Today marks the 3-year anniversary of Russia’s escalation of its aggression against Ukraine: After 1096 days of Russia’s war, most doctoral candidates in Ukraine started their doctoral education under war conditions and many young scientists have grown accustomed to teaching and carrying out their research under circumstances that many in Europe can hardly fathom.
As the European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers (Eurodoc), we represent the current generation of early career researchers. We are often amazed by how our Ukrainian colleagues and friends continue to cope under these circumstances and how they have stepped up to not only keep the universities functioning, but also to be the drivers of change at their higher education institutions.
To illustrate how the war continues to affect researchers, Eurodoc and the Young Scientists Council have been interviewing doctoral candidates and early career researchers living and working in Ukraine, gathering their stories about how the war has impacted their lives and careers. Since mid-January we have been publishing their stories and will continue to do so throughout Spring. In addition to advocating for them, we want to give the young scientists in Ukraine a space where they can tell their own stories and where we can learn of their concrete lived experiences. So take a moment each Wednesday to read their stories!
You find the stories on Eurodoc’s Instagram account, facebook page, and LinkedIn page.