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September 14 - 18, 2026
September 15 - 17, 2026
October 22 - 23, 2026
14th conference with international participation dedicated to K.I. Arsenyev “QUESTIONS OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY AND SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT STATISTICS”
June 29, 2026
Geographers continue exploring the estuary of the Nizhny Vyg river emptying into the White Sea
River estuaries must be studied to determine what is carried from the catchment into the sea and in what amounts. It is now the fourth year that specialists from the Northern Water Problems Institute (NWPI KarRC RAS) have been surveying the estuary of the Nizhny Vyg River – one of the main waterways feeding the White Sea in its Karelian part. Last week, an expedition to Sorokskaya Bay of the White Sea was conducted to measure the physical and chemical parameters of the water during the summer period.
River estuaries must be studied to determine what is carried from the catchment into the sea and in what amounts. It is now the fourth year that specialists from the Northern Water Problems Institute (NWPI KarRC RAS) have been surveying the estuary of the Nizhny Vyg River – one of the main waterways feeding the White Sea in its Karelian part. Last week, an expedition to Sorokskaya Bay of the White Sea was conducted to measure the physical and chemical parameters of the water during the summer period.
June 25, 2026
Admissions for 2026/2027 doctoral studies at KarRC RAS are underway
On June 20, Karelian Research Centre began accepting applications for doctoral studies. A total of 8 full-time positions are available this year, 6 of which are state-funded. The submission deadline is July 2.
Applicants willing to take a doctoral course at the Karelian Research Centre RAS can submit their papers between June 20 and July 2.
On June 20, Karelian Research Centre began accepting applications for doctoral studies. A total of 8 full-time positions are available this year, 6 of which are state-funded. The submission deadline is July 2.
Applicants willing to take a doctoral course at the Karelian Research Centre RAS can submit their papers between June 20 and July 2.
June 24, 2026
Scientists of the Karelian Research Centre RAS propose restoring Karelian forests using locally sourced and bred planting stock
Scientists of the KarRC RAS took part in a meeting of the Head of the Republic of Karelia, Artur Parfenchikov, with representatives of the scientific community, members of the regional Legislative Assembly, as well as heads of the republic’s agencies, enterprises, and organizations dealing with reforestation.
Speaking at the meeting, KarRC RAS CEO Olga Bakhmet and Director of the Forest Research Institute KarRC RAS Boris Raevsky focused on research results, analyzed the situation with forest regeneration in Karelia, and proposed recommendations for augmenting and accelerating forest regeneration using domestic production of seeds and seedlings.
Scientists of the KarRC RAS took part in a meeting of the Head of the Republic of Karelia, Artur Parfenchikov, with representatives of the scientific community, members of the regional Legislative Assembly, as well as heads of the republic’s agencies, enterprises, and organizations dealing with reforestation.
Speaking at the meeting, KarRC RAS CEO Olga Bakhmet and Director of the Forest Research Institute KarRC RAS Boris Raevsky focused on research results, analyzed the situation with forest regeneration in Karelia, and proposed recommendations for augmenting and accelerating forest regeneration using domestic production of seeds and seedlings.
June 23, 2026
Karelian Research Centre RAS will contribute to creating bio-ecovillages in the Arctic zone of Karelia
KarRC RAS leader Olga Bakhmet gave a talk at a working meeting with the leadership of the Kurchatov Institute, ministers, and CEOs of Karelian enterprises and organizations, chaired by the Head of the Republic of Karelia, Artur Parfenchikov. The talk focused on the development of technologies for bioeconomy and their application in bio-ecovillages.
KarRC RAS leader Olga Bakhmet gave a talk at a working meeting with the leadership of the Kurchatov Institute, ministers, and CEOs of Karelian enterprises and organizations, chaired by the Head of the Republic of Karelia, Artur Parfenchikov. The talk focused on the development of technologies for bioeconomy and their application in bio-ecovillages.
