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HSE Opens International Laboratory 'Russia’s Regions in Historical Perspective'

General map of the Russian Empire from the first official Russian atlas (1745)
HSE’s new International Laboratory of ‘Russia’s Regions in Historical Perspective’ will study the social and political history of Russia’s regions from the 18th to the late 20th century.

New Library Opens at HSE Building in Staraya Basmannaya

New Library Opens at HSE Building in Staraya Basmannaya
It will be located in Building B and is an addition to the existing library in Building A. The new library will be a space not only for those willing to go somewhere private with a book or a tablet, but also for teams who need to get together to discuss joint research projects. The library opens on January 16 at noon. The first 300 visitors will get to participate in a prize draw, which will introduce the readers to the library’s collection.

HSE Day For Everyone

HSE Day For Everyone
On September 13, the annual HSE Day will take place in Gorky Park. This is an exciting event, open to people of all ages and backgrounds. Every year, the choice of activities becomes longer and longer. Find out here what’s on offer – there’s something for everyone.

Russia and Brazil doing science during the World Cup

Russia and Brazil doing science during the World Cup
Сenter for Language and Brain welcomes colleagues from Brazil - Prof. Dante Barone and medical students Bruno Alcantara Manica and Leticia Cavalaro Siqueira.

Speech mapping during awake-surgery

Speech mapping during awake-surgery
Scientists from the Center for language and brain, HSE carried out a speech mapping during the awake-surgery

The main trends of research and development prospects of the Center for Language and Brain

The main trends of research and development prospects of the Center for Language and Brain
The HSE website published an article about the Center for Language and Brain, with comments from the Centre's Director Olga Dragoy and the heads of research areas.

Russian Language Festival to Take Place on Red Square

Book Fair on Red Square, June 4, 2016, Moscow, Russia
From May 31 to June 3, as part of the Red Square Book Fair, a Russian language festival will be held with the help of the HSE School of Philology.

The Center of language and brain at the Higher school of experiments

The Center of language and brain at the Higher school of experiments
Family day at the Higher school of Economics in 2018 was held in the great hall of Russian Academy of Sciences, which at the time turned into a Higher school of experiments.

Svetlana Dorofeeva at the XIX international April conference in National Research University Higher School of Economics

Svetlana Dorofeeva, a member of the HSE Center for language and brain, spoke at the 19th annual April HSE international conference in the section "The Russian language in the multilingual world".

Digital Humanities: A God of Many Faces

Gimena del Rio Riande
These days, no scientific research is carried out without the use of digital media for the production or dissemination of knowledge. The term ‘Digital Humanities’ reflects this process and constitutes a scientific field where humanists not only aim to use a certain software, but also to understand research using quantitative semantics. However, digital infrastructures are not the same globally. In her talk at the HSE April International Academic Conference Dr Gimena del Rio Riande addressed various issues that arise in connection with digital humanities.