Dear colleagues, dear citizens of Dubna,
A little more than a year ago, nobody could have imagined how our lives would change. The life of every person, every family. The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly taken over the entire world, and it will never be the same again obviously. Transport restrictions, social isolation, the mandatory wearing of masks and gloves. We did everything possible to save the most significant things – health and life both our own and of our loved ones.   More in Russian.

The Laboratory of High Energy Physics JINR has completed an important stage in the preparation of an experiment on SRC (Short-Range Correlation – short-range two-nucleon correlations in the carbon nucleus) at the BM@N facility of the NICA accelerator complex.   More in Russian.

Founded in 1970, the review journal Physics of Elementary Particles and Atomic Nuclei, brief name Particles & Nuclei, is published by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna. This is the most influential physical review journal in Russia.   More in Russian.

This is the way the JINR Directorate has decided to support employees who are getting vaccinated. Vaccination and revaccination against COVID-19 are available daily, 24 hours a day in the emergency room of Medical Unit No.9. Vaccination in the medical points at both sites of the Institute will be available again after the new year holidays.  
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On 28 December, the first superconducting magnet was installed in the tunnel of the NICA accelerator complex. Moreover, a testing system of the MPD solenoid was launched. The festive event took place with the participation of the Institute’s Directorate, heads of the JINR scientific laboratories, and representatives of the organisations involved in the construction of the collider.   More in Russian.

According to the annual survey of the Russian TV channel “Science”, the launch of the project in March this year is the key event of the Year of Science and Technology in the Russian Federation. It has completed the list of the top 5 scientific events of 2021.   More in Russian.

On 23 December, results of the scientific year at the Institute were summed up at a joint meeting of the
JINR Science and Technology Council and the Institute’s Directorate. Participants discussed plans and goals of JINR, including long-term ones. JINR Director RAS Academician Grigory Trubnikov in his report spoke about the brightest scientific results attained in 2021 by each of the Institute’s laboratories, as well as about the ongoing and upcoming changes at the Institute.   More in Russian.

Dear colleagues, friends! Happy New Year and Merry Christmas!
It is a tradition to conclude the outgoing year by looking at the results and to welcome the new one with plans and expectations.The 65th anniversary of the Institute and our bright scientific achievements today are a marvellous occasion to thank on behalf of the many-thousand international team of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research the Member States, as well as Associate Members and partners of the Institute for their extensive support.  
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The event took place during the first commissioning of equipment of the irradiation station SOChI and the beam transportation channel at night of 22 – 23 December 2021. During the works, the magnetic system of the channel was commissioned, the beam was transported to the SOCHi station where several detectors registered it, including the ionizing monitor at microchannel plates, thy luminiferous and scintillation detectors.  
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On the eve of the New Year holidays, the “Russia-Cultura” TV channel will broadcast a series of documentaries dedicated to Dubna as a world scientific centre and the development of JINR from the very beginning to the present day. Documentaries will be shown from 27 to 30 December at 9:30 PM. All broadcasts will be also available on Smotrim.ru.   More in Russian.

The journal Physics of Elementary Particles and Atomic Nuclei, Letters, brief name Particles and Nuclei, Letters, publishes the articles with results of the original theoretical, experimental, scientific-technical, methodical and applied research.   More in Russian.

At present, one of the research areas in the Sector of Neutron Activation Analysis and Applied Research of the Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics (SNAA&AR of FLNP) is a phytoremediation method.   More in Russian.

On 23 December, a regular meeting of the Science and Technology Council of the
Meshcheryakov Laboratory of Information Technologies took place. MLIT staff members were presented with awards on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences.   More in Russian.

Implementation of the NICA megascience accelerator complex is underway in the Laboratory of High Energy Physics JINR. The future collider will have no analogues in the world, so many of its engineering solutions should also be unique and oriented at the problems of modern science  More in Russian.

Results have been announced of the JINR Prize Competition for young scientists and specialists 2020-2021 held on 15.12.2021.
Works selected by the programme committees of two conferences (Alushta-2021 and AYSS-2021) took part in the competition.   More in Russian.

Laureates of international competitions Andrei Korobeinikov and Andrey Gugnin have performed the music by Scriabin. On 27 and 28 December, the programmes will be broadcast on the “Russia-Cultura” TV channel.  
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In December, at a meeting of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Engineering, the results were announced of the All-Russian Competition named after the pioneer of printing Ivan Fedorov for the best scientific and methodical work. Professor Alexander Malakhov, a famous Russian physicist, Head of the Scientific and Experimental Department of Heavy Ion Physics of the Laboratory of High Energy Physics JINR, is among the laureates of the competition in 2021.   More in Russian.

A jubilee seminar organised in honour of the 80th anniversary of JINR Scientific Leader Academician Victor Matveev took place in the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.   More in Russian.

The Laboratory of Popular Science Animation of the School for Young Film-Makers of the
Tregubovich Children’s and Youth Film Festival has completed its final work, the animated film about the
Baikal Neutrino Telescope “Baikal seal and the mystery of the Lake”. The Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems took an active part in its creation.   More in Russian.

On 23 December (Thursday) 2021, the meeting of the JINR Science and Technology Council will be held in a hybrid format in the JINR International Conference Hall. The beginning of the event is set at 3:00 PM.   More in Russian.

On 16 December, the Workshop on the application of the tagged neutrons method in ecology took place in a hybrid format in the JINR Scientists’ Club. Participants focused their attention on the opportunities opened up by this method in measuring the carbon content in soils.   More in Russian.

Yesterday, on 19 December, the superfinal of the second season of the All-Russian popular science competition for school children and students “Science. Territory of Heroes” was held. The Joint Institute took part in the organisation of the event.   More in Russian.

To support the skill level and to stimulate creative activities of teachers who implement educational activities on subjects and techniques necessary for training the staff for JINR, as well as to encourage the best Dubna teachers, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research announces an annual city contest of teachers and teachers of additional education of Dubna for JINR grants. The JINR Directorate kindly invites Dubna teachers to take part in the competition.
The deadline for applications is set on 25 February 2022.   More in Russian.

On 17 December, these words opened an international seminar dedicated to the 80th anniversary of JINR Scientific Leader, a Member of the RAS Presidium, Academician Victor Anatolievich Matveev. The event organised in a hybrid format brought together more than 200 participants.   More in Russian.

A special webinar was organized on 16 December 2021 to present JINR current activities and projects to an extended audience of the Mexican scientific community, as well as to discuss opportunities for further enhancement of joint Mexico-JINR research activities.   More in Russian.

