#ScienceForUkraine: an Initiative to Support the Ukrainian Academic Community. “3 Months Since Russia’s Invasion in Ukraine”, February 26 – May 31, 2022

Rose, Michael E.; Reinsone, Sanita; Andriushchenko, Maksym; Bartosiak, Marcin; Bobak, Anna K.; Drury, L. O'c.; Düring, Marten; Figueira, Inês; Gailīte, Elīna; Gozhyk, Iryna; Abreu, Lucas Guimarães; Gutiérrez, Irene L.; Ivashchenko, Oleksandra; Heuckelom, Kris Van; Jaudzema, Justine; Juríková, Katarína; Kłos, Anna; Knörzer, Johannes; Kutafina, Ekaterina; Kwaśnicki, Mateusz; Lane, Håkan; Ļaksa-Timinska, Ilze; Laschowski, Brock; Lattu, Annina; Maci, Megi; Mäkinen‐Rostedt, Katri; Maryl, Maciej; Meerbeek, Maarten P. van; Morin, Olivier; Mosienko, Valentina; Vilar, Albert Palou; Pauw, Karen De; Pelepets, Marina; Reinfelds, Matiss; Rujan, Cristina; Santybayeva, Zhanna; Skatova, Anya; Víta, Martin; Weaver, Ieva; Beckett, Robert D.

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“…A similar list was also created at Sam Houston University (Ukrainian Scholar Placement Database, Table 1 ). Following these, a larger collaborative initiative, #ScienceForUkraine [ 16 ], emerged just 2 days after the war began as an online collaboration of hundreds of international scholars volunteering to build a central database of international opportunities available to Ukrainian researchers. As the war progressed, several other initiatives emerged intending to support Ukrainian scholars, including the Ukrainian Scholar Placement Database developed by Sam Houston University (Table 1 ), which compiled a list of funding programs available to researchers in Ukraine.…”

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Scientists without borders: lessons from Ukraine

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Conflicts and natural disasters affect entire populations of the countries involved and, in addition to the thousands of lives destroyed, have a substantial negative impact on the scientific advances these countries provide. The unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, and the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East are just a few examples. Millions of people have been killed or displaced, their futures uncertain. These events have resulted in extensive infrastructure collapse, with loss of electricity, transportation, and access to services. Schools, universities, and research centers have been destroyed along with decades’ worth of data, samples, and findings. Scholars in disaster areas face short- and long-term problems in terms of what they can accomplish now for obtaining grants and for employment in the long run. In our interconnected world, conflicts and disasters are no longer a local problem but have wide-ranging impacts on the entire world, both now and in the future. Here, we focus on the current and ongoing impact of war on the scientific community within Ukraine and from this draw lessons that can be applied to all affected countries where scientists at risk are facing hardship. We present and classify examples of effective and feasible mechanisms used to support researchers in countries facing hardship and discuss how these can be implemented with help from the international scientific community and what more is desperately needed. Reaching out, providing accessible training opportunities, and developing collaborations should increase inclusion and connectivity, support scientific advancements within affected communities, and expedite postwar and disaster recovery.

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Scientists without borders: lessons from Ukraine

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“…Initially, most job and funding offers were advertised locally on university or funding body websites or Twitter. However, most of such offers went and many still go unnoticednavigating academia of a foreign country is tricky, knowing and visiting numerous websites with offers often available only in a native language is extremely overwhelming, and noticing poorly promoted tweet by the Ukrainian research community that barely got a grasp of Twitter is unattainable (9). Ukrainian researchers undoubtedly appreciate access to several databases that collect available funding opportunities across Europe (Euraxess database of the European Commission, 10), worldwide (database of a volunteer initiative #ScienceForUkraine,11), or in a specific discipline (EMBO, 12).…”

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