The categorization of research institutes will be canceled from the New Year

RAS President Gennady Krasnikov announced a number of achievements of the Russian Academy of Sciences since the spring General Meeting of the RAS.

The head of the Academy noted the strengthening of interaction with all branches of government and receiving support from them, the opening of the St. Petersburg branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the creation of the Association of Scientific Institutions of the South of Russia, the development of mechanisms for the scientific and methodological leadership of the Russian Academy of Sciences over all scientific organizations of the country.

Gennady Krasnikov also announced the beginning of support from the Ministry of Finance for the sixth, military subprogram of the FNTP. Financing of military scientific programs, according to the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, who has not been in office for more than 10 years, began this year.

In August, according to the head of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a decree was issued in which the Academy began selecting projects in priority areas of science for 2024-26. The results will be summed up by the RAS expert council in February this year.

Krasnikov also noted that from 2024, the categorization of RAS institutes, which prevented the development of institutes of categories 2 and 3, will be abolished. He also pleased the members of the Academy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, whose scholarships will be increased from January 2024.