Laura BOS, a co-author of several articles by the Laboratory staff members, successfully defended the thesis "The brain, verbs and the past: Neurolinguistic studies on time reference"
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is the minimum amount that could be saved per year for each gigawatt of electricity if new generation power-generating units were installed at coal-fired thermal power plants. This and other technologies to improve the efficiency of thermal energy are the subject of a new issue of the ‘Global Technology Trends’ newsletter published (in Russian) by HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge ISSEK.
of Russians who hold doctoral and candidate degrees conduct research in the same academic field as their parents. These data were obtained during a survey carried out in September—November 2014 as part of a Monitoring of the Labour Market for Highly Qualified R&D Personnel study. In total, 2,852 researchers with doctoral or candidate degrees were surveyed.
Today the academic supervisor of the international laboratory of stochastic analysis and its applications Enno Mammen celebrates his 60th birthday. All members of the laboratory wish their colleague many great years in his professional and personal life.
On the 15th of January 2015 the Dispute Club of the Association of Russian Economic Think-Tanks (ARETT) held a meeting entitled «Nodes of the Economic Policy». The topic of the discussion was «A New Wave of Deregulation: Real Reforms or Imitation of Changes».
is the share of innovative products in total sales made by industrial enterprises. These data are presented in a new HSE Data Book — “Indicators of Innovation: 2015” — which will be published in early 2015.
A study conducted by two laboratory members is in the TOP-14 of the most interesting studies at HSE in 2014!
of Russians aged 25—64 years who are receiving continuing education are doing so for general development or to follow their passions. These data were collected during a nationwide representative survey of participation by adults in continuing education. The survey was carried out as part of a Monitoring of Education Markets and Organisations study conducted by HSE in collaboration the Levada Centre in the autumn of 2014.
Being able to disseminate scientific knowledge and deliver foresight results to stakeholders is very important, noted Juha Kaskinen, director of the Finland Futures Research Centre (Turku School of Economics), at the at the IV Foresight and STI Policy conference.
of Russians believe that science is too complicated for people who are untrained. They also believe that reading news on the world of science is pointless, as people will not understand regardless. These data were obtained during a representative sampling survey of Russians aged 16 years and older that was conducted in November 2014 as part of a Monitoring Survey of Innovative Behaviour of the Population by HSE ISSEK.