Research & Expertise
Student Develops Innovative Method for Detecting Oil Using PCR Tests
Fedor Shirshikov, a student of the Master's in Corporate Research, Development and Innovation Management at HSE University, has proposed an innovative technology for identifying oil and gas fields by detecting indicator microbes using PCR tests. The new method could help reduce the number of costly dry drilling operations. With this project, the student made it to the finals of the GreenTech Sustainable Development technology accelerator organised by the Skolkovo Foundation. In this interview, he explains why a biologist decided to study innovation management and how the oil industry inspired his startup idea.
Neurotechnology: The Decline of Freedom or New Horizons for Human Development?
On March 18, HSE University will host the international Neurotechnology & Freedom Conference, which will be held online. In an exchange with HSE News Service, Vasily Klucharev, director of the Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience and tenured professor at HSE University, discussed what views on the compatibility of these two concepts exist in modern science and art.
Researchers Identify the Most Important Skills in Entrepreneurial Education
As part of the series, ‘Modern Analytics of Education’, the Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center has released a report entitled ‘Entrepreneurship Training in Universities in Russia and the World’. Based on a review of best practices, the authors identified 71 skills that are fostered in entrepreneurial education abroad. The researchers selected 63 programmes and courses from 44 universities and 24 countries for analysis.
HSE Master’s Student Receives Grant for Developing Arctic Transport Platform Project
This project involves creating a prototype of a universal transport platform ‘SuperArctic+”, based on the results of studying existing and emerging technologies. The platform will be able to move on water, under water, on ice and on the ground.