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Refugee scientists under the spotlight

20 Jul 2017
Taken from the July 2017 issue of Physics World

Thousands of people are forced to flee war-torn regions every year, but the struggles of scientists who have to leave their homeland often goes under the radar. Andy Extance reports on initiatives to help

Ahmed Al-Tabbakh at Al-Nahrain University in Baghdad working in his lab
Helping hand: Ahmed Al-Tabbakh spent the worst of the Iraq war studying in India, but is now seeking to rebuild his home country's research community at Al-Nahrain University in Baghdad. (Courtesy: Ahmed Al-Tabbakh/Al-Nahrain University)
The final months of a postdoctoral research contract is a stressful time, but for Syrian climatologi

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