49. Graeme Eddolls, Researcher (Physics & Astronomy), University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  50. Jennifer McCallum, PhD Student & Tutor, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  51. Andreas Piperides, PhD in International Law, University of Glagow, Glagow
  52. Philip Montgomery, Language Education, Michigan State University, Lansing
  53. Claudia Glatz, Archaeology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  54. Moeed Akbar, Research Fellow, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  55. Jonathan Cranfield, Senior Lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University
  56. Fernando Castellano Bañuls, Lecturer, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth
  57. Giovanna Fassetta, Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow, GLASGOW
  58. Kate O'Donnell, Professor, General Practice & Primary Care, Glasgow
  59. Kirsty Hacking, MVLS lecturer, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  60. Andrew Paul Gutierrez, Prof. Emeritus, University of California at Berkeley, Kensington
  61. Soledad Montañez, Lecturer, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  62. Deirdre Heddon, James Arnott Chair in Drama, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  63. Claire Niedzwiedz, Research Fellow, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  64. Richard Illingworth, Lecturer in International Relations, University of Glasgow
  65. Thanasi Hassoulas, Associate Professor, Cardiff, Cardiff
  66. Amanda Douge, Researcher, University of Glasgow, London
  67. Maria Bissett, PhD student/GTA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
  68. Nicole Smith, Education, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
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