The Neutrino Telescope on Lake Baikal has detected a signal from a radio blazar flare. On 8 December 2021, scientists from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole announced the observation of a track, a candidate for the astrophysical neutrino with an estimated energy of about 172 TeV.One of the brightest radio blazars in the sky, PKS 0735+17, is located in the region where the neutrino was presumably born (considering the direction of the incoming particle).   More in Russian.

On 15 December 2021, the national group of the Republic of Kazakhstan in JINR and the team of the
Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP) of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan had a joint festive meeting on the occasion of the celebration of the Independence Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan via videoconference.  
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On 16 December, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research remembers an outstanding world-famous theoretical physicist, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Professor, Academician of RAS Albert NikiforovichTavkhelidze (16.12.1930 – 27.02.2010).   More in Russian.

On 16 and 17 December, the Republic of Kazakhstan, a JINR Member State, celebrates its main national holiday – the Independence Day. This year is an anniversary date – Kazakhstan turns 30 years old as an independent state.  
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VII International Conference “Modern Trends in Physics” (MTP-2021) is being held on 15 – 17 December. It is a platform for discussions on a wide range of topics linked to various domains of physics at all levels, thus influencing tomorrow’s outlook to better education and research. The Conference has gathered scientists from 17 countries in a hybrid format.   More in Russian.

On 17 December, a seminar dedicated to the 80th anniversary of JINR Scientific Leader Academician Victor Matveev will be held in the Conference Hall of the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics JINR. The beginning of the seminar is scheduled at 10:00 AM.   More in Russian.

This will be the topic of the Workshop that will take place in a hybrid format in the JINR Scientists’ Club on 16 December. Participants will discuss the application of the method in ecological studies.   More in Russian.

From 13 to 15 December, a meeting of the SPD Collaboration is taking place in the online format. The event has become the second in a row and gathered more than 100 participants. The meeting is a platform for discussions on the progress in the SPD experiment at the NICA complex and various issues of the Collaboration’s operation.  
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At the beginning of 2022, the next Wave of the international INTEREST programme will start. It will be already the 6th one in a row. On 17 January, the submission of applications for projects will be available for students. In this regard, the organisers of the programme invite JINR researchers to upload proposals for projects on the programme’s website before this date.   More in Russian.

Today, on 11 December, Victor Anatolievich Matveev celebrates his 80th anniversary. Victor Matveev is an outstanding theoretical physicist and science organizer, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a Member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Scientific Leader of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna.   More in Russian.

Today, on 8 of December, the Young Scientists Congress has started at the Sirius Art and Science Park in Sochi. The main results of the Year of Science and Technology in Russia are being summarised. A delegation of 10 young scientists presented all seven scientific laboratories of the Joint Institute is taking part in the event. JINR Director Academician Grigory Trubnikov is a participant in two topical tracks at the Congress.   More in Russian.

The National Institute of Nuclear Physics and Particle Physics (Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules – IN2P3) is a JINR long-standing partner. The year of the 50th anniversary of this scientific centre coincided with the year of the JINR 65th anniversary. In this regard, the organisations have taken a mutual part in a number of cross jubilee events.   More in Russian.

The proposal to participate in collecting moss for the scientific study was announced on 9 December, at the
Young Scientists Congress in the Sirius educational centre in Sochi. Head of the Sector of Neutron Activation Analysis and Applied Research of FLNP JINR Inga Zinicovscaia invited Russian school children to create an ecological atlas of Europe at the discussion “Big science at school: how school students may contribute to the scientific and technological development of the country”.   More in Russian.

On 10 December, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research recalls one of its founding fathers – the renowned Polish experimental physicist Henryk Niewodniczański (1900–1968). Doctor of Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Polish Academy of Sciences, he made a significant contribution to the development of the Institute, being also a member of the JINR Scientific Council in 1956 – 1968.   More in Russian.

JINR has taken part in the Vietnam Conference on Nuclear Science and Technology (VINANST-14) held on 9 – 10 December in Da Lat. The organiser of VINANST-14 is the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM). The cooperation agreement on carrying out research and training of the scientific and engineering staff signed in 2019 strengthened a long-standing partnership between JINR and this organisation.   More in Russian.

On 9 December 2021, within the track “Staff and human resources” of the Young Scientists Congress in Sochi, there was a discussion “Development of human capital in science-driven territories”. JINR Director Grigory Trubnikov took part in it.   More in Russian.

The Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics JINR hosted the already traditional Conference of young scientists and specialists of FLNP from 30 November to 2 December. The first Conference was held in December 2016, when its participants were holders of grants of the Association of Young Scientists and Specialists of JINR for the previous year, applicants for the next year, and applicants for I. M. Frank and F. L. Shapiro Scholarships.   More in Russian.

At first, the session of the Committee of Plenipotentiary Representatives of the Governments of the JINR Member States was held in Bansko. The historic event took place at the session: the
Arab Republic of Egypt became a full-fledged JINR Member State.   More in Russian.

On 1 – 3 December, directors of already existing and planned for opening JINR Information Centres in Vladikavkaz, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Vladivostok, Irkutsk, Rostov-on-Don, Saratov gathered in the Joint Institute for experience exchange. The meeting was designed as a shortened JEMS programme and was concluded with a round table “JINR Information Centres: experience and prospects”. It took place in a hybrid format with the participation of interested representatives from Belarus, Bulgaria, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Moldavia, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia. Head of the JINR International Cooperation Department Dmitry Kamanin moderated the event.   More in Russian.

Despite the difficulties caused by the pandemic, the implementation of the NICA complex is successfully moving forward. It will have the form of a multi-stage cascade of accelerators. Before entering the main ring of the collider, ions will be previously accelerated in other units of the facility. Superconducting magnets are used to accelerate particles and keep them on the required path. The technology of magnets was developed at the Joint Institute.
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Concluding the Year of Science and Technology, in which JINR is an active participant, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation presented the scientific achievements of the year in the form of a music album “Sounds of Science”. As the site of the project says, this is “an exhibition where you can learn about nine brightest scientific projects of the Year of Science and Technology”. The NICA and Baikal-GVD megascience projects included in the programme of the Year are among them.   More in Russian.

The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research is one of the organisers of the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD) and is a member of the IYBSSD 2022 Steering Committee. The decision to proclaim 2022 the Year of Basic Sciences was taken on 2 December by the UN General Assembly.   More in Russian.

On 6 December, the JINR Science and Technology Library opens a literature exhibition dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the birth of a world-famous Russian physicist, an organiser of science and a public figure, Director of JINR from 2012 to 2020, Scientific Leader of JINR, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Victor Anatolievich Matveev.   More in Russian.

On 15 – 28 November 2021, 2nd year Master degree students from the Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Control Processes of St. Petersburg University passed their pre-graduation practice at the
Meshcheryakov Laboratory of Information Technologies. Simultaneously with the SPBU group, students from the Institute of Science-Intensive Technologies and Advanced Materials of the Far Eastern Federal University came to MLIT for a longer practice.   More in Russian.

