All articles by Eugene Gerden
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BusinessRussia backs new research cluster
Government touts high-tech science area as Russia’s answer to Silicon Valley
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BusinessUkraine plans to privatise state chemical producers
Government aims to develop struggling industry by attracting foreign investment
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BusinessRussia invests in speciality chemicals industry
Government will pump cash into sector to develop domestic industry, counteract effects of sanctions, and meet demand from military
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NewsFunding boost offers new hope for Ukraine’s scientists
Reform will see academies merged and competitive bidding for research money
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NewsRussia to ramp up spending on military science
The Russian government will invest billions on military and defence R&D over the next three years
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NewsRussia faces international scientific blockade
Sanctions hampering imports of research equipment and damaging country’s science base
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Funding changes worry Russian scientists
Fears voiced that changes to the way money is apportioned could lead to the closures of labs
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NewsBan proposed on recruitment of Russian talent to reverse brain drain
Legislation to prevent overseas ‘talent scouts’ from operating in the country has backing at the highest levels
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NewsScientists protest over political firing of Russian chemist
Leading chemist dismissed after criticising federal science agency
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NewsUkraine to slash science budget
Massive research funding cuts are planned in a bid to boost defence spending
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NewsEconomic crisis to erode Russia's science base
Funding to be cut by 10% this year threatening some larger projects
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Probe into price fixing at Russian universities
Fees have soared by more than 25% this year at some universities
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BusinessRussian sanctions hurt chemical industry
Equipment imports and modernisation hampered by extra administrative burden
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Scientists claim Russia's science plan lacks ambition
Programme is targeting fields such as advanced biofuels and smart grids that already have clear leaders, group says
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NewsRussia pays high scientific price over Ukraine
US bans Russian scientists visiting energy labs and Nasa with Russia threatening tit-for-tat response
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BusinessRussian chemical industry to take a hit
Major manufacturer Khimprom to be liquidated with loss of up to 4000 jobs
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NewsControversial academy reforms suspended
Outcry by scientists convinces President Putin to pause reforms that would alter how the Russian Academy of Sciences was run
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Russian universities benefit from private funding bonanza
Steady increase in funding from industry gives universities opportunities to pursue new research
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NewsDuma to review Russian Academy of Sciences reform
Scientists in Russia have united in efforts to block and revise controversial reforms of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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NewsRussian scientists claim state reform will ‘kill science’
Protesters conduct a symbolic funeral to decry state interference in science academies