Tuesday, October 29, 2013

The head of the union of Sciences: Institutions should expect massive cuts - RBC - RBC.Ru

Institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) are waiting for massive cuts. This was announced today at a press conference at the RBC chairman of the trade union of workers of Sciences, Head of the Laboratory of the Institute of General Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences Viktor im.Prohorova Kalinushkin.

“It is clear that the government is thinking about massive reductions in the Russian Academy of Sciences. All of these words to raise the salaries of employees required funds. However, the state budget does not provide an increase in funding of Russian science. Which means that all this will be done within the existing budget” – he said.

According V.Kalinushkina, today in Russia, funding per researcher is about 35 thousand dollars, while in the western countries, the amount of 80 thousand dollars minimum. It is in order to allow Russia to comply with the West, he is sure that in the near future are expected mass layoffs.

“In two or three times. Moreover, both staff and entire institutions” – outraged the head of the union of scientists.

This situation, according to V.Kalinushkina, will lead to the fact that the country is only a few illustrative of laboratories that will demonstrate high-ranking officials, but these research centers will be funded.

V.Kalinushkin also criticized the words of the country’s leaders about the need to attract private business to science. “No country in the world there is no such, the private sector does not fund basic science,” – he stressed.

also V.Kalinushkin noted that in the academic world is now made up a tense situation. “We saw all the regulations, where no decisive say scientists are not provided. All the people will decide who is at the head of the agency. If he will listen to the scientific community, it’s good, but still the damage will be great. If not, then institutions will merge on the basis of cost per square meter, “- he concluded.

add that V.Kalinushkinym agree with other scholars invited to the conversation.

Recall RAS reform provoked heated debate in the scientific community. Discussion of the bill in the State Duma were protests and pickets scientists at the walls of the lower chamber. Despite this, the MPs agreed with the proposals to reform the Russian Academy of Sciences Education Minister Dmitry Livanov.

October 29, 2013

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