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Science 15 September 2006:
Vol. 313. no. 5793, p. 1555
DOI: 10.1126/science.313.5793.1555d
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ScienceScope
MOSCOW--The Russian Academy of Sciences could be stripped of authority to select a president and control its own finances if proposed changes in Russia's law on science take effect. A closed Cabinet meeting last week endorsed legal changes that could clear parliament in a matter of weeks, observers say. Critics of the move say that the new scheme will give the government new authority to set the nation's basic research agenda and that the academy will be turned into a club. Many scientists fear that the government will sell off the academy's valuable property assets. Putting a good face on the situation, academy spokesperson Irina Presnyakova said that the pending changes will bring the academy prestige and fiscal certitude.
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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)
