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February 11, 2026
Competition for participation in the KarRC RAS’s youth school for aquatic ecosystem research is ten applications per spot
The selection process for applications for KarRC RAS’s international project "Under the Pressure of Global Climate Change: A Youth Network for Water Ecosystem Research" is over. A total of 170 applications were submitted by young researchers from scientific and educational organizations of Russia and the CIS. The winners come from Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and other countries.
The selection process for applications for KarRC RAS’s international project "Under the Pressure of Global Climate Change: A Youth Network for Water Ecosystem Research" is over. A total of 170 applications were submitted by young researchers from scientific and educational organizations of Russia and the CIS. The winners come from Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and other countries.
February 10, 2026
Karelian scientists published a dictionary of Livvi Karelian village names
Scientists Denis Kuzmin, Irma Mullonen, and Ekaterina Zakharova of the Institute of Linguistics, Literature and History KarRC RAS have prepared and released a new publication: "Livvi Villages from A to Ä: A Dictionary of Populated Place Names". This edition follows up to the 2021 "Dictionary of Ludic Populated Place Names". The design was created by the well-known Karelian artist Margarita Yufa. The work on the book took four years.
Scientists Denis Kuzmin, Irma Mullonen, and Ekaterina Zakharova of the Institute of Linguistics, Literature and History KarRC RAS have prepared and released a new publication: "Livvi Villages from A to Ä: A Dictionary of Populated Place Names". This edition follows up to the 2021 "Dictionary of Ludic Populated Place Names". The design was created by the well-known Karelian artist Margarita Yufa. The work on the book took four years.
February 9, 2026
KarRC RAS and RBK company sign a cooperation agreement to study and utilize shungite
The KaRRC RAS and the Karelian Investment Company RBK signed a cooperation agreement relating to projects for the study of shungite and its application in various sectors of the economy: from animal feeds to radio frequency shielding materials. The agreement envisages research, development, and innovation activities, as well as doing knowledge-intensive business.
The KaRRC RAS and the Karelian Investment Company RBK signed a cooperation agreement relating to projects for the study of shungite and its application in various sectors of the economy: from animal feeds to radio frequency shielding materials. The agreement envisages research, development, and innovation activities, as well as doing knowledge-intensive business.
February 6, 2026
Celebratory joint session of Academic Councils at the KarRC RAS launches the Centre’s 80th Anniversary events
On Friday, February 6, a joint meeting of the Academic Councils of the KarRC RAS, Petrozavodsk State University (PetrSU), and Karelian Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) was held at the KarRC RAS. These annual sessions are dedicated to the Russian Science Day, celebrated on February 8. This Academic Council gathering inaugurated the Center's anniversary year – 80 years ago, the Karelian-Finnish Research Facility of the USSR Academy of Sciences, from which the KarRC RAS traces its origins, was founded.
The academics were welcomed by KarRC RAS leader Olga Bakhmet, who outlined the plans for the anniversary year.
On Friday, February 6, a joint meeting of the Academic Councils of the KarRC RAS, Petrozavodsk State University (PetrSU), and Karelian Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) was held at the KarRC RAS. These annual sessions are dedicated to the Russian Science Day, celebrated on February 8. This Academic Council gathering inaugurated the Center's anniversary year – 80 years ago, the Karelian-Finnish Research Facility of the USSR Academy of Sciences, from which the KarRC RAS traces its origins, was founded.
The academics were welcomed by KarRC RAS leader Olga Bakhmet, who outlined the plans for the anniversary year.
February 5, 2026
Awards were presented at the celebratory joint session of Academy Councils at the KarRC RAS
At the celebratory session of Academic Councils of the KarRC RAS, Petrozavodsk State University (PetrSU), and Karelian Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) dedicated to the Russian Science Day certificates of honor and letters of appreciation from ministries and government agencies were awarded to staff of scientific divisions and winners of the KarRC RAS young scientists competition were announced.
At the celebratory session of Academic Councils of the KarRC RAS, Petrozavodsk State University (PetrSU), and Karelian Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) dedicated to the Russian Science Day certificates of honor and letters of appreciation from ministries and government agencies were awarded to staff of scientific divisions and winners of the KarRC RAS young scientists competition were announced.
February 5, 2026
Representatives of science, businesses, and authorities discuss the prospects of introducing green chemistry technologies at the Kondopoga pulp-and-paper mill
A meeting has been organized at KarRC RAS Institute of Economics, gathering representatives of the business community (management of JSC Kondopoga Pulp and Paper Mill), science, and Government of the Republic of Karelia. The discussion centered around potential cooperation and introduction of emerging green chemistry technologies for the deep processing of wood in Karelia.
A meeting has been organized at KarRC RAS Institute of Economics, gathering representatives of the business community (management of JSC Kondopoga Pulp and Paper Mill), science, and Government of the Republic of Karelia. The discussion centered around potential cooperation and introduction of emerging green chemistry technologies for the deep processing of wood in Karelia.
February 5, 2026
Reporting session for CEOs of KarRC RAS scientific subdivisions completed successfully
On February 4, the KarRC RAS Academic Council resumed its work. During the second day, reports on the 2025 results were presented by the Institute of Applied Mathematical Research, the Institute of Economics, the Institute of Linguistics, Literature and History, and the Department for Multidisciplinary Research. The reports covered all aspects of the scientific divisions’ activities – core research themes and lines, major scientific achievements, implementation of state assignments, work under commercial contracts and grants, financial situation, publication activity, and personnel management.
On February 4, the KarRC RAS Academic Council resumed its work. During the second day, reports on the 2025 results were presented by the Institute of Applied Mathematical Research, the Institute of Economics, the Institute of Linguistics, Literature and History, and the Department for Multidisciplinary Research. The reports covered all aspects of the scientific divisions’ activities – core research themes and lines, major scientific achievements, implementation of state assignments, work under commercial contracts and grants, financial situation, publication activity, and personnel management.
February 4, 2026
KarRC RAS Academic Council hears reports by directors of four institutes
On February 3, directors of the Institute of Biology, Forest Research Institute, Northern Water Problems Institute, and Institute of Geology presented the main results of their institutes’ scientific and administrative activities in 2025 to the KarRC RAS Academic Council. The aspects discussed at the session included implementation of the state assignment, fulfilment of quantitative and financial performance indicators, and the scientific results achieved through the studies conducted in 2025.
On February 3, directors of the Institute of Biology, Forest Research Institute, Northern Water Problems Institute, and Institute of Geology presented the main results of their institutes’ scientific and administrative activities in 2025 to the KarRC RAS Academic Council. The aspects discussed at the session included implementation of the state assignment, fulfilment of quantitative and financial performance indicators, and the scientific results achieved through the studies conducted in 2025.