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• Global Warming and Cold: How Refrigeration Industry Reacts to Contemporary Challenges

  Global warming is one of the most discussed topics of our time. According to the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) estimates, if we don’t take any action now the average temperature around the globe will rise by 3,7–4,8°С. Production of harmful substances used in the refrigeration industry contributes to the existing environmental problems. ITMO University has recently hosted Global Warming: The Main Challenge for Refrigeration Industry, a conference where experts in the field got to discuss the prospects of the industry, the ways to solve the issue of ozone layer depletion and transition to more eco-friendly technologies. ITMO.NEWS asked the participants about the main trends in the industry and the key projects currently in development. 

  03.02.2020

• Song of the Month: January 2020

  Another month, another playlist! Here’s what’s been helping the ITMO.NEWS editorial team survive this January. 

  31.01.2020

• Social Sciences in the Era of Social Networks: Studying Selfies, Likes and Geotags

  What is digital philosophy? Why do we need to study Instagram and other social networks? And how can social scientists actually benefit from such research? The workshop Instagram the Almighty: Using Digital Sphere in Research was held within the framework of the Digital Humanities Week in St. Petersburg. Nina Bochkova, a digital scientist and a Master’s student at Nizhny Novgorod Pedagogical University, explained how the humanities can use social networks and why they might need it. 

  31.01.2020

• Yimer Getnet: Food Biotechnology is a Promising Field and I Want to Be Part of It

  All the way from sunny Bahir Dar in Ethiopia, Yimer Getnet came to ITMO University last September to enroll in our Master’s program in Food Biotechnology. He loves this field and hopes to contribute to its future, particularly back in Ethiopia. 

  30.01.2020

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: February 1-2

  It’s hard to believe that this weekend will already be in February, right? Time seems to be flying by and it’s all we can do to enjoy ourselves as much as we can. And speaking about time, this weekend brings plenty of opportunities to time travel – from the 1970s to the ‘80s and ‘00s, and even to a parallel universe with cat statues coming to life… Intrigued? 

  29.01.2020

• Soft Skills For Anyone: ITMO Stand Up Comedy

  The LADЫ sound cafe recently hosted a “serious” stand-up performance on soft skills in the 21st century.  Mikhail Kurushkin, an associate professor at the ChemBio Cluster, shared some of his personal stories and discussed some actual soft skills one might need in their career. 

  29.01.2020

• A Tour Around ITMO University's “Functional Materials and Devices of Optoelectronics” Lab

  Today we’re taking you inside ITMO University’s  “Functional Materials and Devices of Optoelectronics” Lab to learn about its equipment and projects. 

  28.01.2020

• How to Teach in English: EMI Teacher Training Course for Lecturers of Russian Universities

  ITMO University just completed the results of a 13-week English as a Medium of Instruction Teacher Training professional development course. 15 specialists from different Russian universities took part in the course. For the first 12 weeks, the lecturers studied online: they watched lectures and completed relevant tasks. The last week of the course was devoted to practice and was held at ITMO University. 

  28.01.2020

• More Cool Vegan Places in St. Petersburg

  Want to introduce more plant-based food in your diet this year, or have planned a full-on vegan transition? With an abundance of vegan cafes and dineries in St. Pete, you’ll never look back; here are some of the new ones!

  24.01.2020

• FAQ: Registering Ownership And Protecting Intellectual Property

  Intellectual property and the many issues connected with it are receiving a lot of coverage these days. A court in China has even ruled that an AI-created text had to be protected by copyright. Until neural networks have learned to write their own research papers, it is the scientists themselves who have to protect their work from the hands of their less trustworthy colleagues. ITMO.NEWS got in touch with Yulia Lyubchenko and Anastasia Makarova, specialists from ITMO’s Office for Legal Support of Activities in the Fields of Information, Science and Technology, to answer the most frequently asked questions about copyright and patent laws in science.

  24.01.2020