A university is said to be examining relations with all Russian institutions in order to “terminate contracts if possible”.
The “challenging” move could affect student exchanges, the University of Warwick said.
Vice Chancellor Stuart Croft said he had also written to the Russian ambassador to Britain to protest the invasion of Ukraine.
He called on everyone to stand with the country “in these terrible times”.
“Universities are international by nature and that has consequences: when everything important is at stake, we must speak out,” he said.
In his letter to the Ambassador, he appealed to him to “personally examine your conscience and stand with the Russians, who at this time are boldly speaking out against the war”.
“The actions of the Russian state endanger all achievements of our continent since the end of World War II,” he added.
The Coventry-based university said it has been working with partners across Europe, adding that all Ukrainian students and staff need “care and support”.
The statement from the Guild of European Research Intensive Universities said: “We stand for democracy, for human rights and for the right to critical inquiry and the pursuit of knowledge.
“We call on our political leaders to support us in doing everything in our power to extend this right to Ukrainian faculty and staff.”
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Professor Croft said: “The days since the illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine by the Russian state have been harrowing for all those under fire in the country. For the rest of us, the shock at such reckless action was profound.
“To be clear, I would like to ask everyone in our community to stand with Ukraine during these terrible times. And with the Russians, including our own students, who are not responsible for this war, many of whom bravely speak out against it – thousands of them have been arrested by the Russian state for the crime of peaceful protest.”
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