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This Declaration was adopted by the delegates of the Symposium of 24 April 2025 in their personal capacity. It is not an official document of Durham University and any endorsements are also made in a personal capacity.
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) and the research into Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) [SETI and UAP Research] are legitimate fields of academic research. This includes the natural and the social sciences, as well as the arts and humanities: Both fields cannot be holistically and epistemologically understood unless these disciplines work together and complement each other.
SETI and UAP Research needs to conform to the highest demands of academic rigour and methodological transparency according to the best practices in each of the above disciplines. There shall be no presumption that the methods of any one of these disciplines are a priori superior to those of the others.
SETI and UAP Research needs to be brought into the mainstream of general academic research. To this end, any remaining reservations based on reputational concerns and similar objections must be overcome, in particular with regard to the control of academic journals and other academic publishing outlets.
SETI and UAP Research shall pursue a position of independence from the agendas of governmental or quasi-governmental as well as private institutions, be it on the national or international levels.
SETI AND UAP RESEARCH includes advocacy aimed at influencing the public policy debate in order to achieve the aims under Articles I to IV.
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