On May 13, 2026, a meeting of the Council on the appointment and payment of Presidential scholarships for full-time postgraduate students conducting research in the context of the Russian Federation's scientific and technological development priorities was held.
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On April 17, 2026, the fifth KOLBA Forum and Award Ceremony took place at the A.S. Vishnyakov Digital and Information Technologies Building of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (Moscow). KOLBA is the only annual interdisciplinary award in Russia dedicated to women scientists.
The V.I. II’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute FEB RAS is conducting a research voyage on the vessel "Akademik Oparin" from May 4 to June 8, 2026. The voyage will last for 36 days.Research vessel "Akademik Oparin"
On April 15, 2026, a scientific session dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the first human spaceflight and Cosmonautics Day was held in the large conference hall of the POI FEB RAS. Session participants discussed a wide range of issues related to the application of space technologies to Earth exploration.
A group of the POI FEB RAS staff members is currently completing training for a reconnaissance marine expedition aboard the research vessel “Professor Gagarinsky” in Vietnamese waters. The expedition is scheduled to begin in the second half of May 2026. The expedition will be carried out within the framework of the Scientific Research and Applied Work Program of the Joint Russian-Vietnamese Tropical Research and Technology Center (Tropical Center) for the period 2025–2029.
On March 19–20, 2026, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (Moscow) hosted the annual conference, "Results of Expeditionary Research in 2025 in the World Ocean, Inland Waters, the Spitsbergen Archipelago, and the Kamchatka Peninsula." Expedition leaders and heads of scientific teams from the V.I. Il’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute FEB RAS presented their findings.
On International Women's Day, Acting Director Alexander Nikolaevich Charkin, PhD in Geology and Mineralogy, awarded the following female employees of the Institute with Certificates of Honor of the POI FEB RAS, recognizing their work achievements and high professionalism in their fields. Yesterday, March 19, 2026, during a meeting of the Academic Council, the following members were awarded Certificates of Honor of the POI FEB RAS:
On February 26, 2026, an awards ceremony was held for staff members of the POI FEB RAS during a meeting of the Academic Council. Acting Director Alexander Nikolaevich Charkin, PhD in Geology and Mineralogy, presented departmental and institute awards.
On February 16, 2026, a meeting was held between the staff from the POI FEB RAS Laboratory of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems and the members of the crew of the nuclear-powered submarine Novosibirsk, part of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet).
The Western Pacific Sub-commission of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO (WESTPAC) held a Strategic Meeting of its Extended Advisory Group on Penang Island, Malaysia, from 28 to 30 January 2026. The meeting was kindly hosted by the Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies (CEMACS) of the University of Malaysia, located on Penang Island. Forty participants, representing advisory group members and invited experts from nine Sub-commission member countries, attended.
