We express our opposition against actions taken by the Russian Federation towards independent and sovereign Ukraine. We encourage all people who would like to support the humanitarian action to participate in public donations and to support activities undertaken by the IBB PAS community.

IBB PAS Authorities and Head of the Scientific Council

• Until today, 50 people have found hospitality in our hotel with full board. This action was strongly supported by the owner of the buffet run at IBB PAS.
• A games room has been set, and our staff and their friends organise trips to cinemas and museums as well as entertainment for children.
• Our employees and students support and help the families from Ukraine who are staying with us.
• The collection of items to be handed over to the Ukrainian House is carried out in cooperation with the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw.
• We provide legal and medical assistance to our guests from Ukraine.
• We have launched an internal IBB START program, which allows students, doctoral candidates and staff to be shortly hired at START to work for us and at the same time apply for other funding or employment.
• We have submitted an application for doctoral scholarships to the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, funds from the National Science Center and the Polish Academy of Sciences.
• We have arranged accommodation and transportation for members of the Ukrainian Antarctic Expedition and look forward to receiving 26 returnees from the Ukrainian Antarctic Station Vernadsky in the coming weeks.
• As part of the transport service of the Polish Antarctic Station to H. Arctowski, we started a cooperation with the Ukrainian Antarctic Program, which allowed us to use the Ukrainian icebreaker RV Noosphere, which interrupted the cooperation with the Russian service provider.