Adila Ulfia Maula Tontowi is a student of the Bachelor’s in Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication. After moving from her hometown in Indonesia to France for a year, she decided to study at HSE University in Moscow. In this interview, Maula talks about intercultural interactions, how the International Prep Year helped her adapt to life in Russia, and what she’s learned about traditional celebrations like Maslenitsa—which is taking place this week.

Researchers at HSE University, Lomonosov Moscow State University, and the Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution have studied the distinctive vocalisations of Siberian wapiti stags during the peak of the mating season, when males produce rutting calls to attract females and deter rivals. The scientists have discovered how the acoustic parameters of these rutting calls reflect the stag's status, as well as his individual characteristics. The study has been published in Journal of Zoology.

HSE representatives met with Sasivat Wongsinsawat, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to Russia, at HSE University on Pokrovsky Bulvar. Victoria Panova, HSE University Vice Rector, Arseniy Meshcheryakov, Head of the HSE Art and Design School, and Natalia Logutova, Deputy Director of the Institute for Creative Industries Development, took part in the event. The parties discussed cooperation in the fields of education, culture, and creative industries, including HSE's participation in Chiang Mai Design Week.

The ViSaver project—a service for instant in-video search, generating time codes, summaries, and test questions based on video content—made it into the top ten of the ‘I Create Business’ competition track at this year's StudFest International Student Entrepreneurship Festival. Anastasia Semenova, founder of ViSaver and graduate of HSE University’s St Petersburg School of Economics and Management, spoke to the HSE News Service about the project.

Tobias Vilhena de Moraes is a historian working at Museu Lasar Segall in São Paulo, Brazil, and a faculty member of the Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences at the University of Campinas. He is now working on a master’s degree at HSE University-St Petersburg.

A research team, including Alexander Shirnin from HSE University, has developed two models designed to detect AI-generated insertions in scientific texts. In the future, these models will assist in verifying the originality and credibility of scientific publications. Articles describing the Papilusion and AIpom systems have been published in the ACL Anthology Digital Archive.

On March 2, an HSE Open Day for prospective undergraduates and specialist students will take place—one of the largest and most significant events for applicants and the entire university. Visitors will have the opportunity to speak with students and representatives of educational programmes, plan their admission process, and immerse themselves in the HSE University atmosphere for a day. The event will be held in Russian.

A special session of HSE Science Battles has taken place at the HSE Cultural Centre. This time, the speakers represented their student organisations and scientific fields. The evening brought together ideas about the future—from metaverses and deciphering ancient languages to neuromodular chips and the prospects of social sciences.

Lawyer Pavel Grigorev is interested in global legal issues, particularly whether it will be possible in the future to completely eliminate government interference in society's affairs. In this interview with the HSE Young Scientists project, he discusses the lawmaking potential of his PhD dissertation, medieval criminal law provisions stipulated in Russkaya Pravda, and his international internship in India.