Tag - Institute of Environmental Sciences

Engineering center to be created at the Low Tonnage Chemistry Technology Park

The Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education pledges to allocate 250 million rubles in the next two years for the project. A total of 228 applications were submitted for the competition, which was held with the aim of forming a scientific infrastructure for research and development in priority areas of scientific and technological development, of...

KFU offers innovative solutions for Black Sea oil spill cleanup

A special event of the 5th Congress of Young Scientists was held, dedicated to eliminating the consequences of the oil spill in the Kerch Strait. The purpose of the meeting was to select the best technological solutions to eliminate the problem on the Black Sea coast. Our researchers presented innovative solutions and took an active part...

Scientists find pine forest endangered by grey heron

KFU and Saint-Petersburg Electrotechnical University researched pines near Panovo village in Tatarstan; the paper appeared in Frontiers in Environmental Science. Associate Professor (Department of General Ecology) Denis Tishin comments, “We study colonies of grey heron. It’s a rather widespread bird in Tatarstan. At a logline near Panovo village we found about 300 nests. The logline is about 100 meters in...

2nd GeoFest held at UNICS Center

The festival, organized by KFU and Russian Geographical Society, took place in the evening of 2 June and comprised 10 lectures and 17 interactive booths and stands. The event was visited by President of KFU Riyaz Minzaripov, Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev, Minister of Forestry of Tatarstan Ravil Kuzyurov, Chairman of the Tatarstan Branch of the Russian Geographical...