Following the 2015 migration wave to Europe, numerous French academic institutions organized themselves to welcome refugee students and researchers. As witnessed in the past, initiatives coming from universities largely preceded national dispositions, which took place in a second phase and worked towards reinforcing them. These initiatives provide some examples demonstrating the commitment of academic communities as a whole to crucial societal issues.
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Mézard, M. Academic institutions’ commitment to refugees. Nat Rev Mater 6, 552–553 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-021-00327-7
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