Innovation Summit: Ukraine ‘shows HE must create tolerant world’ Ukrainian MP, scholar and ex-deputy education minister tells universities not to offer scholarships to Russian students in summit speech By John Morgan 26 April
Upsurge in defence research awakens disciplinary divisions Squeamish western Europe should take a more integrated approach to understanding war, says Ukrainian academic By Ben Upton 25 April
Russian students should not be punished for Putin’s aggression A congressman’s call for all Russian students to be kicked out of the US was unfair and wrong-headed, says Anna Wise By Anna Wise 21 April
Russian student reporters track campus oppression despite arrests Doxa editor Armen Aramyan discusses year-long house arrest, narrowing academic freedom and the future of Russia’s independent media By Pola Lem 15 April
Free tuition for Ukrainian refugees at Scottish universities Holyrood creates ?1 million fund for international students facing hardship By Chris Havergal 14 April
Dangerous waters ahead War has helped to fan inflation and wither universities’ resources. With scant prospect of let-up, all eyes are watching the horizon for hopeful signs By John Gill 14 April
Russian universities expelling large numbers of anti-war students Staff scour social media to root out dissidents, with escalation of penalties meant to silence students By Pola Lem 12 April
Russian research and culture institutions face huge cut Russian Foundation for Basic Research looking at Rb1.15 billion decrease, while Moscow State University told to slash budget by 10 per cent By Pola Lem 5 April
China schools lecturers on ‘correct thinking’ over Ukraine war Staff reportedly told Nato is to blame for conflict triggered by Russian invasion By Pola Lem 4 April
Scholars scattered by Ukraine war turn to virtual universities Two embryonic institutions are providing a teaching venue and mentorship for those fleeing from both sides of the war By Ben Upton 2 April
International help ‘must not kill Ukrainian system with kindness’ As Ukrainian universities resume online teaching, experts say longer-term solutions must avoid brain drain and look to post-war recovery By Ben Upton 29 March
Russian universities must suffer tougher sanctions Complicity of Russian universities in the savage assault on Ukraine must lead to severe punishments, write four Ukrainian academics By Dmytro Chumachenko 28 March
This is what practical support for Ukrainian refugees actually looks like The University of Gdańsk is housing hundreds, and expects thousands. But couldn’t the burden be shared more widely, asks Agnieszka Piotrowska By Agnieszka Piotrowska 28 March
UK cuts most Russian research ties and funds Ukrainian refugees Ministers halt funding to programmes with ‘state and institutional collaborators’ but ‘small number’ of partnerships remain under review By Chris Havergal 27 March
Western scholars appeal to Russian colleagues to ‘end bloodshed’ Signatories of letter urging peace include dozens of top academics and Nobel prizewinner By Pola Lem 23 March
Is globalisation dead? And what would this mean for universities? War in Ukraine may reshape university internationalisation, but most academics do not expect a knockout blow By John Ross 23 March
Russia bars academics from international conferences Researcher shrugs off ban, saying Russians are ‘used to avoiding such useless regulations’ By Pola Lem 22 March
Spur Russian academics to speak out, Moscow scholar urges West Professor says he accepts it may be necessary for ties to be cut to some institutions in the country By Simon Baker 21 March
I grieve as I watch Ukraine’s student generation forced to take up arms As war descends on Europe again, how many of the idealistic young scholars defending their country against invasion will live full lives, muses Keith Burnett By Keith Burnett 20 March
War forces post-Soviet scholars to choose between Russia and West East-West schism widened by Russian academia being cut off from world, says scholar By Pola Lem 19 March
The West should not freeze out Russian academics Boycotting Russia will hinder research, punish the innocent and damage the prospects of a peaceful future, says Binoy Kampmark By Binoy Kampmark 18 March
Cyber warfare becomes part of curriculum for Ukrainian students Informatics faculty turns its hand to creating tools to help civilians and hamper Russian attacks By Ben Upton 16 March
Academic ties ‘especially important’ amid global tensions – Bacow Harvard insists it is ‘important not to conflate’ actions of a government with academics’ nationality in light of Ukraine invasion By Simon Baker 15 March
