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UUK cautions over ‘blanket academic boycotts’ amid war

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But vice-chancellors’ body tells universities to review Russian links

Universities UK has told institutions that it does not support blanket bans on academic collaboration as a means of protest, and advised universities to consider Russian links “on a case-by-case basis”.

The vice-chancellors’ membership body condemned the “appalling decision” of Russia’s leaders to invade Ukraine in a statement on 3 March, stressing that it would focus on “what we can do to support Ukrainian staff and students currently in the UK, and those who arrive here fleeing the conflict”.

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