Continuation of the Bayreuth Bridge for Science for Ukrainian women researchers

Shortly after the war of aggression against Ukraine began, the University of Bayreuth initiated numerous aid initiatives to support refugee and endangered Ukrainian students and researchers in the region. Emergency supplies were organized, German courses launched, scholarships applied for: “Thanks to the great commitment of our members we have now been able to maintain our Ukraine aid for over two years and integrate students and researchers at the University of Bayreuth,” says President Prof. Dr. Stefan Leible. The Bayreuth Bridge for Science is attempting to establish a new normality in this regard by networking scientists who have fled or are at risk with colleagues in Bayreuth and thus ensuring that their scientific work can continue. Since the beginning of the war, this has taken place via various external funding bodies such as the German Research Foundation and the VolkswagenFoundation.

The Rainer Markgraf Foundation is now continuing its generous support of the first two Bridge Fellows, Dr. Oksana Horbach and Dr. Kateryna Tryma. The extension was an important concern for the Foundation: “Even after more than two years, women researchers who have fled need our support, as living and working in Ukraine is still not safe. We are delighted to continue supporting the two Bridge fellows, who have settled in so well in Bayreuth and at the University,” explains Florian Prosch, Chairman of the Foundation.