Russian Science Foundation supported Karelian scientists’ projects

Four grant applications submitted by scientists of the Karelian Research Centre RAS were approved by the Russian Science Foundation. The projects by Karelian researchers deal with issues such as building a methodology for the identification, monitoring, and protection of certain wetlands, increased mortalities among young farmed trout relocated to natural water bodies, assessing the anti-inflammatory properties of natural dietary supplements promising for trout farming, and reconstruction of the thermal history of the Earth's crust formation in northern Karelia and southern Murmansk Region.

Scientists of KarRC RAS took part in Young Scientists’ Congress at Sirius

A group of researchers from KarRC RAS took part in the 5th Young Scientists’ Congress held at the Sirius Federal Territory in Sochi. Over eight thousand participants from more than a hundred countries – early-career and renowned scientists, officials and businesspersons – worked actively at the plenary sessions and discussion grounds of this international scientific forum.

Karelian scientists and tour operators from regions of Russia discussed tourism development in the Arctic

Researchers at the KarRC RAS analyzed current trends and identified prospects for the development of Arctic tourism based on the judgments of tour operators from all regions of the Russian Arctic. The results of this study, their applications, and potential solutions to existing problems were discussed by participants of the 5th Workshop "Integrated Development of Arctic Territories: an Expert Opinion," which brought together interested specialists from the country's northern regions.

KarRC RAS to run trials of Belarusian technologies for woody plant reproduction

KarRC RAS CEO Olga Bakhmet signed a cooperation agreement with the Belarusian Republican Forest Breeding and Seed Production Center (RBSPC). Karelian Research Centre RAS will be a base for trying out Belarusian technologies for reproduction of woody plants in a northern environment.

Breams infected with ligula worms are edible

Biochemists and parasitologists at KarRC RAS studied how the wellbeing and nutritive value of the bream is affected by ligula – a flatworm that can grow to be several times as long as the host fish. To this end, scientists checked a number of crucial parameters in healthy and ligula-infected fish from Lake Syamozero. Analyses show that this parasite, non-hazardous for humans, does not have much effect on the quality of the fish either.

Karelian Research Centre RAS to organize and host water research school for young CIS scientists

Karelian Research Centre RAS in collaboration with the North-Center Association is organizing the international school “Under the Pressure of Global Climate Change: A Youth Network for Water Ecosystem Research”, which will be attended by young CIS researchers. The project is among the winners of the grant competition of the Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund.

Karelian Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Olga Palkina appraised the scientific potential of KarRC RAS in agro- and biotechnologies

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of the Republic of Karelia Olga Palkina visited the research units of the KarRC RAS DMR in Vilga: Vilga Laboratory of Agricultural Technologies, Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, and Laboratory for Monitoring Greenhouse Gases. Scientists there conduct research in priority areas of strategic importance for the region's agriculture.

Karelian zoologists find out how the wolf population maintains its viability in the current situation

KarRC RAS Learned Council had a meeting on November 14. Is opened with a ceremony of handing awards from the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education, RAS, and Head of the Republic of Karelia to researchers. The scientific agenda was a presentation on changes in the wolf population genetic structure in response to growing hunting delivered by Head of Zoology Laboratory, Institute of Biology KarRC RAS, Konstantin Tirronen.