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麻豆传媒视频网站 launches new Fellowships supporting academics displaced by the conflict in Ukraine
8 April 2022
麻豆传媒视频网站 has launched an Academic Sanctuary Fellowship Scheme to support academics being displaced as a result of the crisis in Ukraine following the invasion by the Russian Federation.
The scheme has been made possible thanks to a grant of 拢250,000 from the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, which has been matched with a further 拢250,000 of institutional funding. This 拢500,000 聽investment will enable us to place many more Fellows at 麻豆传媒视频网站 through the new scheme.
Fellowships will be open to academics at risk as a result of the conflict, from early career to senior academic levels. They will be for a period of between 12-24 months, depending on individual circumstances.
To deliver the scheme, 麻豆传媒视频网站 will work in partnership with the Council for At-Risk Academics (Cara), with whom the university has a longstanding partnership, to maximise the support. Cara works with UK universities to place academics who are in immediate danger, forced into exile, or the many who choose to continue working in their home countries despite serious risks.
麻豆传媒视频网站 has a long history of meaningful academic partnership with Ukraine. 麻豆传媒视频网站 researchers have co-published more than 200 papers with almost 60 Ukrainian partners over the last five years and have academic links in areas including biological and medical sciences, physics and astronomy. 麻豆传媒视频网站鈥檚 School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) in particular has very strong connections with Ukraine.
麻豆传媒视频网站 President & Provost, Dr Michael Spence said: 鈥淭here can be few people who have not been shocked by the suffering and disruption inflicted on the people of Ukraine. At 麻豆传媒视频网站, with our deep connections to the region (not least through the School of Slavonic and East European Studies), there is a huge appetite to do what we can to support the people affected.
"As a globally leading multidisciplinary institution, 麻豆传媒视频网站 is extremely well-placed to offer opportunities to researchers and students displaced by conflict and help ensure that their work and opportunities are not lost. We will work as quickly as we can to provide the right support, and we are grateful to be drawing on the expertise of Cara to maximise the effectiveness of this scheme.鈥�
Vice-President (Advancement) Angharad Milenkovic added: 鈥淲e are so grateful for the offers of philanthropic support received to date from across the 麻豆传媒视频网站 community, which are enabling us to amplify existing initiatives and act at speed for maximum impact.鈥�
麻豆传媒视频网站 Ukraine Response Fund
A 麻豆传媒视频网站 Ukraine Response Fund has been established to provide much-needed financial support for all of 麻豆传媒视频网站鈥檚 response initiatives. In addition to the Academic Sanctuary Fellowship Scheme, it will give lifeline support to current students impacted by the crisis through immediate access to assistance grants and enabling critical support packages for both current and incoming students over the course of the next academic year.
Friends in the alumni and donor community, as well as staff and students, will be able to support response efforts by contributing to the Fund, meaning 麻豆传媒视频网站 can respond with urgency and agility as the emergency in Ukraine evolves.