Boris Lushniak, Obama-era health official and now a university dean, offers guidelines for academics debating if they should sever Russian scientific ties. The goal: get Russian scientists to ‘look at the facts’
In the latest move to sanction Russia over the war in Ukraine, Lithuania is set to propose cutting it off from the Bologna process for education reform
Leading US university ends 11-year deal with Moscow-area innovation hub Skolkovo, fueling international academic debate over continued collaboration with Russian science
‘The educational process continues remotely’ says head of the University of Lviv. In neighbouring Romania, universities are offering help to Ukrainian academics and students, as the bombing intensifies
As Ukraine calls on world to ‘fully isolate Russia by all means’, Germany is to block research links. Meanwhile EU policymakers are weighing whether to kick Russia out of European science organisations
Participation in Horizon Europe is seen as keeping open channels of dialogue when politics has failed. But following Russia’s decision to recognise breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as sovereign states, and a threat to move in troops, some want all options on the table
The EU and the African Union agreed on a new innovation agenda, but campaigners still believe the EU could do more to help Africa manufacture its own vaccines
As countries around the world scramble to retain and attract research talent, Spanish ministers vote through reforms that aim to improve research careers and guarantee increased public funding for research
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