Ukraine

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Conversations (podcast), Open Science, Research Integrity, Science Communication

Scientific diplomacy in this time of war – A conversation with Nithaya Chetty.

Access 2 Perspectives / April 3, 2022

Nithaya Chetty is a Professor in theoretical and computational physics and Dean at the Faculty of Science at Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg, South Africa. In a recent commentary in University World News, Nithaya expressed his concern about the war in Ukraine and emphasized the need for scientific diplomacy and cooperation. In this conversation, Nithaya and Jo talk about the options, opportunities, and difficulties scientific diplomacy provides.

Conversations (podcast), Science Communication

The war in Ukraine and Russian perspectives – A conversation with Tatyana Deryugina

Access 2 Perspectives / March 4, 2022

Tatyana Deryugina talks with Jo Havemann about the ongoing war in Ukraine, her outreach to Russian scholars to encourage them to oppose the war and take feasible action, as well as some of the responses she received.

Open Science, Perspectives (blog), Research Integrity

An open letter from Russian scientists and science journalists against the war with Ukraine

Access 2 Perspectives / February 27, 2022

We, Russian scientists and scientific journalists, declare a strong protest against the hostilities launched by the armed forces of our country on the territory of Ukraine. This fatal step leads to huge human losses and undermines the foundations of the established system of international security. The responsibility for unleashing a new war in Europe lies entirely with Russia.