The event took place online on 2 December under the auspices of the Delegation of the European Union to the Russian Federation. Director of the Joint Institute Grigory Trubnikov introduced participants to the working principles of the Institute, its key fields of activities, and flagship projects.   More in Russian.

JINR Department of Science Organisation Activities in cooperation with the Department of Sociology and Human Sciences of Dubna State University is conducting a survey on the social satisfaction of the JINR staff with the organisation of work and with working, living, research, and recreational conditions. We invite you to participate in this survey by filling in a questionnaire.   More in Russian.

On 30 November, the Russian Science Foundation (RSF) summed up the results of the competition 2021 in the priority field of activity “Conducting fundamental scientific research and exploratory scientific studies by small scientific groups”. Projects by scientists of the Joint Institute are one of the winners of the grants.   More in Russian.

1 December marks the Great Union Day of Romania. This holiday dates back to 1918 when just after World War I, Romanians from Transylvania and Banat voted for the unification with the Romanian Kingdom.   More in Russian.

A delegation of the Veksler and Baldin Laboratory of High Energy Physics JINR took part in the International Conference “Modern Problems of Nuclear Energetics and Nuclear Technologies” held on 23 – 25 November 2021 in Tashkent (the Republic of Uzbekistan) and dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the foundation of the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences (INP AS RUz).   More in Russian.

We offer to your attention a preprint “Neutron Focusing in Time and Magnification of the Time Lens” P3-2021-36 published by the JINR Publishing Department. The author is A. I. Frank.   More in Russian.

The event became the 44th in a row and was held on the platform of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The key topics of discussion were the current status of CERN experiments and the participation of the Russian party in them. One of the new elements in the joint agenda was the discussion of the Russian Federation’s programme Priority 2030 and the growing participation of Russian universities in the CERN programmes.
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On 28 November 2021, the festive presentation of the VII All-Russian Award “For Loyalty to Science” was held in the State Kremlin Palace of Russia. Scientific Leader of the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions JINR RAS Academician Yuri Oganessian became a laureate in the nomination “Special contribution made by scientists, journalists, teachers, and public figures.” A senior researcher of the Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems JINR Mark Shirchenko was also among the shortlisted candidates for the award in this nomination.   More in Russian.

The website of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria published information about the participation of the head of the country Rumen Radev in the ceremonial meeting of the session of the Committee of Plenipotentiaries of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research on 23 November in Sofia.   More in Russian.

On 22 November 2021, at the session of the Committee of Plenipotentiary Representatives of the Governments of the JINR Member States held in Bulgaria, a Declaration was adopted to highlight the value of international scientific and technological integration in solving the tasks of strengthening peace, mutual understanding, and socio-economic progress of all the countries.   More in Russian.

The Committee of Plenipotentiaries of the Governments of the JINR Member States, at its session held on 22 – 23 November 2021, has approved the Topical Plan for JINR research and international cooperation in 2022.
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We offer to your attention a preprint “The Yield of γ Quanta from the Reaction of Nuclear Fusion in Muonic Molecules ptμ and pdμ” Д15-2021-35 published by the JINR Publishing Department. The authors are A. Adamczak et al.
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On 22 November, an Action Plan for advance of the Republic of Serbia to full membership in the Joint Institute was signed at the session of the Committee of Plenipotentiary Representatives of the Governments of the JINR Member States (CP) in Bulgaria. JINR Director Academician Grigory Trubnikov and State Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of Serbia Marijana Duki? Mijatovi? signed the document.
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On 23 November, President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev personally attended a festive meeting held in the frames of the session of the Committee of Plenipotentiaries of the Governments of the JINR Member States. Thus, for the first time in a long period, the CP session was marked with the participation of a head of a state.   More in Russian.

At the Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics (FLNP) of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) much attention is paid to life science research for more than half a century now.   More in Russian.

On 22 November, at the visiting session of the Committee of Plenipotentiaries of the Governments of the JINR Member States in Bansko, Members of the Committee unanimously decided to raise the status of the Arab Republic of Egypt in JINR up to a full-fledged JINR Member State.   More in Russian.

JINR Director Grigory Trubnikov presented the main results and key directions of the Institute’s development in his report at the current session of the Committee of Plenipotentiaries of the Governments of the JINR Member States in Bulgaria. In his speech, Grigory Trubnikov paid particular attention to JINR’s flagship projects, the progress on which has so far amounted to 72%.   More in Russian.

We offer to your attention a preprint “The Dynamics of Oscillation Instability of the IBR-2M Reactor. The Noise Analysis” P13-2021-29 published by the JINR Publishing Department. The authors are Yu. N. Pepelyshev, Ts. Tsogtsaikhan.   More in Russian.

The beginning of the next week will be marked by a session of the Committee of Plenipotentiaries of the Governments of the JINR Member States that will take place on 22 – 23 November 2021 in Bansko and Sofia, Bulgaria. The planned participation of President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev confirms the high status of the event.  
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On 15 November, laureates of the Prize Yuri Oganessian and Vincenzo Balzani received gold medals with the portrait of D. I. Mendeleev and honorary diplomas in the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Moreover, each scientist will receive USD 250,000. The festive ceremony conducted by Shamila Nair-Bedouelle, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, took place within the 41st session of the UNESCO General Conference. On the day of the Prize presentation, President of Russia V. V. Putin sent a congratulatory telegram to Yuri Oganessian.   More in Russian.

The agreement implies the development of cooperation between JINR and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) relating to staff training, which unites governmental organisations in the fields of applied and fundamental research. On 15 November, Director of JINR Grigory Trubnikov and CNRS President Antoine Petit signed the document.   More in Russian.

On 15 November, the first webinar of JINR Information Centres “Along the Meridian: From the White Sea to Southern Africa” took place. It was the first meeting of a planned series aimed to fulfil the motto of JINR “Science brings nations together”. The goal of the series is to gather already operating and future JINR Information Centres with their partner network in order to encourage their communication and coverage of the Institute’s scientific agenda.   More in Russian.

The journal Physics of Elementary Particles and Atomic Nuclei, Letters, brief name Particles and Nuclei, Letters, publishes the articles with results of the original theoretical, experimental, scientific-technical, methodical and applied research.   More in Russian.

Scientific Leader of FLNR JINR, Academician Yuri Oganessian and DLNP senior researcher Mark Shirchenko have become candidates for an award in the nomination “Special Award for contribution to the popularisation of science and technology among scientists, journalists, teachers and public figures.”   More in Russian.

