The Results of The Survey on The Needs of Ukrainian Scientists (First Wave Report)

Abstract

This research has been conducted in response to the urgent need to identify the main issues the researchers are facing during the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation to Ukraine. In this report, the results of the first wave of data collection within the UAScience.Reload initiatives are outlined. This survey was conducted in April 2022. The invitations to participate were distributed: by the press centre of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine, via the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine network, and to the work addresses of the researchers and pedagogical workers. Overall, 2173 responses were received and analyzed. Based on these results, this present report has been developed.

Keywords: Ukraine, science of science, researchers at risk, scientific refugees, Russo-Ukrainian war