SCIENTISTS stranded in Oxford following Donald Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ have been offered the chance to continue their work here..

Last week United States President Trump barred citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US for the next 90 days.

It means some academics who had been offered jobs or research positions there are not able to take up the offer.

Hundreds of British academics have now rallied to offer office and lab space to their Muslim colleagues.

The Science Solidarity list includes four Oxford University academics – Professor Jane Langdale, Professor Liam Dolan, Professor Gil McVean and Dr Benjamin Schuster-Boeckler.

Prof McVean, who has offered up office space and computers, said: “I have been in the US twice in the past two weeks and spent time with US academics who are all devastated at the impact of what is happening.

“The ability to travel is a very fundamental part of how we do science.

“Where you are from should have no impact on the validity of your science.”

The ban, which was introduced using an executive order without any need for a vote in Congress, also applies to some dual-nationals.

Dr Schuster-Boeckler said: “A lot of the work that those people are doing is incredibly important work that would benefit all of us.

“It is not just them losing out but all of us.

“They will probably find other places to go but it is a waste of their time and energy.

“It is in all our interests that they are helped out.”

Some academics who have been offered funding at US universities have suffered the extra blow of losing out on the cash.

Professor Langdale from the Department of Plant Sciences, said: “This is bigger than Donald Trump.

“Science is global, my lab has members from all over the world and we have to be able to continue to enable that.”