Research of the effectiveness of the research team: sociological analysis on the example of the Ural Federal University

Abstract

Research activity is an integral function of modern higher education, since withoutthe development of scientific research, the training of graduates cannot be carried out at asufficient level of modern preparation of scientific research. Despite the fact that scientificactivity is carried out in two interrelated forms - individual and collective, in recent years, mostscientific research is carried out by scientific teams, and not by individual scientists. On thebasis of this important issue, research the effectiveness and efficiency of research teams,through the methods of their formation and functioning. In addition, the issue of motivation for scientific work of the research and teaching staff of the university is important. To analyzethe above aspects, we carried out a sociological study that was implemented in two stages - amass survey (N = 211) and a series of in-depth interviews (N = 15) among scientists of the UralFederal University named after the first President of Russia B.N.Yeltsin. The article presentssome of the results of the analysis, in particular, the author comes to the conclusion that establishingties between scientists and joint work in a research team is an important conditionfor increasing the productivity and efficiency of scientific activity, and the desire for scientificcooperation indicates a desire to achieve a higher level of performance scientific activity.