The development of a Covid-19 vaccine began in the early months of the pandemic, after which it underwent trials and a long registration process. As a result, Russia presented a Sputnik V vaccine, which our foreign partners have already purchased. Now residents of Chelyabinsk and the region have the opportunity to protect themselves and their loved ones from the dangerous virus. According to scientists, it is enough just to get vaccinated, and you will become immune to Covid-19 for two whole years.
The International Research Collaboration Office of South Ural State University took part in the Russian-British online forum on academic mobility in 2021. The event was organized by the British Embassy Moscow and ITMO University.
ITMO University, MISIS National University of Science and Technology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Yugra State University, University of Birmingham, University of Bradford, Lancaster University, and Coventry University were among the participants.
Scientists from South Ural State University, together with colleagues from Moscow State University, studied the effect of nitrogen content on the structure and conductivity of glassy carbon. The study aimed to create new carbon materials with high chemical resistance and electrical conductivity. The study was published in the highly-rated scientific journal Diamond and Related Materials (Q2).
Student festivities will begin on the square in front of the SUSU Main Building on January 25th at 14:00
South Ural State University will be traditionally celebrating Tatiana Day on January 25th. “Students Are a Special Brotherhood” is the motto of the event. The program includes: popular fun activities and attractions, sleigh rides, mulled wine, tea, and various delicacies.
South Ural State University has become the winner in the Education Nomination of the contest of business initiatives, which is held to stimulate developments aimed at improving the quality of life in BRICS countries.
A method to improve the efficiency of reciprocating engines was proposed by a SUSU postgraduate. The results of the many-years’ research were presented in his dissertation for the Candidate of Science degree, which he successfully defended in the end of 2020. The developments will help engine corporations to improve their products.
The Ministry of Roads and Transport of our region has begun its transport reform in the Chelyabinsk agglomeration. The year of 2021 will be a transitional period, during which the infrastructure will be actively prepared for a comprehensive change in the route network. One of the key directions in this change is the improvement of the ticket menu and the creation of a new transport card with favourable conditions.
Khalel Dosmukhamedov Atyrau State University, Kazakhstan, and South Ural State University are inviting students to participate in virtual academic mobility programs in the spring semester of the 2021 academic year in the following fields:
Management;
Economics;
Ecology;
Mathematics;
Pedagogy and Psychology;
Foreign Languages.
Within this program, students can study for one semester at Atyrau University free of charge. At the end of their studies, they receive a certificate.
SUSU Linguistics Centre announces winter admission for the professional retraining programme “Theory and Practice of a Foreign Language. Advanced Course”, upon completion of which, a diploma from South Ural State University is awarded, which gives the right to conduct professional activities in the field of translation from and to a foreign language: English, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, German, or French.
The Master’s degree programme on Media Communications (in English) has been elaborated by the SUSU Department of Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations in cooperation with International Office and the European Journalism Training Association and includes such special subjects as:
Modern solid-formed drugs can be more efficient if their solubility increases. The international team of researches verified supercritical technology that are applied in pharmaceutic for solubility enhancement of poorly soluble drugs and revealed ways which can be used for design of preparation of nanomedicines at industrial scale. The research was published in the highly ranked journal “Nature Scientific Reports”(Q1).
On January 15th, a ceremony of opening an “Everyone Looks, but Not Everyone Sees…90th Birthday Anniversary of Yuri Teush”” photo exhibition will be held.
During the meetings, applicants and their parents will be able to receive all the necessary information on the choice of field of study and preparation for the Unified State Examination.
The Psyche Academy, an educational and developmental project by the Faculty of Psychology of South Ural State University, invites school pupils and senior-years’ students from other educational programmes to thematic meetings. The program includes not only lecture materials, but also practical tasks aimed at studying mental phenomena, developing professional competencies, and forming a psychological approach to understanding a person, interpersonal relationships, and social phenomena.
At once two projects by SUSU scientists have received support in the form of grants from the President of the Russian Federation for young Doctors and Candidates of Sciences. The research team will continue to work on the development of new ferrite-based materials, and on the regulation of the encapsulation properties of phenols.
At the end of December, two defences for the degree of Candidate of Sciences (Economics) were held at the Dissertation Council of South Ural State University.
More than 400 members of the teaching staff work at the Institute of Engineering and Technology of South Ural State University. They conduct academic, methodical, and research work, supervise graduation projects, and prepare postgraduates for the defence of their theses. Each of them has their own path – from school to a career as a successful teacher.
Scientists and graduate students of South Ural State University, together with colleagues from India, have developed and patented a biodegradable material based on starch for food packaging. It will reduce environmental pollution from polyethylene and plastic. This unique material will be produced from plant biopolymers (by-products of grain processing) using ultrasound and existing technological equipment, significantly reducing the production cost.
The research by the Ural language scholars from Ural State Pedagogical University, Ekaterinburg, and from SUSU, Chelyabinsk, is devoted to political linguistics, in particular to the field of studying the metaphors that function in political discourse. The use of the Russian language resources helps develop political communication in society and understand the hidden meaning in the speeches of political leaders.
Artificial intelligence can help control the flow of traffic in cities. Scientists from South Ural State University have taught a neural network to do this, having developed an intellectual system for monitoring the flow of traffic in real time. The group have obtained a patent for this unique technology, and now it’s being prepared for a pilot run.
The scientists will be able to obtain additional support for their development as part of the Year of Science and Technologies, which was announced by the President of the Russian Federation in 2021.
In the year of the 75th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, a team of authors of the Faculty of Psychology of South Ural State University, consisting of the Dean of the Faculty, Head of the Department of Psychology of Management and Service Activity, Doctor of Sciences (Psychology) Elena Rylskaia, Senior Research Fellow of the Department of General Psychology, Psychodiagnostics and Counselling, Doctor of Sciences (Psychology) Galina Gorelova, and Head of the Department of General Psychology, Psychodiagnostics and Counselling, Candidate of Sciences (Psychology) Svetlana Morozo
In 2021, the Institute of Supplementary Education of South Ural State University will continue to actively cooperate with the region’s businesses. The list of programs of professional retraining now includes an additional professional program entitled “Metallurgy of Ferrous Metals” (540 hours).
Water pollution is one of the problems that industrial regions face. It can be solved by purifying waste water from plants and factories before it reaches water bodies used by the public. Modern means of treatment are effective, but expensive or inconvenient to use. However, SUSU scientists have developed a new method of obtaining material for waste water treatment that supersedes the existing analogues. A patent has already been obtained for the development.