15 November, the 125th anniversary of the birth of the famous Romanian scientist Horia Hulubei (1896 – 1972) is celebrated. Doctor of Science in Physics, Professor, Academician of the Romanian Academy of Sciences, Corresponding Member of the French Academy of Sciences and of the Portuguese Academy of Sciences Horia Hulubei played an important role in the foundation of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and the development of international cooperation in it as the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Government of Romania to JINR.  
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On 15 November 2021, at 4:00 PM (Moscow time), the first international JINR webinar “Along the Meridian: From the White Sea to Southern Africa” will take place. It will unite several JINR Information Centres and the organisations planning to open such centres. Head of the JINR Neutrino Programme, Deputy Director of the Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems of JINR, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics Dmitry V. Naumov will make a report “The Universe through the Baikal Neutrino Telescope”.   More in Russian.

On 15 November, the UNESCO House in Paris will host an awarding ceremony of the UNESCO-Russia Mendeleev International Prize in the Basic Sciences. Scientific Leader of the Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions JINR Academician Yuri Tsolakovich Oganessian has become the first laureate of the Prize and will take an in-person part in the ceremony. The broadcast of the event will start at 9:30 PM (Moscow time) and will be available via the link. Please, find below an interview with Yuri Oganessian before the presentation of the prestigious prize.   More in Russian.

Prospects for cooperation were discussed at a meeting with Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director of the Institute of Archaeology RAS Nikolay Makarov who visited the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research on 10 November.   More in Russian.

We offer to your attention a preprint “On the Training of Scientific Personnel for the Implementation of Strategic Plans for the Development of Neutron Research at JINR” P3-2021-14 published by the JINR Publishing Department. The author is V. L. Aksenov.The preprint is issued to the 65th anniversary of JINR.   More in Russian.

On the occasion of World Science Day, which is celebrated on 10 November, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research announces a photo competition for employees “Scientific Staff” dedicated to the 65th anniversary of JINR.  
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The title of Honorary Citizen of the Moscow Region – the higher regional award – was presented to Yuri Oganessian. This and other awards were presented to employees of the Joint Institute during a visit of Governor of the Moscow region Andrey Vorobyev to Dubna on World Science Day, 10 November.   More in Russian.

A competition for I. M. Frank and F. L. Shapiro scholarships for young scientists in 2022 is open. All applications for the scholarships (with a list of publications for the last 5 years and abtracts in Russian (1-2 pages) reflecting the applicant’s personal contribution to this research) should be submitted to the FLNP Scientific Secretary (room 76, bldg. 42) no later than 10:00 AM 25 November 2021. Please, specify in the abstract the section to which the application is submitted. A recommendation letter from the Head of the group or sector should be provided as well.  
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Participants of the TANGRA collaboration on the platform of the Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics JINR are developing a mobile setup based on the tagged neutron method for determining soil organic carbon (SOC) content. This method allows to carry out prompt nondestructive elemental analysis of various substances and materials, in some cases without removing samples from their natural environment. The tagged neutron method is used in security systems, as well as in the mining industry, and etc.   More in Russian.

On 9 November, a delegation of the Embassy of the United Mexican States to the Russian Federation headed by Ambassador Norma Bertha Pensado Moreno visited JINR.   More in Russian.

On 8 November, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria to the Russian Federation Atanas Krastin visited the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. His visit was organised on the platform of the 19th
international training programme “JINR Expertise for Member States and Partner Countries” (JEMS-19). On the same day, Charge d’Affaires of the Republic of Serbia in the Russian Federation Slavoljub Carić arrived at JINR to discuss cooperation in the framework of the fulfillment of the Roadmap of Serbian-JINR Cooperation.   More in Russian.

On 7 – 9 November 2021, the JINR Director took part in plenary meetings of the international forum and had a number of working meetings with some key scientific leaders, including Scientific Managing Director of GSI/FAIR Paolo Giubellino, Secretary General of the Volkswagen Foundation Georg Schütte, Chairman of the DESY Board of Directors Helmut Dosch, Director for International Relations of CERN Charlotte Warakaulle, President of the
Carnegie Institution for Science (USA) Eric D. Isaacs, Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Ottoline Leyser, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Falling Walls Foundation Jürgen Mlynek, as well as
Federal Minister of Education and Research of Germany Anja Karliczek and
Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the German Federal Republic Sergey Nechaev.   More in Russian.

From 8 to 12 November 2021, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research is holding the 19th
international training programme “JINR Expertise for Member States and Partner Countries” (JEMS-19). Heads and specialists of research and educational institutions of Bulgaria and Serbia take part in the current training programme. On the first day of the internship, heads of the diplomatic missions of both countries in the Russian Federation also joined the event.   More in Russian.

Today, on 3 November, laureates of the UNESCO-Russia Mendeleev International Prize in the Basic Sciences were announced. The first laureate of the Prize is Scientific Leader of the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions JINR Yuri Tsolakovich Oganessian.   More in Russian.

We offer to your attention a preprint “Possible Studies at the First Stage of the NICA Collider Operation with Polarized and Unpolarized Proton and Deuteron Beams” E2-2021-12 published by the JINR Publishing Department. The authors are Abramov V. V. et al.   More in Russian.

JINR Director Grigory Trubnikov presented this approach at a meeting with EU Ambassador to the Russian Federation Markus Ederer who visited JINR at the end of October.   More in Russian.

We offer to your attention a lecture “Journey to microcosm with theoretical physicist” by Director of the
Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of JINR Dmitry Kazakov published on the YouTube channel of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT). Over 1.2 million viewers have watched the lecture.  
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Association of Young Scientists and Specialists (AYSS) of JINR announces a Grant Competition for JINR Young Scientists and Specialists 2022. Young scientists and specialists of JINR and skilled workers of JINR departments (under 35 years old as of 31 December 2021) are invited to take part in the Grant Competition. Terms and conditions of participation in the Competition can be found in the grant regulations (in Russian).   More in Russian.

Key achievements of the Institute were presented at an online meeting of the JINR Science and Technology Council with the extended JINR Directorate on 28 October. 80% of general construction works have been completed at the NICA collider, the second cascade of the complex is being prepared for commissioning, specialists are installing the new DGFRS-3 pre-separator at the Superheavy Elements Factory at which test experiments are scheduled for the end of the year, eight clusters of the Baikal-GVD neutrino telescope with 2304 optical modules are now collecting data.   More in Russian.

We offer to your attention the fifth issue of the regular NICA Bulletin reviewing the progress of the implementation of the JINR flagship international project “NICA Complex”.
 Download “NICA Bulletin” №5, 2021 (PDF, 1.60 Mb)     More in Russian.

