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Tiago Teixeira Saraiva
Tiago Teixeira Saraiva, Research Fellow at the Quantum Nanoelectronics Laboratory, has talked to the HSE LooK about joining HSE University back in 2019, making breakthroughs in superconductivity research, and working with Russian students. He also shares what makes Moscow particularly attractive for him and gives a useful tip to future postdoc fellows at HSE University.

Moscow Imaginations

Ice Rink in Gorky Park
In his column for the latest edition of The HSE Look, Dr. Frank Fischer, Affiliated Researcher at the School of linguistics, shares his impressions about his favourite Moscow haunts and activities.

Culture, Arts, Creative Industries, and Tourism Discussed at HSE University’s Conference in Perm

Culture, Arts, Creative Industries, and Tourism Discussed at HSE University’s Conference in Perm
On October 20–22, the second International Conference on Experience Economy: Museum, Event, and Tourism Management was held at HSE University in Perm. Key talks were delivered by Andrea Rurale, the director of the Master’s in Arts Management and Administration at the Bocconi University School of Management, and Guillaume Tiberghien, University of Glasgow.

The Moscow Metro Is Not Just a Simple Means of Transport

The Moscow Metro Is Not Just a Simple Means of Transport
Dr. Hyungjun Suh shares his ideas on what makes the Moscow metro special

‘My Apartment Became the Headquarters of My Research’

‘My Apartment Became the Headquarters of My Research’
Dr. Sawada on taking advantage of self-isolation during the lockdown

‘I Am Very Satisfied with These Seven Years in Moscow’

Matteo Feurra
Matteo Feurra about working at HSE University

‘Our Students Were Lucky to Talk to Top Experts’

Christian manuscript, Ethiopia, 13th–14th century
University of Hamburg professors Denis Nosnitsin and Magdalena Krzyzanowska delivered a series of online lectures dedicated to the study of Ethiopian manuscripts. The course, which was developed for first-year students of the Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies, was held as part of the Digital Professors project. In an interview with the HSE news service, the professors talked about their research, teaching approaches, and impressions of lectures.

Discovering Russia with Small Children

Salyut playground
In this column for The HSE Look, Dr Attila Kertesz-Farkas talks about juggling working from home and childcare, Moscow playgrounds, and Russian dads

Champagne and Unsanitary Conditions: Trade in Siberia 150 Years Ago

New Bazaar Square in Krasnoyarsk, 1911
The increasing application of law in various spheres of life in the Russian empire promoted trade regulation and influenced everyday trade practices—even in remote regions. Tradespeople, in turn, tried to limit the application of new regulations while using laws to serve their own interests. HSE University has hosted a seminar on trade in Siberia in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

‘A Good Teacher Is a Good Student.’ Cultivating Success Through Patience and Openness

‘A Good Teacher Is a Good Student.’ Cultivating Success Through Patience and Openness
Alaa N. Assaf is a doctoral student at HSE University’s Faculty of Law. In addition to doing research for his PhD thesis, he teaches undergraduates. Alaa has shared his thoughts on studying international law, life in Moscow, and what he misses about teaching in person.