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On September 5, the seminar of the HSE Centre for Sociocultural Research "Culture Matters" was held yet again. As part of this seminar, HSE postgraduate student Miletic Maina Pavlovna, a lecturer at the School of Psychology at the University of East London in the UK, spoke on the topic "Job crafting as a factor in psychological well-being in professional activity: an analysis of invariance in three national samples (Russia, Croatia, Germany)

Elena Dragalina-Chernaya made a presentation on the topic of "Is Formal Logic Exceptional? New Logics for New Sciences in 20th-Century Russia" at the 11th Conference of the European Society for the History of Science (ESHS), which took place from September 4-7, 2024 at Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, Spain)

The international conference was held from 26 to 29 August 2024 in Sydney, Australia. The main mission of BIOMAG is to study the multifaceted aspects of biomagnetism, develop magnetic sensor technology and measure magnetic signals.

Evgeny Styrin, Head of the International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration at the HSE University, spoke at the session "World's Best Practices of interaction between municipal employees with citizens and business: implementing a human-centered approach in municipal management" within the framework of the International Municipal Forum of the BRICS Countries.

The journal "Integrative psychological and behavioral science" published an article by Alexander Podyakov "Possibilities of Free Will in Different Physical, Social, and Technological Worlds: An Introduction to a Thematic Issue"

On August 30, 2024, IDLab hosted the first workshop of the new academic year, which, as usual, was held in an online format. The event was attended by about 25 people, including lab staff and other attendees.

Ahead of the new academic year, Evgeny Knyazev, Head of the Molecular Physiology Laboratory at the Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, led an interactive discussion on "The Role of Scientific Conferences in a Scientist's Career."

From July 28 to August 9, 2024, as part of the Student Expeditions Program of the Educational Initiatives Foundation of the HSE University “Rediscovering Russia”, the staff of the International Laboratory for Population and Health organized an expedition in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra, dedicated to the study of fertility and reproductive intentions. The expedition heads - Alexey Shchur and Vera Sokolova with a team of 10 students, including postgraduate demographers, students of the master's program “Demography”, bachelor's programs “Sociology”, “Geography of Global Change and Geoinformation Technologies”, visited Khanty-Mansiysk, Surgut, Kogalym, as well as the Russkinskaya village of Surgut district.
The purpose of the expedition was to study what factors (socio-economic, infrastructural, personal) determine the gap between the wanted number of children and the actual (expected) one, and to how much regional measures to support families influence reproductive decision-making. During the expedition, more than 900 respondents were interviewed and expert meetings were held with relevant departments and organizations that develop and implement demographic policy in the region.

Research Fellow Grossi Joas Santiago shares his thoughts on work experience with other colleagues: