Mary Wilson
Well-known member
The U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
March 15, 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to a refugee crisis in Europe, and many scientists and researchers are among the millions of Ukrainians who have fled their country.
To assist these scientists in continuing their work in safety, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has launched the Safe Passage Fund to support the Polish Academy of Sciences as it helps fleeing Ukrainian researchers and their families resettle in Poland. This initiative builds on recent efforts undertaken by the U.S. National Academies to help evacuate and resettle a group of Afghan researchers following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. Those scientists and engineers are now teaching and working on research projects in Rwanda.
In early March, the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences entered into an agreement with the Polish academy, which offered to help place Ukrainian researchers in an institute of the Polish academy and supply a grant that provides up to six months of support. However, the financial support from the Polish academy was exhausted within days.
As the numbers of refugees and related costs of resettlement grow, the NAS quickly joined the collaboration and is now working with the Polish and Ukrainian academies to collect contributions from individuals and foundations in the U.S. and elsewhere to help support the displaced scientists. ...
https://www.nationalacademies.org/n...ainian-researchers-as-they-resettle-in-poland
March 15, 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to a refugee crisis in Europe, and many scientists and researchers are among the millions of Ukrainians who have fled their country.
To assist these scientists in continuing their work in safety, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has launched the Safe Passage Fund to support the Polish Academy of Sciences as it helps fleeing Ukrainian researchers and their families resettle in Poland. This initiative builds on recent efforts undertaken by the U.S. National Academies to help evacuate and resettle a group of Afghan researchers following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. Those scientists and engineers are now teaching and working on research projects in Rwanda.
In early March, the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences entered into an agreement with the Polish academy, which offered to help place Ukrainian researchers in an institute of the Polish academy and supply a grant that provides up to six months of support. However, the financial support from the Polish academy was exhausted within days.
As the numbers of refugees and related costs of resettlement grow, the NAS quickly joined the collaboration and is now working with the Polish and Ukrainian academies to collect contributions from individuals and foundations in the U.S. and elsewhere to help support the displaced scientists. ...
https://www.nationalacademies.org/n...ainian-researchers-as-they-resettle-in-poland
