The UK academic mentoring scheme has been developed by a network of volunteers from a UK branch of the Science for Ukraine (https://scienceforukraine.eu/about.html) as a rapid response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The UK academic mentoring scheme is aimed at Ukrainian academic staff with at least an MSc/MA qualification (or equivalent) and who had at least 3 months of experience in an academic or industry research post. The scheme is not aimed at undergraduate/MSc/MA students - if you are a student and require help, please, email to info@scienceforukraine.eu.

The main goal of the scheme is to provide individualised, subject-specific mentoring support to academics to navigate through UK academia. The scheme covers but is not limited to career planning, CVs and applications, academic writing, securing research funding and professional conduct.

Please note: we inform all potential mentees that all communication is going to take place in English so they will need English listening, hearing, and writing skills sufficient to communicate with their mentors. The language skills are likely to vary, however, and mentors should keep it in mind when signing up.

Further information can be found in Mentoring Guidelines for Mentors (https://www.dropbox.com/s/v1xyaf1qlbix1hc/SciForUkraineUK_Mentor%20information.pdf?dl=0)