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• Master’s and PhD in Four Years: How To Fast-Track Your Academic Career

  If you aspire to have a thriving academic career, whether that is to work at a laboratory or research center, lead knowledge-intensive projects at companies, or be a university lecturer, you must first complete your Master’s and then PhD, defending a thesis. A PhD program alone will take you three to four years to finish, however at ITMO, you can do that in half the time by joining the combined Master’s-and-PhD track and shaping your own learning track. Here’s all you need to know about the track, the opportunities it offers, and admission requirements.

  07.03.2025

• ITMO Researchers Develop Algorithm for Rapid DNA Analysis

  Scientists from ITMO University have unveiled Strainy, an algorithm that identifies DNA bacteria within microbiomes and discerns between heterogenous strains with a high degree of accuracy. With the help of this software, researchers should be able to quickly determine the pathogenicity and antibiotic resistance of specific bacterial communities, as well as learn more about their evolutionary paths. The corresponding paper has been published in Nature Methods.

  05.03.2025

• Higgs Boson for People: How Fundamental Discoveries Transform Everyday Life and Where Physics Is Heading Now

  Attosecond pulses, neutrino oscillations, and the Higgs boson – the recent decades have yielded many fundamental breakthroughs, some of which were awarded with the prestigious Nobel Prize. But what’s next? How do these discoveries impact our life? And what will science bring us in the future? All these topics were covered in the talk by Dmitry Karlovets, a senior researcher at ITMO’s Faculty of Physics, held as part of the pop-sci festival at ITMO University. Here are the takeaways.

  04.03.2025

• ITMO Researchers Develop Analog GPS System for Autonomous Systems

  VOSTOK, a local navigation system for autonomous systems, has been unveiled at ITMO. Useful in areas with poor or non-existent GPS signal, the technology can be applied in autonomous vehicles, unmanned aircraft employed on icebreakers along the Northern Sea Route, or drones delivering groceries to the countryside. Compared to its counterparts, the system can gauge its position and speed faster and with more precision: the coordinates are calculated with an accuracy of up to four millimeters and speed – with an accuracy of up to two centimeters per second.

  03.03.2025

• Spring Opportunities: How to Enroll at ITMO Without Exams

  You don’t need to take exams to get into the Master’s program of your dreams when there are competitions and schools that can get you in, too. Read on to discover a plethora of opportunities you can use this spring to enter ITMO’s Master’s programs without entrance exams.

  28.02.2025

• ITMO Physicists Simplify Thin Film Anodization for Allergy Diagnostics

  Researchers from ITMO’s International Research and Educational Center for Physics of Nanostructures have simplified the synthesis of thin films based on anodic aluminum oxide: the process now takes two minutes instead of seven hours and can be used to produce films with specific optical properties. The new method can be applied in sensors for allergy diagnostics, affordable solar cells, and beam splitters for laser distance meters and spectral devices. The method was described in a paper published in Optical Materials.

  27.02.2025

• Student Spotlight: David Pincheira, Chile

  David Pincheira has worked on network infrastructure for Google, ventured into the stock market, and even founded his own company. Now, he’s taking on a new challenge – learning Russian and preparing for his next academic step at ITMO University. In this interview, David shares his experiences, cultural insights, and advice for future students.

  27.02.2025

• This Week in St. Petersburg: February 27 - March 5, 2025

  The sun is shining and spring is finally springing – let’s welcome it properly this week with some traditional Maslenitsa celebrations! Don’t worry, lots of other fun activities await, too!

  26.02.2025

• ITMO Scientists Create Cheaper Carbon Dot-Based LEDs

  Researchers from ITMO University have found a simple and cheap way to produce bright light-emitting diodes (LEDs) using carbon dots treated with polyethylene glycol during synthesis. Nanoparticles produced in this way demonstrate brighter photoluminescence with no additional energy demands and can be used to create stable diodes that are as bright as their more challenging-to-produce analogs. The study was described in a paper published in Small Structures.

  25.02.2025

• Russia's Firsts at the Oscars

  Over the past 80+ years, Russia has made its presence felt at the Academy Awards with over 160 nominations and 30 wins. As the 2025 Oscars approach, we decided to look back at some moments etched in Russia’s history on the red carpet – feat. the first-ever nomination and win, a Guinness World Record-breaking movie, and a viral movie star making the headlines today.

  25.02.2025