War shattered Ukrainian science — its rebirth is now taking shape
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02031-8
The war is far from over but Ukraine’s government is already considering how to build back — and use the opportunity to move on from a Soviet-era system.
cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/698765
This article summarizes some of the challenges as well as opportunities that Ukraine is faced with in a post-Russian invasion world.
In addition to the brain-drain effect of talented scientists leaving the country, Ukraine has some structural issues as well:
The current research system is composed largely of the Soviet-style national science academy — for which the research agenda was historically set by state officials — and a university sector in which research is funded by the science ministry.
Entirely lacking is a modern, performance-based grant-giving system...the centrepiece of a new system would include funding streams for basic research, competitive grants and defence-related projects. Ukraine’s research strengths include agricultural technology, energy and planetary science