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• PI + Team: ITMO Announces Project Competition for Future Lab Founders

  ITMO University is launching an open call for research teams wishing to run their own laboratories at the university. The winners will receive grants of up to 30 million rubles that can be spent on the development of a lab at ITMO. Read on to learn how to apply and what to expect from the PI + Team competition. 

  29.06.2022

• How Optional Courses Can Instill a Love Of Science

  Starting this year, students at ITMO have the chance to try their hand at teaching by developing their own optional courses. One of the contest’s participants is Maria Akhmetova, a second-year Master’s student at ITMO’s ChemBio Cluster, who has authored an advanced course in biochemistry with a focus on physical chemistry and research methods. ITMO.NEWS talked to Maria to learn more about challenges she had to face along the way and ways to engage students in the classroom.

  30.05.2022

• That’s Progress: ITMO Launches Pop-Sci Comedy Show on Research News

  Is it true that scientists in Japan can erase memories? What are xenobots? Can AI predict car accidents and, most importantly, is Pac-Man dumb? Boost your Russian skills by getting deep into the world of scientific jokes with ITMO’s new show That’s Progress!

  19.05.2022

• 11th Congress of Young Scientists at ITMO Brings Together 2,000+ Russian Researchers from 66 Cities

  On April 4-8, ITMO University hosted the 11th Congress of Young Scientists. While the event had been held online in the past two years, it was now once again available offline, too, with 64 sessions held in the blended format. All in all, more than two thousand representatives of 160 scientific organizations and universities from 66 Russian cities took part in the event.

  27.04.2022

• ITMO Digital Generation Club Wins 5 Million Ruble Grant From Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education

  According to the results of the national contest among scientific student clubs, forty universities were granted financial support from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The contest’s leaders, among which are ITMO University, Lomonosov Moscow State University, the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, and the National University of Science and Technology (MISiS), received 5 million rubles to build a community of young professionals in artificial intelligence.

  15.04.2022

• ITMO Open Science Rocks Festival Takes Place at Sevkabel

  ITMO University’s festival Open Science Rocks that took place at Sevkabel Port proved that science truly rocks! Throughout the day, both experienced and young scientists, including school and university students, discussed their projects, achievements, and future plans. Read on to find out more.

  08.04.2022

• How to Read and Understand Scientific Articles

  If you’re a scientist, keeping up with the latest trends in your industry is a necessity. Researchers have to constantly read scholarly articles from leading scientific journals to know what’s trending, avoid repetition, and make their contribution to science. Yet the amount of reading may feel overwhelming if you don’t know how to quickly process information and extract the main ideas from texts. To help you with that, ITMO.NEWS talked to Dmitriy Tsarev, a junior researcher at ITMO’s Laboratory of Single-Photon Detectors and Generators, who explained the differences between fiction and science literature and gave us a step-by-step guide on how to read scientific papers efficiently.

  01.04.2022

• Smart Textiles and New Materials for Electronics: Current Developments and Potential Applications

  What kind of high-tech materials for the electronics, power, and textile industries are being made in Russia? Which projects are developed in St. Petersburg and what is their potential? These and other questions were discussed at a recent TASS news agency’s press conference that featured heads of strategic projects and experts from St. Petersburg universities. ITMO.NEWS shares the main talking points of the event.

  30.03.2022

• 12 Decades: A Lot More Than 12 Milestones!

  On March 26, our beloved university is going to celebrate its 122nd year of existence. Starting its journey as the first school to train specialists in the domains of mechanics, optics, and watchmaking, ITMO’s journey has been no less than an adventure. Through thick and thin, ITMO has always believed in its five core values in tandem with cutting-edge science, high-quality education, and innovation. Let us take a walk down memory lane and look at key moments in ITMO’s history.

  22.03.2022

• The Science of Hobbies: Six Relaxing Activities You Should Try

  Hobbies bring us joy and make our lives more exciting, but did you know that they actually provide us with numerous benefits – both physical and mental? That’s what science says! Here’s why you shouldn’t neglect your passions, which activities you can take up to feel good, and how to fit them into even the tightest schedule.

  15.03.2022