Top topics – Ukraine
The four major scientific societies
are deeply appalled by the acts of war in Ukraine. Our concern and solidarity are with the Ukrainian population and all others affected by this war, whose immediate end we demand.
Maryna M. Kornet, a scientist at the University of Düsseldorf, initially wanted to come from Ukraine to Germany only for a research stay. On the third day of the Russian invasion, she decided that her daughter’s safety was more important than her attachment to her homeland.
Article by Maryna M. Kornet in Nachrichten aus der Chemie or, for members, in the GDCh app
On February 24, 2022, Olesia Kulyk woke to the sound of explosions. Within hours, she and her husband left Kharkiv. Eighteen months later, after a research stay abroad and with her thoughts constantly drawn to Ukraine and her family, Olesia returned. How has the war changed her professional and personal life, and her mindset?
Article by Katharina Käfer in Nachrichten aus der Chemie or, for members, in the GDCh app
In the spring a year ago, chemistry students from Kyiv were among those fleeing Ukraine. The University of Gießen took in around 20 of them. Since then, they have started research projects, completed their studies, begun doctoral theses, learnt German or left Germany.
Article by Frauke Zbikowski in Nachrichten aus der Chemie or, for members, in the GDCh app
In the course of the war of aggression against Ukraine, Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of using or planning to use chemical weapons under false flag. There is as yet no evidence to support the respective allegations. Yet international mechanisms exist to have the accusations investigated independently. To the article by Anna Krin and Kristoffer Burck in Nachrichten aus der Chemie or in the GDCh app (Free Access): https://gdch.app/article/giftstoffe-und-chemieanlagen-im-krieg-4132604
Article by Frauke Zbikowski in Nachrichten aus der Chemie
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