Alisa Iakupova claimed that a friend was rejected from an institute in Glasgow due to her being Russian, sparking discussions about anti-Russian sentiment in academia.
The impact of the war on Russian expatriates has led them to either publicly condemn their home country's actions or risk silence that may suggest complicity.
Iakupova decided to help others after witnessing the discrimination faced by Russian researchers and started a support group for those navigating academic rejections.
While acknowledging the struggles of Ukrainian researchers, Iakupova highlights the complicated dynamics for Russian scholars in a post-invasion academic landscape.
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