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• Studying at a Library: 101

  Need some focus time to finish a project or paper? Consider... the library! Far from just a place that stores books, a library provides just the atmosphere and inspiration for you to finish any task you start. 

  15.10.2024

• 7 AI Tools to Make Your Life Easier

  AI has arrived – and it’s here to stay. Countless discussions on the ethics and value of generated content seem to have produced a consensus: you can’t make the algorithm do everything for you, but you can boost your efficiency by using it for reference, inspiration, and to eliminate tedious routine tasks. So, here are our picks for some of the best tools that have the potential to make your work, studies, and personal life easier.

  11.06.2024

• Best Activities to Kickstart Your Brain After Holidays

  We’ve all been there: the holidays are over and your responsibilities are calling, but your mind is still chock-full with garlands, candy, and wrapping paper. Diving into work (or studies) head-first isn’t gonna cut it – you’ll need to pick up some steam first. So, here are some of our best ideas for how to get back into gear with these fun-yet-healthy distractions.

  08.01.2024

• Top Free (and Almost Free) Coworking Spaces in St. Petersburg

  We wholeheartedly love the coworking spaces at ITMO, but totally get it if one day you’ll choose to be productive somewhere beyond the university walls. For studies, work, and creativity, here are our favorite locations to hang out.

  09.12.2022

• Beginner’s Guide to Submitting Your Research to Scopus and Web of Science Journals

  Scopus and Web of Science are the two largest databases that collect data from top scientific journals. Today, publications in journals indexed by these two systems and the number of references to these works in other authors’ papers are key indicators of a scientist’s activity and reputation. But researchers who are submitting their work to such journals for the first time have to deal with a number of challenges, such as finding the right outlet, properly formatting their article, and so on. ITMO.NEWS asked Valentin Milichko, the winner of Scopus Award Russia 2018 and researcher at ITMO University’s Faculty of Physics and Engineering, and George Zograf, a PhD student at the same Faculty, to compile a guide to submitting your article to Scopus- and WoS-indexed journals.

  06.05.2020

• How to Get a Grip on Working or Studying from Home: Tips and Tricks

  The pandemic has forced millions of people to transition to studying and working from home – and for some, this transition hasn’t gone smoothly. If this is your case, heed this advice from Marina Kotlyarova, a psychologist and member of the International Coaches Union, International Coach & Trainer Association, and the Association for Career Consulting and Support. 

  25.03.2020