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UCL Portico - A message to UCL staff and students from UCL's President & Provost, Dr Michael Spence There can be no one in our community who has not been distressed by the images and testimony coming out of the war in Ukraine. Our thoughts are with staff and students who have family and friends in Ukraine and the wider region and are now experiencing a terrible weight of anxiety and stress. I want to reassure everyone that we are doing, and will continue to do, everything we can to assist and support members of our community who are directly affected by the conflict. You can see our current statement outlining guidance and support here , and this will be updated on an ongoing basis. We have now contacted all students who were resident in Ukraine, Russia or Belarus at the start of the invasion, most of whom were Study Abroad students, to advise them to leave the region and offer help to do so, including arranging and covering the cost of travel, accommodation and subsistence. The majority have left or are in the process of leaving; a small number do not wish to leave and we remain in contact with them to offer all the support we can. Staff across UCL, and particularly in the Student Support and Wellbeing team, have worked heroically over the last week to respond to the crisis and we should all be proud of their work.
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