Alexander Nozik News Today

China has become Russia’s biggest scientific collaborator following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, largely because ties to the west have dramatically shrunk since the war began.

Over the past decade, several leaders of the Russian Academy of Sciences have expressed concern over the lack of support for the institution.

A group of academics are trying to stop their colleagues who supported Putin's Ukraine war from becoming part of the prestigious Russian Academy of Sciences.

Moscow’s forces capture two cities in a week and move closer to encircling Sievierodonetsk.

Russian scientists are turning to partners abroad to help them escape, but face an uncertain future even if successful

Russian researchers are losing access to vital lab equipment and computing power as western sanctions against the country begin to bite, potentially crippling Russia’s scientific base. A mixture of direct export controls, banking sanctions and logistics shutdowns are depriving the country of kit like chemical reagents and new computers, while some of the world’s biggest scientific instrument manufacturers have stopped selling to Russia.

The European University Association (EUA) has suspended 12 Russian universities whose rectors signed a statement supporting president Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and parroting the Kremlin’s justification for the assault.