Saint-Petersburg State University is holding the Third Saint Petersburg Congress of International Studies "Global and Regional Challenges in the Changing World". The event is an expert platform aimed at bringing together representatives of the most respected academic schools in international relations from Russia and around the world. Its fundamental goal is to exchange the most significant results of fundamental and applied research on current issues in global politics, as well as to develop a strategic vision for global and regional development. 

The relevance of the Congress stems from the urgent need for open professional dialogue amid a profound systemic crisis and the painful transformation of the entire architecture of international relations, as humanity faces a complex set of interconnected challenges in the areas of security, economics, ecology, technology, and social development, requiring the consolidation of the intellectual efforts of the global academic community. The event meets the highest standards in terms of geographic representation, bringing together experts from all continents, academic stature, heads of research institutes, deans of leading faculties, and scientific authority, focusing on the discussion of groundbreaking work shaping the discipline's modern paradigm. 

The main topics of the Congress include:
- Modern Russian Foreign Policy;
- History of International Relations: Topical Issues and Contemporary Context;
- World Politics and Global Governance;
- International Economic Relations;
- Regions and Regional Cooperation under the Global Instability;
- Eurasian Space: Security Challenges, Issues of Socio-Economic Development;
- Issues of International Security;
- Geopolitics and Foreign Policy;
- Diplomacy and Paradiplomacy in a Changing World;
- AI and Digital International Relations;
- Religion in International Relations;
- New Contexts of International Educational and Cultural Exchange;
- Teaching and Studying in the Field of International Relations: Challenges and Prospects;
- Global South and Global North in Modern World Politics.

The registration fee for participation in the Congress is:

- In-person speakers and co-presenters — 2000 Russian rubles

- Foreign in-person participants — 2000 Russian rubles

- Virtual speakers (by the approval of the Programme Committee) — 2000 Russian rubles

- Young researchers without a scientific degree (up to the age of 35) — 1000 Russian rubles

- Undergraduate (bachelor) and graduate (master) students — 500 Russian rubles

The annual conference “Science Present and Future: Research Landscape in the 21st century” is organized to discuss recent developments in both theoretical and applied areas, to create the knowledge exchange platform and stimulate discussion on key interdisciplinary issues. During the Conference, participants will present papers in English in such areas as Earth Sciences, Solar Physics, Geography, Linguistics, Pedagogy, Chemistry, Information Technology, Energy, Mathematics, Biology and Linguodidactics.

The Nineteenth International Conference on Game Theory and Management (GTM2026), a three-day conference, will be held in Saint Petersburg, Russia on July 1–3, 2026.

Participants will have the opportunity to attend presentations on a wide range of game-theoretic models, both theory and applications, including management applications.

The conference is organized by Saint Petersburg State University (Graduate School of Management, Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Control Processes), the International Society of Dynamic Games (Russian Chapter) and will be held in person.

Dear colleagues!

The A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences invites you to take part in the scientific conference dedicated to the 310th anniversary of the museum (September 25 – October 1, 2026, Moscow).

The conference aims to bring together leading experts in the field of mineralogy to discuss current scientific and practical results, as well as to provide a comprehensive analysis of the history and role of the museum and its collections, and the contribution of its staff to the development of global mineralogical science and practice.

Detailed information about the event, a list of sections, the program, circular, abstract submission rules and registration are available at https://310fmm.tilda.ws/

The sections will be organized sequentially. Registration is open from March 16 to September 15, 2026. 

An exhibition of instrumental mineralogical equipment is planned.

In 2026, it will be the 95th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Danilovich Nozdrachev, an academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, an Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, and an Honorary Professor at St. Petersburg State University. Academician A. D. Nozdrachev is one of the foremost domestic physiologists who successfully combined scientific work at the Pavlov Institute of Physiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences with leading the scientific and teaching activities of the Department of General Physiology, one of the oldest departments at St. Petersburg State University. A. D. Nozdrachev's scientific research focused on studying the neural and hormonal mechanisms that ensure adaptation at the cellular and systemic levels in the bodies of animals and humans. His work has made a significant contribution to the field of physiology dedicated to the organization and functioning of the autonomic nervous system. A. D. Nozdrachev's scientific interests were broad, encompassing not only the physiology of the autonomic nervous system but also the physiology of the heart, respiratory system, processes of interoception, and issues of central regulation of internal organ functions. A. D. Nozdrachev also paid special attention in his work to the history of domestic physiology and the scientific heritage of Ivan Petrovich Pavlov. The National Scientific Conference dedicated to the 95th anniversary of Academician Alexander Danilovich Nozdrachev’s birth will be held from November 17 to 20, 2026, in St. Petersburg, at the St. Petersburg State University and the Pavlov Institute of Physiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The conference aims to discuss the current state of research on a wide range of physiological issues, analyze new concepts, and identify directions that will shape the future development of this scientific field.