The MOOC on Science and Human Rights, offered by the Global Campus of Human Rights in partnership with UNESCO, is the first dedicated educational engagement on the human rights-based approach to scientific freedom and responsibility, which is also accessible, at scale and cross-disciplinary in its engagement with human rights.
The MOOC runs over 5 weeks and is organised in 2 modules.
- Module 1 explains connections and frameworks and tackles two important questions: why connect science and human rights? What is a human rights-based approach (HRBA) to scientific freedom and responsibility?
- Module 2 is devoted to the HRBA in practice and responds to 3 key questions: what is science for human rights? What is an enabling environment for scientific freedom and responsibility? How can you use a HRBA to science to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
The course offers a wealth of specialised knowledge and examples, enabling participants to benefit from rich and varied competences. It features relevant actors from a multitude of perspectives on science and human rights.
How to register
The MOOC is mainly for scientists, university-level science students and policymakers around the world who want to understand and practise a HRBA to scientific freedom and scientific responsibility. Promoting diverse participation, including in terms of gender, is a key consideration.
Course dates: 10 October – 13 November 2022
Free enrolment until 23 October 2022.
To participate in the course enrol at https://edx.gchumanrights.org/mooc-shr
For more information, contact the Global Campus at [email protected] or visit https://gchumanrights.org/mooc-sej.