Irina Donnik leaves the post of rector of the Urals Agricultural University. An outstanding Ural scientist will take a position in the leadership of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Last week, Donnik was elected vice-president of the RAS. For her candidacy, 90% of the members of the Academy voted. In total, the new Presidium consists of 11 vice-presidents led by the recently elected head of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Sergeyev.

"My election to the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences was quite unexpected for me. Among the members of the Academy there are many outstanding scientists, however, the confidence given to me in the number of 90% of the votes in favor of my candidacy is certainly pleasant and speaks about recognition in the scientific elite. For the first time in the Presidium of the RAS the representative of agrarian science from the Urals region. This is not only my merit, but the whole staff of the university. I leave my native high school with sadness and a sense of pride. When I became rector in 2011, our university was on the 43rd place among 55 agricultural higher educational institutions of the country, and now it is stable and has been one of the top five best. I believe that my colleagues will continue what they have started and will do their utmost to make the Ural State Automobile Academy remain the leading agricultural university in the country, "the press service of the Urals State University.

Prior to the election of the new rector, which will take place in the near future, the Ural State University will be headed by the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Olga Loretz.

To the care of Irina Donnik from the post of rector have been preparing for about a year. Earlier there were rumors that the head of the university can take a position in the Sverdlovsk government.

Donnik Irina Mikhailovna - a scientist, widely known in Russia and abroad. Laureate of the State Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology, the author of more than 500 scientific works, honorary professor of universities of Kazakhstan, Poland, Hungary.

Thanks to its scientific developments in the field of ecology, epidemiology, molecular genetics, programs have been developed for obtaining high-quality food products in technologically contaminated areas; Especially dangerous animal diseases such as tuberculosis, brucellosis and leukemia have been eliminated in the Sverdlovsk region; established programs for the prevention of anthrax, avian influenza and other infections. Elimination of leukemia of cows in the Middle Urals has prevented economic damage of 2.5 billion rubles.