Ukrainian scientists have appealed to their colleagues around the world for support
Ukrainian scientists have appealed to the international scientific community to express solidarity and support Ukrainian researchers. They emphasized the importance of joint efforts to preserve Ukraine’s scientific potential amid the war.
The appeal highlights the need for international support for Ukrainian science, the development of cooperation, and assistance in preserving scientific institutions and research projects. The scientists are calling on their foreign colleagues to join initiatives aimed at supporting the Ukrainian scientific community.
“We, Ukrainian scientists, appeal to you with deep sorrow and, at the same time, with hope for the support of the international scientific community. For more than four years of full-scale war, the Russian Federation has been systematically destroying our universities, academic institutes, laboratories, scientific libraries, museums, research centers, and high-tech equipment. It is destroying our science, our culture, and our identity… Despite everything, Ukrainian scientists continue to conduct research, publish their findings in international journals, participate in international projects, and contribute to the development of global science,” according to an open letter from Ukrainian scientists to the international scientific community, published on Facebook by Vasyl Kremen, president of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine.
In this regard, Ukrainian scientists call on their international colleagues to: publicly condemn the systematic destruction of Ukraine’s scientific infrastructure and firmly emphasize that attacks on civilian scientific institutions constitute war crimes; to issue statements in support of Ukrainian science and Ukrainian scientists; initiate international monitoring and documentation of the destruction of Ukrainian scientific institutions as part of efforts to protect the world’s scientific heritage; facilitate the creation of international programs to restore Ukraine’s scientific infrastructure, laboratories, and research equipment after the war ends; expand programs for academic cooperation, joint research, grants, internships, and support for Ukrainian scientists and young researchers; raise the issue of protecting science and scientific infrastructure during armed conflicts at the level of international organizations, governments, and donor institutions.
“Science is the common heritage of humanity. Protecting science means protecting the future of civilization. The deliberate destruction of scientific institutions violates the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law, as well as the principles of freedom of scientific research and international academic cooperation. We are confident that the voices of leading international organizations and scientific societies can draw the attention of the global scientific community to this issue and help protect Ukrainian scientists,” the letter states.
The letter was signed by: Anatoliy Zagorodniy, President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; Ihor Hrynyk, President of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine; Vasyl Lazoryshynets, President of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine; Vasyl Kremen, President of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine; Viktor Sydorenko, President of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine; Volodymyr Zhuravel, President of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine; and Oleksandra Antoniuk, Chair of the Scientific Committee of the National Council of Ukraine for Science and Technology Development.
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