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Nature 440, 132-133 (9 March 2006) | doi:10.1038/440132a; Published online 8 March 2006

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Ukraine scientists grow impatient for change

Quirin Schiermeier

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Researchers still waiting for a dividend from the 'orange revolution'.

Ukraine's 'orange revolution' — a national protest against corruption that overthrew the first results of the country's 2004 election — raised hopes for political and societal change. But more than a year on, scientists are increasingly frustrated by the slow pace of reform of the country's Soviet-style research system, which they believe is being hampered by Ukraine's aged and anti-European scientific establishment.