Research & Expertise

Researchers from HSE University have identified a connection between attachment to pets and attitudes toward nature and other people. The study found that the more joy people derive from interacting with their pets, the more they want to help others. However, love for animals is not always associated with concern for nature. The findings were published in the Social Psychology and Society journal.

This autumn, 55 early-career researchers will start working at HSE University's campuses in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, and Perm. All of them have undergone a rigorous selection process and aim to make significant progress in both science and personal development during their participation in the Russian Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme. This year, in addition to PhDs who are Russian citizens, HSE University welcomes their colleagues from Poland, Kazakhstan, and India who have earned their academic degrees from Russian universities. On September 17-18, orientation events were held for them at HSE University.

The HSE University International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration organized an international online conference titled "Digital Governance and Public Administration: Interdisciplinary Insights from Research". Evgeny Styrin, the Head of the laboratory, served as moderator, and the presentations generated great interest among attendees.

On September 20, 2024, a research on strategic decisions of teams in cyber sports matches was presented at the IDLab workshop. The paper was introduced by Egor Ivanov, an IDLab research assistant, and coauthored by Maria Molodchik, Petr Parshakov, and Evgenia Shenkman. They studied how professional cybersports teams make decisions when choosing which cards to exclude from the game and which to select.

Evgeny Styrin, Head of the International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration at the HSE University attended the International Forum held in Wuhan, Hubei, China, at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in late July. 

In Kazan there was held 3rd International Scientific and Practical Conference “Digital Technologies and Law”organized by the Research Institute of Digital Technologies and Law of the Kazan Innovation University named after V.G. Tymiryasov (Kazan, Russia). The conference, which was attended by over 1,200 participants from 26 countries, addressed a wide range of issues on digitalization and law that were addressed in 8 core sections, 8 special sessions and 6 partnership sessions. Thus, the conference is one of the most representative and large, especially considering that it takes place on the eve of the XVI BRICS summit, which will also take place in Kazan from 22 to 24 October 2024.

International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration hold webinar on the topic "Specifics of the video-making process for the socio-psychological experiment «The Influence of Emotions on Trust in Electronic Government Services»". During the seminar, the speakers, Research Assistants Elizaveta Dyakova and Agnessa Bich, detailed the methods and tools used in creating video clips, which are aimed at studying how different emotions affect citizens' trust in digital public services in various social spheres. They also mentioned their experience and difficulties encountered in the work. 

Researchers at HSE ISSEK have released the third ranking of megacities based on their innovation attractiveness—HSE Global Cities Innovation Index 2024 (HSE GCII 2024). Moscow ranks ninth, while London, New York, and Tokyo lead the ranking. The top ten also include Beijing, San Francisco, Paris, Shanghai, Los Angeles, and Seoul. In addition to Moscow, 25 other Russian cities are among the top 1,000, including St. Petersburg (73), Novosibirsk (183), and others.

Researchers at HSE ISSEK have released the third ranking of megacities based on their innovation attractiveness—HSE Global Cities Innovation Index 2024 (HSE GCII 2024). Moscow ranks ninth, while London, New York, and Tokyo lead the ranking. The top ten also include Beijing, San Francisco, Paris, Shanghai, Los Angeles, and Seoul. In addition to Moscow, 25 other Russian cities are among the top 1,000, including St. Petersburg (73), Novosibirsk (183), and others.