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Our 2025 in Review: Research Highlights, Key Achievements, and New Horizons

Laboratory staff members received certificates of appreciation from the Director of the HSE Institute of Education for outstanding research achievements (December 23, 2025)

Konstantin Frolov spoke on “Formal Philosophy for a Normative Realist”

Konstantin Frolov spoke on “Formal Philosophy for a Normative Realist”
On March 4, the 114th meeting of the research and theoretical seminar “Formal Philosophy” took place.

Strategy Workshop at the HSE AI and Digital Science Institute

Workshop
On Februrary 27th, department heads and vice-heads of the HSE AI and Digital Science Institute participated in Strategy Workshop, titled "Joined Future".

A philosophical disputation between Viktoria Denisova and the Ambassador of Mexico, philosopher Eduardo Villegas Megías

A philosophical disputation between Viktoria Denisova and the Ambassador of Mexico, philosopher Eduardo Villegas Megías
Viktoria Denisova engaged in a philosophical disputation with the Ambassador of Mexico, the philosopher Dr. Eduardo Villegas Megías, concerning the works of the Dutch historian and philosopher Johan Huizinga.

Third ‘International Academic Cooperation of HSE University’ Open Competition Launched

Third ‘International Academic Cooperation of HSE University’ Open Competition Launched
Research (scientific) structural units of HSE University planning to conduct joint research with foreign universities and research centres are invited to take part in the competition.

IDLab Seminar: The Impact of AI-Generated Project Descriptions on Crowdfunding Campaign Outcomes

IDLab Seminar: The Impact of AI-Generated Project Descriptions on Crowdfunding Campaign Outcomes
On February 27, 2026, a regular research seminar of the International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy (IDLab) was held. Valeriia Fedorova, Research Assistant at IDLab, presented a talk titled “Use of Generative AI in Project Descriptions and Funding Outcomes in Crowdfunding.”
The study was co-authored by Petr Parshakov, Head of the Laboratory, and Marina Zavertiaeva, Senior Research Fellow at IDLab.

The uniqueness of miR-93-5p microRNAs

The results are published in the journal PeerJ
miR-93-5p microRNA in prostate cancer retains a similar set of targets even with the formation of 5’ isoforms. This indicates the stability of its regulatory function to structural variations.

A seminar on working with induced pluripotent stem cells was held at the Laboratory for Research on Molecular Mechanisms of Longevity

The Laboratory for Research on Molecular Mechanisms of Longevity at the Higher School of Economics held a seminar on current issues related to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC). The focus of the discussion was on approaches to obtaining iPSC from somatic cells, as well as the prospects for their application in microfluidic models of pathological conditions.

IDLab seminar: gender gap in investment and the "green" legitimacy of business

IDLab seminar: gender gap in investment and the "green" legitimacy of business
On February 20, 2026, the International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy (IDLab) hosted a scientific seminar featuring two research presentations. Petr Parshakov presented findings from a study on gender discrimination in investment seeking, while Iuliia Naidenova discussed whether companies leverage the disclosure of "green" intellectual capital in ESG reporting to restore their reputation following scandals.

Boreal wetlands: new evidence on who stores carbon dioxide and who emis it

Staroselsky Moss - raised bog, August 2012
Researchers of the International Laboratory of Landscape Ecology took part in a major multi-institutional study of the carbon balance of Russia’s taiga peatlands