June 19, 2026
KarRC RAS Board of Directors met to discuss financial, staffing, and science administration issues
The Board of Directors of the Karelian Research Centre RAS had a meeting today to discuss issues concerning extra funding for the KarRC RAS, administrative activities, and personnel decisions.
The Board of Directors of the Karelian Research Centre RAS had a meeting today to discuss issues concerning extra funding for the KarRC RAS, administrative activities, and personnel decisions.
June 18, 2026
Karelian scientists’ research results presented at 23rd World Congress of Soil Science in China
The 23rd World Congress of Soil Science was held in China. At its sessions, scientists from the Karelian Research Centre RAS presented their results. Pavel Ignashov, Junior Researcher of the Laboratory of Mire Ecosystems, Institute of Biology KarRC RAS, presented a poster on the phenomenal stability of frost heaved mounds in the Monchegorsk area, where the climate is unfavorable for permafrost persistence. The data from this study can be used as an auxiliary indicator for predicting climatic changes in the Russian Arctic.
The 23rd World Congress of Soil Science was held in China. At its sessions, scientists from the Karelian Research Centre RAS presented their results. Pavel Ignashov, Junior Researcher of the Laboratory of Mire Ecosystems, Institute of Biology KarRC RAS, presented a poster on the phenomenal stability of frost heaved mounds in the Monchegorsk area, where the climate is unfavorable for permafrost persistence. The data from this study can be used as an auxiliary indicator for predicting climatic changes in the Russian Arctic.
June 17, 2026
Doctoral exams at KarRC RAS: students pass difficult test successfully
The main session of doctoral exams for students at various stages of their training was held at the Karelian Research Centre RAS. Scientists-to-be successfully passed rigorous tests in the history and philosophy of science, a foreign language, and their specialism disciplines, such as Human and Animal Physiology, Biochemistry, Land Hydrology, Water Resources, Hydrochemistry, and others.
The main session of doctoral exams for students at various stages of their training was held at the Karelian Research Centre RAS. Scientists-to-be successfully passed rigorous tests in the history and philosophy of science, a foreign language, and their specialism disciplines, such as Human and Animal Physiology, Biochemistry, Land Hydrology, Water Resources, Hydrochemistry, and others.
June 16, 2026
Compost derived from wastewater sludge holds promise for agriculture
Compost based on sludge from wastewater treatment facilities can be used in agriculture: in can, under certain conditions, serve as a plant growth stimulant. This is an interim conclusion from an experiment conducted jointly by PKS-Vodokanal utility company and the Karelian Research Centre RAS. Scientists have harvested lettuce grown on the soil substrate prepared by the company's specialists and moved on to the final, laboratory-based stage of the experiment.
Compost based on sludge from wastewater treatment facilities can be used in agriculture: in can, under certain conditions, serve as a plant growth stimulant. This is an interim conclusion from an experiment conducted jointly by PKS-Vodokanal utility company and the Karelian Research Centre RAS. Scientists have harvested lettuce grown on the soil substrate prepared by the company's specialists and moved on to the final, laboratory-based stage of the experiment.
June 11, 2026
Scientists described the mechanisms of ‘martial’ water formation in Karelia
Karelian scientists have revealed the formation mechanisms of martial waters, whose famous deposit it at the core of Russia's first spa resort. Here, mineral groundwater forms under the impact of a combination of favorable factors: shungite-bearing rocks, landscape, climatic conditions, and geological history. At the same time, the relict waters that had accumulated after the glacier retreat are now nearly depleted and are being replaced by modern precipitation-derived waters. This unique deposit requires a special water-use regime and a reduction in detrimental human impacts.
Karelian scientists have revealed the formation mechanisms of martial waters, whose famous deposit it at the core of Russia's first spa resort. Here, mineral groundwater forms under the impact of a combination of favorable factors: shungite-bearing rocks, landscape, climatic conditions, and geological history. At the same time, the relict waters that had accumulated after the glacier retreat are now nearly depleted and are being replaced by modern precipitation-derived waters. This unique deposit requires a special water-use regime and a reduction in detrimental human impacts.