Serbia Declares Research Time for Academics Is Now Just One Hour Daily

Serbia peer review deadline noon isn’t a fairy tale—researchers race against time as Cinderella rules hit academia. With turbo-mode evaluations and midday pumpkins, Serbia’s academic productivity now has a very real clock strike.
Serbian scientists like Svetlana Stanarević warn this “five hours of science per week” rule could spark a brain drain, with top researchers fleeing for international funding and stability. The academic exodus may reshape Serbia’s role in global science collaboration.