As calls for coordinated EU aid grow, the ERA4Ukraine portal pulls together information and support services for researchers both fleeing the war or under siege conditions in Ukraine
EU earth observation programme is ploughing on amid fears UK’s stalled contribution could slow down plans, as the EU looks to up space autonomy in response to Russian attack on Ukraine
European Research Council grantees from Ukraine add their voices to calls for direct action. They say they need peace before they can return to labs and desks
There’s €632 million for mid-career researchers but 67 awardees based in the UK and Switzerland may have to relocate to Horizon Europe countries to get the ERC-tagged funding
As one of the seven founders of the ITER fusion experiment conceived during the Cold War, Russia cannot be excluded from the project. But Europe may move to limit its participation
In its latest statement the umbrella body Universities UK says it does not support ‘blanket academic boycotts’. However, some universities are acting unilaterally to end ties with Russia, while across the Channel at least 16 EU countries have frozen partnerships
Universities in Central and Eastern Europe have already begun helping students, academics and researchers affected by the war – but the scale of the problem is still unknown
As movement to suspend western research ties to Russia gathers speed, the Dutch and Slovenian governments, and a European academic group, announce sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine
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