Наукова сфера України в умовах російсько-української війни: медійний дискурс 2014–2022 років

The article explored the main directions and content aspects of the problems of the functioning of the scientific sphere in the mass media discourse of Ukraine from the beginning of the war in February 2014 to the full-scale Russian attack on Ukraine in February 2022. The research methodology is based on the principles of scientificity, systematicity, and the use of discourse analysis as an interdisciplinary approach to studying the mass media space. This study is the first to explore and analyse the directions and content dimensions of issues related to the reform of secondary education in Ukraine within the context of social media discourse from 2014 to 2022. The research demonstrates that Ukrainian media lacked consistent attention to scientific policy during this period. The analysis highlights how the Ukrainian media addressed challenges in the scientific domain, focusing on specific aspects through a multidimensional lens. The Ukrainian media did not pay constant attention to scientific policy in Ukraine during the specified period. The analysis shows that the Ukrainian media discourse on scientific issues primarily emphasized the need to terminate cooperation with Russia in the scientific domain. This focus reflected broader socio-political concerns and underscored the importance of redefining international scientific collaboration in the context of geopolitical tensions. The reform of the scientific sphere was repeatedly discussed, in particular, changing the management of science, the creation of the National Research Fund, the National Council for the Development of Science and Technology. One of the key issues was the issue of unsatisfactory financing of scientific institutions in Ukraine, because it attracted the attention of the media through the protests of scientists regarding the budget cuts of the NAS of Ukraine and branch academies. Ukrainian mass media devoted considerable attention to the problems of academic integrity, which was due to a number of scandals related to the detection of plagiarism in scientific and qualification works. The threatening trend towards the mass exodus of scientific personnel from Ukraine also became the object of interest of Ukrainian journalists. The current media gave limited attention to several important issues, such as the measures taken by Ukrainian authorities to support young scientists and the popularization of the achievements of Ukrainian researchers. Moreover, the role of science in Ukraine’s defense against the Russian invasion was insufficiently covered, despite its potential to be a key topic in both the public discourse and the media.