Digital Universities UK: cut ties with Russian universities, says UK government minister Institutions cannot ‘in good conscience’ partner with Russian counterparts while Ukraine war continues, says Chris Philp By Tom Williams 15 March
UKRI suspends funding for Russia-linked projects Research-intensive universities step up Russia boycott measures as UK Research and Innovation turns off funding over Ukraine invasion By Jack Grove 14 March
Russia links scrutiny adds to donations pressure on UK campuses Crisis spotlights Russia-linked donations in UK after MP starts plan to force transparency on universities’ foreign funding By John Morgan 14 March
‘No future for us left in Russia,’ say fleeing academics Just weeks into Russia’s war on Ukraine, academics are leaving the country, in what could be the beginning of a new brain drain By Pola Lem 14 March
Do academic boycotts work? The Ukraine war has led to unprecedented curtailment of academic ties, but could breaking off all relations with Russia cause further problems? By Simon Baker 9 March
Is the World Bank’s intervention in Ukrainian HE too little, too late? The attempt to improve the country’s universities was stuttering even before the war broke out, says Ararat Osipian By Ararat Osipian 9 March
Freeze in Russia relations ‘end of era’ for science cooperation Sweeping sanctions suggest international collaboration could become fragmented into regional power blocs, says sector leader By Ben Upton 8 March
Russian rectors’ union echoes Kremlin propaganda on Ukraine Heads of learned institutions back Putin in the ‘most difficult decision in his life’ By Pola Lem 7 March
ANU’s Russian boycott sparks debate in Australian universities University’s internal debate about the pros and cons mirrors live discussions elsewhere By John Ross 6 March
Dutch universities freeze Russia relations over Ukraine war Research and education partnerships, participation in events and peer review all put on hold after appeal from ministry By Ben Upton 4 March
Ukraine crisis: a message from THE’s chief executive Company expresses solidarity with Ukrainian people and announces steps in response to invasion By Paul Howarth 4 March
‘I can’t tell my son when I’ll see him’: academic life in Ukraine Ukrainian professor turned politician Inna Sovsun on coordinating student resistance and why international scholars must boycott Russia By Jack Grove 4 March
OfS chair defends tycoon amid ‘Russian-linked’ funding scrutiny Tory peer Lord Wharton ‘disgusted’ by ‘attacks’ on Ukrainian-born energy tycoon, whose firm he has advised and who donated to him as MP By John Morgan 4 March
Australian National University cuts ties with Russia Invasion of Ukraine ‘threatens the peace, freedom and democracy on which freedom of inquiry and academic collaboration is based’ By John Ross 3 March
Academia uncoupled as isolated Russia moves into China bloc But one expert suggests closer ties with Beijing may not be as straightforward as Kremlin thinks By Simon Baker 3 March
More Russian ties cut as Europe offers help to Ukraine colleagues Symbolic and practical support has come from across Europe, but views differ on whether continued Russian cooperation could end or abet the conflict By Ben Upton 2 March
Volunteers scramble to help overseas students fleeing Ukraine Amid chaos, non-profit groups work to help an estimated 20,000 Indians leave war zone By Pola Lem 2 March
Russian academics risk arrest to oppose Ukraine war Scholars expressing ‘shock and horror’ call for ‘immediate stop’ to Putin’s ‘senseless’ invasion By Pola Lem 1 March
European funding mechanisms must be adapted to support Ukraine Flexibility, speed and resources are needed to ensure that refugee scholars and students can continue their work, says Jan Palmowski By Jan Palmowski 1 March
MIT ends Skoltech partnership over Ukraine war After helping to build version of Silicon Valley near Moscow, Reif calls Russian invasion unacceptable By Paul Basken 28 February
Ukrainian students and academics ready to fight Russian invaders Unexploded bombs and civil resistance corps on campus are now part of life in Ukraine, explains minister turned university president By Jack Grove 28 February
Germany halts academic collaboration with Russia over Ukraine war Russia has ‘turned its back on the international community’, says Berlin By Chris Havergal 25 February
‘We are ready’: Ukraine’s universities calm in the face of war Academics call on overseas colleagues to ‘stand with us’ as Putin’s army attacks By Pola Lem 25 February
Russia-Ukraine tensions mar rectoral poll with stolen ballot box Prime minister upholds reselection of reformist rector after masked, dye-wielding men try to spoil and steal vote By Ben Upton 16 February