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October 25 - October 27, 2023, St. Petersburg 
On April 5, 2023, the Moscow Institute of Architecture (State Academy, Moscow Architectural Institute) hosted the Round Table “Museums of Higher Educational Institutions. Variability of Formation and Development Scenarios” within the framework of the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Science,… 
March 20 marks the 90th anniversary of the leading Russian scientist in the field of geology and geophysics of the ocean - chief researcher of the Laboratory of Geophysical Fields of the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology RAS, Doctor of Geological… 
Russian scientists from the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences have discovered near-bottom currents of Antarctic bottom water in the equatorial part of the Atlantic Ocean. These currents fill the deepest depressions in this region with… 
On February 7, 2023, a meeting dedicated to the Day of Russian Science was held in the building of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences. During the meeting, a ceremony was held for the solemn awarding of medals… 
On the Day of Russian Science, Vladimir Putin presented awards in the field of science and innovation for young scientists for 2022. Alexander Osadchiev, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences from the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy… 
On January 18, 2023, on the eve of Science Day, the names of the young scientists who won the competition for the Moscow Government Prizes for young scientists in 2022 were announced. Head of S.L. Soloviev Tsunami Laboratory of Shirshov Institute of… 
The 63rd voyage of PS Akademik Ioffe to the eastern tropical Atlantic (September 29, 2022 – December 7, 2022) has ended. The expedition was organized by the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, with the participation of the… 
The 52nd voyage of the RV Akademik Boris Petrov started on October 17, 2022. On November 21, the Brazilian phase of research work began. A detachment of coastal observations was created from 4 specialists from the IO RAS, who have solid…
