Researchers at the Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building are experimenting with durable concrete for more effective construction in the low temperature conditions of the Arctic and the Extreme North.
Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev and Roscosmos Director General Yury Borisov discussed creating an Arctic satellite constellation to promote navigation safety on the Northern Sea Route (NSR) at a meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
The expedition ‘Arctic Floating University 2022: The Changing Arctic’ on the Professor Molchanov research vessel concluded on 16 July. The researchers shared the first results of the expedition at the Conference on Waste and Microplastics in the Arctic, which was held in Arkhangelsk as part of the main events of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, which are being organized by the Roscongress Foundation.
A roundtable of the Arctic Sessions project ‘The Arctic Council: Scenarios for the Future of the International Platform’ focused on the search for mutually beneficial forms of cooperation in the Arctic as well as ways to strengthen mutual trust and security in the region.
The “Arctic Floating University 2022: The Changing Arctic” research and education expedition was held in the high Arctic on the Professor Molchanov research vessel from 24 June to 11 July. The research was conducted as part of the plan of the main events of Russia’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, which is being operated by the Roscongress Foundation.
Russia supports the creation of an international partnership in the Arctic with the participation of non-Arctic states.