Respond and Recover: Supporting Fellow Scientists and Engineers Displaced by Crisis

Date: Monday, March 24, 2025 Location: Online Only

This webinar is complete. To hear more about scientists working and living in exile globally and how to help, please email the ISR for more information: seed@nas.edu 

The International Science Reserve mobilizes scientists worldwide to act when crises hit. But crises, from human-made or natural causes, can hit home and directly impact fellow scientists and engineers. This can also harm their ability to continue life-saving research. 

How can the ISR community respond, and help displaced researchers recover? 

The ISR has teamed up the Scientists and Engineers in Exile or Displaced (SEED) program at National Academy of Sciences (US) to strengthen our community’s ability to respond to crises and assist others in need. Through comprehensive support, SEED ensures that scientists and engineers that are displaced or exiled remain connected to their academic professions. 

Panelists in this webinar discussed how to build and support networks of displaced and exiled scientists and engineers who hold crucial potential in science, technology, and innovation (STI). They are also growing a community of practice dedicated to studying the unique needs and challenges faced by scientists conducting research in exile. 

The SEED initiative provides exiled and displaced scientists around the world with vital research opportunities with the goal of improving living conditions, ensuring the continuity of their work, preserving and enhancing their skills and knowledge, and connecting them with scientists worldwide, including those in their home countries. 

Panelists closed by discussing evidence-based policies to improve support for scientists in exile, clinics, and training for scientists and engineers living in crisis.  

For more information, please email seed@nas.edu or visit their website Scientists and Engineers in Exile or Displaced (SEED) program | National Academies