During the visit of MIPT Rector Dmitry Livanov to JINR, it was noted that it is important for the scientific youth to gain work experience in laboratories with advanced scientific infrastructure under the supervision of world-class scientists. MIPT considers JINR exactly such a partner and is interested in extending cooperation in the fields of experimental high energy physics and theoretical physics.   More in Russian.

From 15 to 17 December, the Baku State University will host the
VII International Conference “Modern Trends in Physics” (MTP-2021).   More in Russian.

On 28 October, the Czech Republic, a Member State of the Joint Institute, celebrates the Independent Czechoslovak State Day.   More in Russian.

On 27 October, the Leader of the Consortium International Research Centre MBIR JSC and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research signed an agreement on cooperation in the fields of basic scientific and applied research at the
multi-purpose research reactor on fast neutrons (MBIR). JINR Vice-Director Latchesar Kostov and Director-General of the Consortium IRC MBIR Konstantin Vergazov signed the document.   More in Russian.

The JINR Publishing Department has published abstracts of reports presented at the VIII Congress on radiation research, which was held in Moscow from 12 to 15 October 2021.   More in Russian.

The 8th Collaboration Meeting of the MPD Experiment at the NICA Facility was held in the
V. I. Veksler and A. M. Baldin Laboratory of High Energy Physics JINR   More in Russian.

The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research has joined the development of materials for the competition “Science. Territory of Heroes”. Participants of the second stage of the competition will be able to learn about creation of the NICA collider through a video tour and solve the task, which JINR Director Grigory Trubnikov has proposed.   More in Russian.

On 28 October (Thursday) 2021, the meeting of the JINR Science and Technology Council will be held jointly with the Directorate of the Institute remotely via Zoom. The beginning of the meeting is set at 4:00 PM.   More in Russian.

On 25 October, the general contractor of the NICA project STRABAG and leaders of JINR discussed possible increase in the pace of work and improvement of efficiency at a meeting. On the same day, STRABAG representatives visited the construction site of the complex and evaluated the progress in the creation of the NICA collider.   More in Russian.

The Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics JINR held the International Conference
“Advances in Quantum Field Theory”.   More in Russian.

This will be the topic of the Workshop scheduled for 25 – 27 October 2021 in Warsaw, Poland.The organisers of the Workshop are the Heavy Ion Laboratory, Warsaw University, the Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions of the Joint Institute, and Opava University.   More in Russian.

On 21 October, an awarding ceremony of the Honoris Causa Doctorate title of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University was held in Lublin. The highest academic title of the prestigious university was awarded to Scientific Leader of the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions JINR, Academician Yuri Tsolakovich Oganessian.   More in Russian.

On 20 October 2021, a festive awarding ceremony of diplomas on conferring academic degrees took place in the big hall of the International Conference Hall. Four applicants received diplomas: Lyubomir Martinovič, Vadim Babkin, Andrey Nechaevsky, and Artem Petrosyan.   More in Russian.

Founded in 1970, the review journal Physics of Elementary Particles and Atomic Nuclei, brief name Particles & Nuclei, is published by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna. This is the most influential physical review journal in Russia.   More in Russian.

The JINR Directorate deeply regrets to announce that on 19 October a famous theoretical physicist, Head of the Department of High Energy Density Physics at Bogoliubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, a Member of the JINR Scientific Council, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Gennady Zinovjev passed away at the age of 80.   More in Russian.

On 19 – 20 October, a delegation of ITMO University headed by Rector Vladimir Vasilyev is having a working visit to JINR. Guests discuss prospects for cooperation both in science and training of the staff at ITMO exclusively for JINR.   More in Russian.

On 18 October, Dubna Lyceum No.6 hosted a JINR Day as part of the marathon “JINR visiting Dubna schools”. JINR scientists spent the whole school day talking to Lyceum’s students, performed scientific chemical and physical experiments, spoke about recent achievements in the fields of radiobiology and astrophysics, gave a career guidance talk.   More in Russian.

Today, on 18 October, the JINR Director met with Rector of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (RUE) Ivan Lobanov and discussed big data processing and educational projects. The RUE delegation came to the Institute to discuss prospects for cooperation enhancement with the Joint Institute.   More in Russian.

On 16 – 20 October, the capital of Tatarstan will welcome the
workshop “The Use of Nuclear Physics Method for Cultural Heritage Research”. The event will be the second in the series and will gather more than 40 scientists from various countries.   More in Russian.

On 13 October 2021, staff members of the JINR University Centre organised a visit of 12-13 grade students studying at the non-state educational private institution “British International School” under the national A-Level programme and specialising in natural sciences. School students got acquainted with the Institute and attended the
interactive exhibition “JINR basic facilities” and the Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems.   More in Russian.

Participants of the Eurasian Women’s Forum held on 13 – 15 October in St. Petersburg discuss the role of women in the modern world. The theme of the Forum organised for the third time touches upon the global mission of women in the new reality.   More in Russian.

On 12 October, a plenary session of the VIII Congress on radiation research was held in the Large Conference Hall of Burnasyan Centre of FMBA of Russia. Head of the RAS Scientific Council on Radiobiology, Scientific Leader of
LRB JINR, RAS Corresponding Member E. A. Krasavin opened the session. In his welcoming speech, he emphasised that all participants of the Radiobiological Society had done a great deal of work since the previous Congress.  
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A novel quantitative method for predicting earthquakes is being developed in Armenia. For this purpose, specialists of the Laboratory of Nuclear Problems of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research have installed the Compact Precision Laser Inclinometer, a new improved version of the PLI, at the International Science Centre “Garni Geophysical Observatory”.   More in Russian.

The JINR Information Centre will be opened in Vitus Bering Kamchatka State University (KamSU).   More in Russian.

JINR scientists as part of a scientific team along with colleagues from research centres of Moscow and St. Petersburg have managed to synthesise and describe new compounds of rare earth elements. In the future, compounds possessing unique properties may allow the creation of innovative systems for assessing the state of air, as well as for medical diagnostics.   More in Russian.

Today, on 12 October, the Collaboration Meeting of the MPD Experiment at the NICA Facility starts in the
V. I. Veksler and A. M. Baldin Laboratory of High Energy Physics JINR. It is the 8th meeting of the series that has gathered more than 150 online and offline participants from 15 countries.   More in Russian.

On 12 October, at the 25th Conference of Young Scientists and Specialists (AYSS-2021), Director of the Joint Institute Academician Grigory Trubnikov and Director of the Laboratory of Neutron Physics JINR Valery Shvetsov presented reports on the youth policy of the Institute, international cooperation, and research at the JINR neutron sources.
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Communication through letters is thoughtful and romantic. It requires getting thoughts together, thinking thoroughly before writing (it is impossible to correct what has already been written, as in an e-mail), choosing a good moment, and only then putting your hand to paper. Then, you seal a letter in an envelope, attach nice stamps, send it by mail, and wait for an answer.   More in Russian.

