Teachers: Russia and Ukraine

(asked on 14th March 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he had with the Council for At-Risk Academics on the security of academics in (a) Ukraine and (b) Russia.


Answered by
Michelle Donelan Portrait
Michelle Donelan
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
This question was answered on 22nd March 2022

We have regular contact with the Council for at Risk Academics and are aware of the excellent work they do in extracting academics from dangerous situations all over the world.

Alongside our allies, we are united in support for Ukraine and will always defend the Ukrainian people’s right to choose their own destiny. We are deeply empathetic to the plight of Ukrainian academics who will have their work disrupted. We are working at pace to stand up a package of support for Ukrainian researchers at risk.

We have also made it clear that we continue to welcome Russian academics to the UK and we are proud of the long history we have in defending values such as freedom of speech and freedom of publication.

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