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Listen to this 20-minute podcast episode featuring Yuriy Semenov, a Ukrainian mathematician who found refuge in Britain at the University of East Anglia after being forced to leave his position at the Institute of Hydromechanics at the National Academy of Sciences due to the Russian invasion in February 2022. Hear Semenov's personal account of discovering the Isaac Newton Institute's "Solidarity for Mathematicians" programme, his experiences leaving Ukraine during wartime, and how he maintained his mathematical work despite the circumstances. The podcast chronicles his journey from a war-torn country where "life changed in one day" and "rockets struck the town and killed people" to finding academic sanctuary abroad, joining INI activities, and maintaining connections with Ukraine. Semenov strongly encourages other displaced mathematicians to apply for the programme that helped him continue his academic career during crisis.
