CERN suspends participation of scientists in committees of Russian institutions – observer

The European Organization for Nuclear Research – CERN decided on Friday to suspend the participation of its researchers in the scientific committees of Russian and Belarusian institutions in response to the war in Ukraine.

The decision, made by the CERN Council, comes two weeks after the organization suspended the observer status of Russia and its new cooperation with the state and its institutions in the wake of the military offensive against Ukraine, which is an associate member of CERN.

Advice It also decided to suspend the participation of Russian and Belarusian researchersRussia’s ally, On scientific committees at CERN And the cancellation of events organized jointly by CERN with Russian and Belarusian institutions.

The suspension of new scientific cooperation and the cancellation of events include the Central Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia, according to a statement released Friday by CERN, which expresses the condemnation of the 23 member states, including Portugal, the invasion of Ukraine and the support shown by some Russian scientific institutions for the military attack.

With these decisions, the CERN Council intends to “demonstrate its solidarity with the Ukrainian people and its commitment to science in the service of peace.”

“Aggression of a state by another state is inconsistent with the values ​​defended by the organization”confirms the statement from the European Particle Physics Laboratory, based in Geneva, Switzerland.

Created in 1954, CERN is home to the world’s largest particle accelerator.