23december SibFU named most cited university in Russia Siberian Federal University, along with the National Research University — Higher School of Economics, named most cited University in Russia in 2016. The information was released by Clarivate Analytics, formerly the Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters, which focuses on Science and Intellectual property.
20december SibFU students from Jamaica defended their first course projects December 14, 2016 the Jamaican students from the group ЦМ16-10Б defended their first course projects in Computer Science at the School of Non-Ferrous Metals and Material Science.
14december The fifth PhD SibFU defense took place in SibFU November 29, 2016 the defense and conferring of the PhD SibFU degree in Physics and Astronomy took place in Siberian Federal University. Evgeniya Kovalyova, the post-graduate of the School of Non-ferrous Metals and Material Science of SibFU, was conferred the degree.
07december SibFU delegation took part in the discussion of educational cooperation between Russia and Denmark November 24, 2016, the round table on "The Arctic: university cooperation between Russia and Denmark" took place at the Russian Centre of Science and Culture of Copenhagen. The representatives from Technical University of Denmark and Siberian Federal University took part in the working meeting.
01december Assistant Professor of SibFU — winner of the L'Oréal Scholarship for Women Assistant professor of the Department of Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems, School of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology of Siberian Federal University, senior research fellow of Institute of Biophysics of Russian Academy of Science Olesya Kormilets (Makhutova) became a winner of the prestigious national scholarships L'Oréal-UNESCO "For Women in Science" for 2016.
03november SibFU scientists upgraded antenna reflectors for satellites The scientists of SibFU have developed a combined antenna reflectors feeder for prospective satellite communication stations, which will significantly increase the speed of the subscriber connection.
05september I Meeting of the International Advisory Council 25-26 August 2016, I Meeting of the International Advisory Council of SibFU at the Congress Hall of Siberian Federal University. It was established as a part of the 5top100 Project to support the international activities of the University for the period of time untill and after 2020.
01september SibFU PhD Research Grant Siberian Federal University extends selection for SibFU PhD Research Grant in: Biophysics, Optics and Quantum Chemistry, Urban Design and Planning, Metallurgy of Non-Ferrous Metals, Metal Forming, Multidimensional Complex Analysis.
18august Scientists identified patterns of colonization of woody plants by leaf-eating insects. Patterns of settlement of non-native woody plants, which are atypical for Siberia, by the insect, as well as the prospect of the use of botanical gardens to assess factors affecting the intensity of the colonization of plants by the insects are the objects of the joint research by the scientists from Russia and Switzerland. The results were published in the international scientific journal Oecologia.
13july Representatives of Tianjin University visited SibFU July 3, 2016 the delegation from Tianjin University (China) led by President Professor Li Weian has visited Siberian Federal University.
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