by Umnov | Jun 10, 2021 | blog
How scientists are held responsible—and pay the price—for the actions of their governments. Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: The Vernadsky Crimean Federal University replaced the Vernadsky Taurida National University. The sign had to be changed. (Dmitry Sklyarenko, CC BY...
by Umnov | May 18, 2021 | blog
How will the elimination of the most popular public research grant program affect Russian science? Katerina Guba and Aleksey Zheleznov Photo: Last year, RFBR supported 15,000 research projects. This year there will hardly be that many. (Raita Futo,CC–BY-2.0)...
by Umnov | May 7, 2021 | blog
Russian science is increasingly characterized by an emphasis on “picking winners,” with special groups receiving preferential government support. Irina Dezhina Photo: Whom to support? Those who are starting a career in science, or just young in age? The Russian...
by Umnov | Apr 30, 2021 | blog
How the fight against the “threat” of student unrest at Russian universities is detrimental to academic rights and freedoms Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: Many students attended the January rallies in support of the arrested Alexei Navalny. (Bestalex, Creative Commons...
by Umnov | Apr 14, 2021 | blog
How to tell a good scientist from a bad one? In the absence of basic trust in researchers, scientometric practices have been widely introduced in Russia. Katerina Guba Photo: Russian science officials are constantly looking for reliable indicators of the...
by Umnov | Mar 24, 2021 | blog
The new Basic Research Program has taken effect in Russia, where it will be active until 2030. Are its goals attainable? Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: What will Russian science be like in 2030? A beautiful picture has already been drawn. (Photo by Markus Winkler on...
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