by Umnov | Jan 16, 2022 | blog
As elsewhere in the world, Russian universities have begun to fight against abuse and harassment. To date, however, harassment is still winning. Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: A prominent part of the #MeToo movement was systemic abuse by teachers. (Photo: Wolfmann,...
by Umnov | Dec 9, 2021 | blog
Academic Rights and Autonomy in Russia in 2021: An End-of-Year Review Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: Surprisingly, the pandemic was just one of the main events of 2021 in Russian higher education and science. (Photo by Ibrahim Boran on Unsplash) The Year of...
by Umnov | Nov 26, 2021 | blog
In many scientific fields, women prefer to work with women—and men with men. Why? Elena Chechik Photo: Only 21% of cases of scientific collaboration are purely female collaboration—that is, where both mentor and trainee are women. (Photo by This is Engineering...
by Umnov | Nov 14, 2021 | blog
Why Can Russian Students Not Expect to Have the Same Rights and Freedoms as Teachers? Dmitry Dubrovsky Photos: In the Middle Ages, students hired professors at the University of Bologna. (Unknown author; Wikimedia Commons) From the outset of university history,...
by Umnov | Oct 23, 2021 | blog
Most Russian universities have elaborated Codes of Ethics. Why? Daria Skibo Photo: The Ethics Code of the Ural Federal University named after first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin is called “The Code of Ethics of the University Community”; it was...
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