Russian Academy of Sciences

It comprises the National Academy of Russia and the network of scientific research institutes across the Russian Federation, as well as other scientific and social units.

The Academy, which is located in Moscow, is a civil, self-governed, non-commercial organization, which is supported by the Government of Russia. This institution combines members of the Academy and scientists.

At present, the Academy includes around 1,000 institutions and 50 thousand scientific researchers.

Membership

There are three types of membership in the Russian Academy of Sciences: full members, corresponding members and foreign members. Full and corresponding members must be citizens of the Russian Federation. However, some academicians and corresponding members were elected before collapse of the USSR and are now citizens of other countries. Members of the Academy are elected based on their academic contributions.

Structure

The Academy of Sciences consists of 13 specialized scientific divisions, three territorial branches and 15 regional scientific centers. The Academy has several councils, committees and commissions, all organized for different purposes.

Territorial branches

Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

The Siberian Branch was established in 1957. Its research centers are in Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Yakutsk, Ulan-Ude, Kemerovo, Tyumen and Omsk.

Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

The Ural Branch was established in 1932. Its research centers are in Yekaterinburg, Perm, Chelyabinsk, Izhevsk, Orenburg, Ufa and Syktyvkar.

Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

The Far East Branch includes the Primorsky Scientific Center in Vladivostok, the Amur Scientific Center in Blagoveshchensk, the Sakhalin Scientific Center in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the Kamchatka Scientific Center in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and the North-Eastern Scientific Center in Magadan.