Some 200 Russian scientists have left the country with the help of the international academic network Scholars at Risk since the war began.
The Russian Academy of Sciences has seen staff changes since the war began. Researchers, educators and scientists in Russia have been struggling ever since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa
It will take seven to 10 years to make up for the loss of all that human capital, he says –"and that's only if the brain drain does not continue". There are several reasons for the mass exodus, one being the loss of funding due to the war. Real expenditure on science and research has dropped by a third this year.
Others are fleeing persecution and political oppression. The HSE is a prime example of how politics is influencing education and research. Ever since it was founded in 1992, it has been seen as one of Russia's most liberal universities and is now one of the country's leading research institutes alongside the venerable Lomonosov University.
The war has touched almost every scientific field and area of research across the nation. The humanities are feeling the impact in particular, as taking a stance is often unavoidable. Many critics have been fired. At a reception in the Kremlin in early February, for example, President Vladimir Putin awarded the staff of a military research institute for"testing technologies of complicated technical devices that ensure the country's defence capability".
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