
ANR-Lab became part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at HSE
In 2025, the International Laboratory for Applied Network Research became part of the Department of Sociology of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, and in 2026, it continued work on the project 'The Diversity of Forms, Effects, and Barriers to Integration of Contemporary Russian Society in Synchronic and Diachronic Dimensions.'

Irina Pavlova on how to identify trends in science
Irina Pavlova, Academic Director of DASS and Deputy Head of ANR-Lab, discussed how bibliometric analysis helps scientists identify relevant research areas and discover fundamental scientific works.

ANR-Lab member wins special award at Innovation in Education Competition 2025
This year, Alfa-Bank established three special nominations as part of the Innovation in Education Competition and awarded teams that proposed bright, bold, and promising solutions for the future of education. Among the recipients of a 500,000 ruble grant was ANR-Lab member Alexander Zabolotsky.

ANR-Lab member wins Young Researcher Award
n 2025, the International Laboratory of Game Theory and Decision Making, together with the HSE Laboratory of Complex Networks, Hypergraphs, and Their Applications, established an award for young researchers for advances in solving theoretical and practical problems in complex networks. One of the award recipients was Ilya Petrov, a laboratory research fellow.

Congratulations to Aryuna Kim on defending her PhD dissertation in sociology!
On December 22, ANR-Lab junior research fellow Aryuna Kim defended her PhD thesis on 'Qualitative Network Analysis: Theoretical and Methodological Foundations and Analytical Potential.'

ANR-lab's study on NGOs in BRICS countries
The ANR-lab team has completed study on 'Non-profit Organizations in BRICS Countries: Sector Structure and Development Characteristics.' The study was conducted at the initiative of the Expert Council on Russia's Participation in BRICS (HSE University).

The ANR-Lab team registered the intellectual rights for the 'Program for multimodal network analysis of vacancies in the Russian labor market.'
The authors of the program are Daniil Kovalev, Irina Pavlova, and Daria Maltseva, members of the International Laboratory of Applied Network Research.

Members of the International Laboratory for Applied Network Research at the Open Data Forum in Kazan
Researchers from the International Laboratory for Applied Network Research presented a case "Network Analysis for Labor Market Research: A Case Study of Data Analysis from the RosNavyk Platform." During the official part of the event, the Laboratory received a commendation for its collaboration with the Big Data Consortium and its contribution to organizing a series of seminars on the application of network analysis.

A Russian postdoc has joined ANR-Lab.
The 2025 competition for Russian postdocs to participate in research projects at the Higher School of Economics concluded in July. Sixty specialists began working at the university on September 1. One of the selected postdocs, Ilya Vladimirovich Petrov, joined the ANR-Lab team.

