
How to Create a Portfolio for DASS Master's Program Admissions
On June 24, a webinar of the DASS Master's program was held, where the program's teacher and deputy head of the ANR-Lab, Irina Pavlova, spoke about how to create a portfolio for admission to the program.

ANR-Lab research assistants successfully defend their thesis
Three ANR-Lab research assistants successfully defended their final qualification theses in the master's degree programs "Sociology of the Public Sphere and Digital Analytics" (Olga Molotkova, Daniil Kovalev) and "Applied Political Science" (Lika Kapustina).

ANR-Lab team registered a new result of intellectual activity.
The ANR-Lab team has registered a new result of intellectual activity 'Program for discourse analysis of interview texts in Russian using large language models'.

Research assistant position at ANR-Lab
As part of the additional recruitment campaign for HSE students and postgraduates, the ANR-Lab has an open position for a research intern (1 place for a bachelor's or master's student and 2 places for postgraduate students). The application deadline is March 12.
ANR-Lab at the Big Data Consortium meeting in Penza
On February 6, the general meeting of the University Consortium of Big Data Researchers, which unites 78 universities from Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan, was held at Penza State University. Experts discussed the development of data analysis and artificial intelligence, and outlined new educational and research projects.

Professional communications of the research community
In 2024, the ZIRCON research group, the SocioLogos platform, and the HSE International Laboratory of Applied Network Research, in partnership with OMI, conducted a study on professional communications in the Russian research community.

ANR-Lab Fundamental Project for 2025-2027
We are pleased to announce that the laboratory's work has been extended for three years. In 2025-2027 the International Laboratory of Applied Network Research is participating in a collective fundamental project of four laboratories 'The diversity of forms, effects and barriers to integration of modern Russian society in synchronic and diachronic dimensions'.

Our colleagues are the winners of the Student research paper competition 2024
ANR-Lab research assistant Daria Osokina and intern Polina Ermolaeva became the winners of the competition for the best student research paper of 2024, taking 2nd and 3rd places, respectively, in the nomination 'Best research paper in sociology for master's students and graduates of 2024'.

Sergei Davydov at the final meeting of the VCIOM scientific council
On December 26, 2024, Sergei Davydov, an analyst at the International Laboratory for Applied Network Analysis, took part as an invited expert in the final meeting of the VСIOM Scientific Council on the topic: 'Russian Society-2024: Results of the Year and Main Trends.'

Best DASS Courses
Eight courses in the Master's programme 'Data Analytics and Social Statistics' were recognized as the best by students of the 2023-2025 cohort.