Siberian Federal University

The award ceremony for the winners and laureates of the Student of the Year 2022 Award was held in Moscow on 17 December 2022. Azhar Alamanova, student of the School of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology Education, SibFU, became the winner in the Foreign Student of the Year nomination.

A Research team from Skoltech (Moscow) and Siberian Federal University have developed and carried out the first tests of the flow-type borehole generator intended to relieve oil-extracting equipment of organic deposits complicating hydrocarbon extraction.

SibFU scientists have analysed the role of genetic factors in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The experts proved that, in addition to the widely studied mutations of rs738409 PNPLA3 gene, breakdowns of TM6SF2 and MBOAT7 genes (occurring together or separately) also inhibit lipid metabolism in the liver. The female hormone estrogen is probably able to protect liver cells from fatty disease and malignant degeneration. This explains the increased risk of NAFLD in men and the low risk in women. The scientists will have to figure out how proteins — participants in fat metabolism — affect the state of the liver in NAFLD.

Scientists of Siberian Federal University have offered ways to improve the technology of growing various crops in hydroponic vertical farms. Software has been developed to help carry out continuous monitoring of plant life in a city farm, as well as a neural network responsible for detecting poor-quality seeds and seedlings. The development will significantly reduce the cost of growing microgreens, aromatic herbs, lettuce and vegetables for both restaurant holdings and private farms.

SibFU scientists have developed Siberiana digital platform within the Priority 2030 program. The Platform will accumulate information about the historical, cultural and natural heritage of the Yenisey Siberia. The geography of the project covers Krasnoyarsk Territory, the Republics of Khakassia and Tyva and part of Irkutsk Region. RIA Novosti was the first to tell about the project.

UI GreenMetric World University Ranking-2022 was released on 12 December 2022. Siberian Federal University took 78th place in the top of the greenest universities in the world, and also retained the second place in Russia.

Scholars of the School of Philology and Language Communication (Siberian Federal University) conduct a fundamental research on developing fact-based indicators to reveal peculiarities of internal and external political processes and cultural and social activities of China. These indicators are to contribute to analyzing the media images and facts of the modern Chinese information agenda and interpreting them for the audience living in Russia.

The Russian ranking agency Expert RA (RAEX) presented the top-75 universities with the strongest societal influence. Siberian Federal University has improved its ranking and took the 21st place.

Scientists of Siberian Federal University together with colleagues from the Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of SB of RAS studied the effect of chemically modified additives made from wood waste — lignins — on the properties of drilling fluids used for drilling oil and gas wells.

SibFU scientists have obtained sorbents based on silicon and aluminum oxides, layered with reagents with functional groups of tiron, for extraction, concentration and determination of germanium (IV) out of complex systems. The obtained sorbents will make it possible to determine the microcontent of germanium in objects that are difficult to analyze, for example, lignites, microelectronics waste, wastewater and process water at manufacturing.