State Support for Shared Research Facilities: Any Results Yet?

Introduction. The article is based on the findings collected by monitoring Russian Сore Shared Research Facilities (CSRF) and Large-Scale (LSRF). carried out annually RIEPL specialists behalf of Ministry Education Science Russia. author suggests that CSRFs LSRFs sponsored state under federal target programme Development in Priority Areas Technology Russia for 2014-2021 stand to deliver high performance across key indicators, namely number external users, value work performed their benefit, actual workload research equipment interests users. Monitoring Tools. empirical basis study reporting data 2014-2020, obtained from representatives through use web forms portal http://ckp-rf.ru. Results. In group CSRFs, growth rate users average completed was due expansion range services purchased Federal Target Programme. proved be lower compared other groups. LSRFs, only values showed some growth. non-sponsored facility group; did not change 2014 baseline. It is, therefore, concluded there a need abandon competitive financing shared infrastructure favour targeted financing. Conclusion. results may useful assessing divising guidelines its continued support.