On 12 October, the VIII Congress on radiation research starts. The organisers of the event are the RAS Scientific Council on Radiobiology, the Russian Radiobiological Society RAS, Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Centre of FMBA, and the Laboratory of Radiation Biology of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.   More in Russian.

From 11 to 14 October, the Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics is holding the
International Conference “Advances in Quantum Field Theory” (Ad QFT-2021).   More in Russian.

Today, on 11 October, the 25^th International Conference of Young Scientists and Specialists of JINR (AYSS-2021) started. This year, the Conference is dedicated to the 65^th anniversary of JINR and the 30^th anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan.   More in Russian.

On 7 October 2021, JINR Vice-Director Latchesar Kostov met with Vice-Rector for Science, Innovation, and International Affairs of Vitus Bering Kamchatka State University (KamSU) Veronika Efimenko at the Directorate of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. During the meeting, parties signed an agreement on the opening of the JINR Information Centre in KamSU.   More in Russian.

The first results were obtained at the vGeN experimental facility aimed at the search for coherent neutrino scattering and other interactions. Measurements with the first detector of the vGeN spectrometer have shown the absence of considerable differences in the spectra in low energy fields at the reactor, both operating and shutdown.
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On 27 September 2021, Wave 5 of the INTEREST online student programme started thus opening the second year of its work.181 people from 28 countries were selected and participated in the first five Waves.   More in Russian.

The project of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research “Development and creation of elements of experimental stations based on pulsed and permanent neutron sources” has won in the grant competition of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia in the category “New technologies for the creation of elements and systems of experimental stations of pulsed and permanent neutron sources”. Grants are aimed at the development of synchrotron and neutron research.   More in Russian.

On Friday, 24 September, the XXX Dubna Open Physics and Mathematics Olympiad for 6-8 grade school students was held.   More in Russian.

Young scientists and specialists are kindly invited to participate in the competition for Prizes of the President of the Russian Federation in the fields of science and innovations for young scientists.
Four Presidential Prizes are awarded annually.More information about the regulations and necessary documents are available via the link.Deadline for applications is set on 15.10.2021.   More in Russian.

On 5 October 2021, the International conference “Modern problems of genetics, radiobiology, radioecology and evolution” (GRRE2021) starts in a mixed format in Nor-Amberd, Armenia. The Conference held for the 5th time is dedicated to N. W. Timofeev-Ressovsky and his scientific school.   More in Russian.

The methodology of determining the content of chemical elements by neutron activation analysis at the REGATA facility of the IBR-2 reactor has been certified.
The All-Russian Scientific-Research Institute of Mineral Resources n.a. N. M. Fedorovsky has issued a corresponding document.   More in Russian.

On 1 October 2021, Scientific Leader of the Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions JINR Yuri Oganessian visited the Regional Physics and Mathematics Lyceum named after V. G. Kadyshevsky. Director, an acknowledged teacher of Dubna Yuri Kurlapov guided a tour of the Lyceum for the outstanding scientist.   More in Russian.

From 3 to 8 October 2021, the Collaboration Meeting of the BM@N Experiment at the NICA Facility is taking place in the Veksler and Baldin Laboratory of High Energy Physics JINR in the mixed format. The event has become the eighth in the series and hathered around 100 participants from world leading scientific centres.   More in Russian.

On 30 September, JINR Director Academician Grigory Trubnikov met with a delegation of representatives of the Administration and universities of the Tula region. Anton Emelyanenko, Chairman of the Science and Innovation Committee of the Tula region, Oleg Kravchenko, Acting Rector of Tula State University, and Konstantin Podrezov, Vice-Rector of Tula State Lev Tolstoy University, arrived in Dubna to discuss prospects for the development of cooperation between the Tula region and the Joint Institute.   More in Russian.

The JINR News bulletin is issued 4 times a year and provides information on new scientific results, obtained at JINR Laboratories, on progress in performance of large-scale experiments, on construction of new installations, about discoveries, inventions, etc. JINR social life is presented extensively.   More in Russian.

The journal Physics of Elementary Particles and Atomic Nuclei, Letters, brief name Particles and Nuclei, Letters, publishes the articles with results of the original theoretical, experimental, scientific-technical, methodical and applied research. Subject-matter of articles covers the principal fields of research at JINR: theoretical physics, elementary particle physics, relativistic nuclear physics, nuclear physics and related problems in other branches of physics, neutron physics, condensed matter physics, physics and technique at low temperature, physics and technique of accelerators, physical experimental instruments and methods, physical computer experiments, applied research in these branches of physics and radiology, ecology and nuclear medicine.   More in Russian.

The Joint Institute for Nuclear Researcher held a traditional session of the Scientific Council in September.This year, the September session was a jubilee one – the 130th. The event started with a report by the Institute’s Director. In fact, it was a kind of the report on preliminary results of 2021.   More in Russian.

Since 2015, work on one of the top-priority DLNP directions, Theme 04-2-1126-2015/2023 “New semiconductor detectors for basic and applied research” has been underway at the Experimental Department of Colliding Beams (EDCB) of the Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems in close cooperation with the International Medipix Collaboration.   More in Russian.

In September 2021, the group of researchers from the Sector of Molecular Genetics of the Cell (SMGC) of the Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems performed Stage II of the experiment at the Baksan Neutrino Observatory (BNO) of the Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INR of RAS) on the study of ultradeep microbial communities inhabiting the extreme environment near the Elbrus magma chamber. Water, soil, and inorganic sediments were sampled in an underground hot spring at a distance of 4200 m away from the cross-passage entrance.   More in Russian.

On 24 September, as part of the celebration of the 65th JINR anniversary, Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Poland, and the Republic of Slovakia to the Russian Federation arrived in Dubna. A round-table meeting with the JINR Directorate in the large hall of the JINR Scientists’ Club gave start to the visit.   More in Russian.

The regular 130th session of the JINR Scientific Council took place in the International Conference Hall on 23 – 24 September. JINR Director Academician Grigory Trubnikov opened it with an overview report on the main results of the Institute’s work achieved since the previous session in February.   More in Russian.

In June 2021, G. V. Trubnikov and Yu.Ts. Oganessian visited the Educational Centre “Sirius”, Sochi, Russia. During the meetings of the JINR leaders with students of the Centre, a number of children expressed their willingness to visit the Institute.   More in Russian.

At the 130th regular session of the Scientific Council of the Joint Institute on 23 September 2021, the Council decided to award the title of Honorary Doctor of JINR to RAS Corresponding Member, President of the
National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute” (NRC KI) Mikhail Kovalchuk for his outstanding contribution to the development of priority fields of science and technology and scientific staff training.   More in Russian.

