Academic Freedom or Useful Knowledge?

Academic Freedom or Useful Knowledge?

Under the impact of the pandemic, governments intend to increase the share of useful research. We are witnessing the formation of new reference points for science policy.   Irina Dezhina   Photo: Why do countries that spend billions of dollars on fundamental...
What Kind of History Will Investigators Write?

What Kind of History Will Investigators Write?

With the passage of constitutional amendments in Russia, limitations on historical research have taken on a constitutional character. Ivan Kurilla   Photo: Over the course of the past two decades, the government has been transforming the Great Patriotic War into...
“We are the University”

“We are the University”

A new Free University, organized by professors who resigned or were dismissed from the Higher School of Economics, is opening in Moscow. Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: You can only study online at the new university. (Website screenshot)   Free Universities of the...
Who Came to Modernize Universities?

Who Came to Modernize Universities?

A new study on rectors appointed over the past several years has been published. Katerina Guba Photo: According to the Ministry of Education’s plan, the transformation of universities must begin by revamping their leadership. (Ivtorov, Wikimedia Commons,...
Academic Freedom in Russia: How to Understand It

Academic Freedom in Russia: How to Understand It

Is the freedom of professors and educators confined to the walls of auditoriums and laboratories? Dmitry Dubrovsky   Photo: The question of whether academic freedom encompasses public activism remains open. (Joao Cruz/Unsplash, bit.ly/2XC7vC4) Two Models of...