Researchers at the HSE Centre for Language and Brain examined how people comprehend sentences in which the grammatical structure conveys a meaning that conflicts with assumptions based on their life experience. In an experiment, participants were asked to read sentences describing two characters and then identify which character had performed the action. The results showed that people with greater reading experience performed better when a character's actions matched their expectations but were more likely to make mistakes when the actions contradicted those expectations. The paper has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. The study was supported by a grant from the Russian Science Foundation.

On October 23–24, HSE University hosted Fall into ML 2026, the fifth conference on machine learning and AI. Over the past five years, the event has grown from a small gathering of researchers into a flagship platform that brings together leading machine learning specialists, early-career researchers, students, and representatives of technology companies. The fifth edition marked a new stage in the development of the conference, with a programme that included discussions with international speakers, presentations of joint research projects, and tutorials on the latest trends in AI.

The Laboratory for Science and Technology Studies at the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) examines the current state of R&D and analyses emerging trends and their dynamics. This work helps assess the scale of challenges associated with the adoption of new technologies, identify priorities for future research, and inform science and industrial policy. The HSE News Service spoke with Liliana Proskuryakova, Head of the Laboratory, and Alexander Sokolov, Director of the Foresight Centre at ISSEK.

The 10th BRICS International School: The New Generation was held at HSE University in Moscow from October 26 to 28, 2026. It brought together 100 young leaders from more than 20 countries. Leading HSE University professors and researchers provided the intellectual framework for the event, setting the strategic direction for the discussions.

A joint project of HSE University–St Petersburg and the University of Nizwa (Oman) has won the HSE International Academic Cooperation contest. Researchers from both countries are developing PatientFlow-AI, a system of AI agents for medicine. Find out why the HSE University–St Petersburg project sparked an interest in the Omani scientists and how the partnership will develop in this interview with Sergei Koltsov, leading research fellow at the Laboratory for Social and Cognitive Informatics.

Teams of young people and students from eight countries—China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Russia—successfully completed the main mission of the International Space Games (ISG): ensuring the sustainable functioning of an autonomous settlement on another planet. The Games’ unique format, which dispenses with traditional competition aimed at securing victory for a single country, has proved its effectiveness. HSE University is the project operator.

From October 28 to 30, the 17^th International Conference on Higher Education, ‘The (Non)Homogeneous Landscape of Higher Education: Institutions, Trajectories, Effects,’ took place at HSE University. Among the key topics discussed at the plenary sessions on the second and third days were the development of master's programmes and the application of AI in the learning process.

The International Laboratory for Social Integration Research at HSE University and the GES-2 House of Culture are jointly organising the Fourth Interdisciplinary Conference ‘Researching the Deaf Community,’ which will focus on the theme ‘Everyone Has Their Own Voice.’ Scheduled for June 2027, the conference will explore the diversity of voices within the Deaf community and the right to be heard in one's own language.

HSE University–St Petersburg students, led by the dean of the School of Art and Design, joined an international laboratory and visited Morocco. In the land of golden sunsets, the team met representatives of cultural institutions from four cities. Using the materials they collected, the young designers will develop a brand identity for local projects, museums, and design studios.