A delegation of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research headed by Director Academician Grigory Trubnikov and JINR Scientific Leader Victor Matveev took part in the International Scientific and Practical Conference “30 years of the Commonwealth of Independent States: results, prospects”. Participants discussed, in particular, prospects for cooperation between the CIS countries and JINR.   More in Russian.

The Professorial Forum 2021 “Science and technologies in the XXI century: trends and prospects” gathered leaders in science, technology, and education to discuss topical issues of the realms. The Forum is organised by the Russian Professorial Assembly.   More in Russian.

Future applied research at NICA complex was widely discussed in the
Veksler and Baldin Laboratory of High Energy Physics JINR for the first time.   More in Russian.

On 25 – 26 September 2021, a key event of the Year of Science and Technology in Russia – TECHNOSREDA (lit. “TECHNOSPHERE”) festival – brought together unique projects by the topline universities and research institutes, scientists and leaders, experts of the scientific community. The Festival took place at one of the main exhibition sites in Moscow – VDNH.   More in Russian.

On 24 September, an agreement was signed in St. Petersburg on uniting three supercomputers, including the object of the scientific infrastructure of the JINR Member States – the “Govorun” supercomputer – into a single network. Its aim is to develop the National Research Computer Network of Russia (NIKS).   More in Russian.

A regular exhibition of Professor Gheorghe Stratan “From Copernicus to Newton”, opened at the JINR Scientists’ Club on 23 September, became a continuation of his creative research of biographies of eminent scientists of the Middle Ages.   More in Russian.

Today, on 27 September, the All-Russian Particle Accelerator Conference (RuPAC-2021) has started. This year, the event takes place in the “Dubna” Resort Hotel, Alushta, Crimea.   More in Russian.

On 27 September, an exhibition dedicated to the 230th anniversary of an English experimental physicist and chemist Michael Faraday (1791-1867), whose discovery of electromagnetic induction and the study of the electromagnetic field became one of the foundations for the further use of electricity by people, opens in the
JINR Science and Technology Library.   More in Russian.

On 24 September 2021, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced the election of Professor Eliezer Rabinovici as the 24th President of the CERN Council for a period of one year. Professor Rabinovici will take up the office in January 2022.   More in Russian.

On 27 September 2021, the International Conference “Neutron Scattering in Condensed Matter Research”
(RNIKS-2021) will be opened. The Conference is organised with the support of the
Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics JINR. The Conference will be held from 27 September to 1 October at
M. N. Mikheev Institute of Metal Physics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.   More in Russian.

The scientific activity of JINR is executed on the basis of the annually issued document “Topical Plan (TP) for JINR Research and International Cooperation.” TP includes projects (proposed in compliance with the rules currently in force at JINR) selected by the Scientific Council and approved by JINR Directorate as individual topics. There are instances where one topic includes several projects.   More in Russian.

On 26 September 2021, the 52nd traditional track and field run in the memory of Academician Vladimir Iosifovich Veksler will be held. All interested are kindly invited!
The run starts from the Swimming Pool “Archimedes”: at 11.00 AM – the 1 km distance; at 11.30 AM – the 4 and 8 km distances.Teams from Dubna, as well as cities of the Moscow and Tver regions, take part in the run.
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Within the framework of the commissioning, a beam of iron ions extracted from the Booster of the NICA complex has been successfully transported through the Booster-Nuclotron channel. The goal of the commissioning is to start the physical experiment and launch the injection complex of the collider (the linear accelerator with the Booster and the Nuclotron) in the full configuration by December 2021. Moreover, specialists measured the radiation background around the injection complex in different operating modes to confirm the correctness of taken project decisions on the creation of biological protection.   More in Russian.

On 25 – 26 September, the festival “TECHNOSPHERE” will take place at VDNH as a part of the
Year of Science and Technology in the Russian Federation. The largest Russian scientific and technological companies will present their latest developments to the wide audience at the festival.   More in Russian.

For implementation of the Resolution No. 19-ПГ of 13.03.2012 of the Governor of the Moscow region “On the annual Moscow Region Governor’s awards in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and innovations for young scientists and specialists”, the Ministry of Investments and Innovations of the Moscow region announces a competition for the mentioned Moscow region Governor’s awards 2021.   More in Russian.

On 14 September, the JINR delegation’s work in Cairo continued in the headquarters of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology of Egypt (ASRT) where the in-person ceremonial opening of the JINR Information Centre in ASRT was held. It complemented a similar event organised online in December 2020.   More in Russian.

On Friday, 24 September, the Physics and Mathematics Open Classroom will hold the XXX Dubna Open Physics and Mathematics Olympiad for 6-8 grade school students. The start of the Olympiad is set at 3:30 PM. The time allotted for the task is 1.5 hours. The competition will take place at School No.9 (17, Sakharov street).   More in Russian.

On 23 – 24 September, the 130th regular session of the JINR Scientific Council will be held in the JINR International Conference Hall. JINR Director Grigory Trubnikov will open the session with a report dedicated to the overview of the Institute’s activities conducted since the previous SC JINR session.   More in Russian.

21 September marks the National Independence Day of the Republic of Armenia, a Member State of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. The Republic of Armenia, as a part of the USSR, joined JINR since its foundation, and it has continued to cooperate as a sovereign republic since 1992.   More in Russian.

We are glad to inform you that the Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics invites to the festive opening ceremony of the monument to I. M. Frank and F. L. Shapiro.
The ceremony will take place on 22 September at 3:00 PM.The ceremonial opening will be held in Dubna, at the DLNP JINR Site, the FLNP main entrance, F. L. Shapiro Alley.   More in Russian.

Collaboration continues between the Group of Neutron Activation Analysis (GNAA) of the JINR Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics and archeologists in studying the remains of the medieval Russian nobility.   More in Russian.

On 16 September, JINR Director Academician Grigory Trubnikov had a meeting with Director of the
RAS Institute of Medico-Biological Problems Academician Oleg Orlov on the sidelines of the
International Round Table on Applied Research and Innovation at NICA.   More in Russian.

The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research together with the Nuclear Regulatory Agency of the Republic of Bulgaria (BNRA) organize a series of events devoted to the Institute’s 65th anniversary and the Year of Bulgaria in JINR.  
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On 17 September, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research celebrates the birthday of Mikhail Grigorievich Meshcheryakov, an outstanding experimental physicist and a talented science organiser, a laureate of the USSR state prizes, Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences, the founder and the first Director of the research centre in Dubna. He was a founder of Dubna itself.   More in Russian.

On 15-16 September, the workshop “Mediation: the practice of interaction with the visitor, scientific communication” organised by the Polytechnic Museum and the JINR Museum of History of Science and Technology takes place in the JINR Scientists’ Club. Representatives of 30 museums of Russia participate in it online and offline.   More in Russian.

