Figure of the day: 11%

of Russians who hold doctoral and candidate degrees conduct research in the same academic field as their parents. These data were obtained during a survey carried out in September—November 2014 as part of a Monitoring of the Labour Market for Highly Qualified R&D Personnel study. In total, 2,852 researchers with doctoral or candidate degrees were surveyed.

It is not uncommon for Russian academics to choose a way of life similar to that of their parents; 20% of them have fathers or mothers who hold an academic degree. In Moscow, this figure is even higher at 26%.

Source: HSE website