This summer, the 5^th edition of the Team for the Future of NICA (TeFeNICA) internship program has come to an end. The cornerstone of this program was set during the NICA Days 2015 conference. During this event, former JINR Director Academician V. A. Matveev and Vice-Rector for Research of the Warsaw University of Technology (WUT) professor Rajmund Bacewicz signed the agreement on cooperation between JINR and WUT.   More in Russian.

Researchers from the Sector of Neutron Activation Analysis and Applied Research of the
JINR Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics analyzed fragments of a roll of cotton cloth placed on the outer surface of the International Space Station more than 10 years ago.   More in Russian.

The plenary session “Strategic Opportunities for Advancing Global Collaborative Perspectives Towards Achieving 2030 Main Research Goals” took place on September 13 in Cairo, the Arab Republic of Egypt. It was the first event on the margins of a large scientific workshop “Egypt – JINR: Today and Tomorrow”, organised under the guidance of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology of Egypt.   More in Russian.

On 11 September 2021, Director of the Industrial Center of the Republic of Bulgaria in Moscow, Counsellor of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Russian Federation Georgi Nenchev Radulov met with the JINR leadership in the framework of his visit to Dubna.   More in Russian.

10 September 2021, JINR Chief Scientific Secretary Sergey Nedelko took part in the festive meeting of the Scientific Council of the Russian Research Institute of Economics, Politics and Law in Science and Technology (RIEPL).  
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From 13 to 14 September 2021, a JINR delegation headed by JINR Director Academician Grigory Trubnikov will pay an official visit to Cairo (the Arab Republic of Egypt).The delegation will take part in the event “Arab Republic of Egypt (ARE) – Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR): Today and Tomorrow”, organised under the guidance of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology of Egypt.   More in Russian.

On 15–16 September 2021, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) will host the International Round Table on Applied Research and Innovation at NICA, a new accelerator complex being constructed on the territory of the Dubna Science City within the framework of the agreement between JINR and Russian Government. The meeting will be held as a hybrid event combining the major virtual component with a limited in-person presence of local participants.  
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President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev will be a guest at the session of the Committee of Plenipotentiary Representatives of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Sofia.   More in Russian.

The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research has joined the international programme GNeuS (Global Neutron Scientist) aimed at the development and financing of research using neutron scattering methods.   More in Russian.

The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research takes part in the programme for school students “Lessons of the present” by the Educational Centre “Sirius” (Sochi).   More in Russian.

From 6 to 10 September 2021, the Workshop «Prospects of cooperation of Ukraine with JINR» is taking place at the Institute for Scintillation Materials NAS of Ukraine (Kharkiv).   More in Russian.

On 6 September, the Science School for Students of the School University of the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) began its work. 14 students of the ASRT School University aged 13-16 arrived in Dubna to participate in the School.   More in Russian.

On Knowledge Day, a festive opening ceremony of the new Physics and Mathematics Lyceum was held in Dubna. The Lyceum is designed for 350 5-11 grade students. The Lyceum named after Vladimir Georgievich Kadyshevsky started its history on 1 September 2021.   More in Russian.

On 3 September, Far Eastern Federal University hosted the foresight session “Megascience infrastructure as a key element of technological leadership in modern industry”. The session was held within the framework of the track “Priority-2030” of the FEFU techno-lounge “Invest in the Far East: Tech.Edu.Sci.” of the VI Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).   More in Russian.

In the jubilee year for the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and on the eve of the own anniversary of the
Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, FLNP employees recall how their working biographies began, and show us what makes the laboratory’s installations and investigations interesting. Today FLNP Deputy Director for Science Egor Valerievich Lychagin speaks about his career path.   More in Russian.

The JINR University Centre announces the start of registration for Wave 5 of the INTEREST programme. Registration is available from 1 to 15 September.
The list of JINR scientific programmes of Wave 5 is available via the link.   More in Russian.

Today, on 2 September, the “365 days TV” channel and the Okko multimedia service will broadcast the premiere of a film about D. I. Mendeleev. An outstanding scientist, RAS Academician, Scientific Leader of the
Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions JINR Yuri Tsolakovich Oganessian took part in the filming of the movie. The project “Scientific Russia. Great names” is a series of documentaries about outstanding scientists of Russia and their modern followers.   More in Russian.

1 September marks the beginning of a new school year. On this day, the “S’COOL Science” Lectorium of the
JINR University Centre resumed its lectures for school students of Dubna. On the first day of September, JINR specialists were invited to School №9 to give their lectures at the lessons dedicated to the
Year of Science and Technology in Russia.   More in Russian.

According to the JINR Operational Headquarters, at the end of August, the total number of JINR employees with immunity reached 4,300 people. The Institute applies all measures taken by the Russian Federation to support citizens of the country for aiding families of staff members from the Member States: foreign employees with children have received 10 thousand rubles for children aged 6 – 17. In addition, the Institute continues paying financial aid of 4 thousand rubles to employees who have got fully vaccinated.   More in Russian.

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam, a JINR Member State, celebrates Independence Day on 2 September. This holiday has been celebrated since the proclamation of the independence of the state in 1945 and the formation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.   More in Russian.

Today, the Physics and Mathematics Lyceum created with active participation of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research opened its doors for students in Dubna. The Lyceum is named after Academician Kadyshevsky, a Russian theoretical physicist, a major specialist in the fields of particle theory and high energy physics, the JINR Director in 1992-2005.   More in Russian.

On 30 August 2021, JINR Director Academician Grigory Trubnikov took part in a festive meeting of the
NRNU MEPhI scientific council and scientific teams of the NRC “Kurchatov Institute”. The event was dedicated to the beginning of a new academic year and the upcoming 80th anniversary of the university in 2022.   More in Russian.

1 September marks a national holiday – the Independence Day, or Mustaqillik – of the Republic of Uzbekistan, a Member State of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.   More in Russian.

For the third time, JINR has taken part in the GEEK PICNIC science and technology festival. Every summer, the organisers gather experts from all over the world – scientists, engineers, artists – trying to get a glimpse of the world’s future. On 21-22 August 2021, for the first time, the science festival was held on a motor ship.   More in Russian.

On 28 August 2021, a festive opening ceremony of the photo exhibition “Sozopol. Near and Far” took place in the hall of the Blokhintsev Universal Public Library. The author of the presented works is a famous travel photographer, member of the Union of Photo Artists of Russia Margarita Fedina. JINR Vice-Director Latchesar Kostov and members of the Bulgarian national group in JINR took part in the opening ceremony.   More in Russian.

At the strategic session “Archipelago2121: development of science cities and high-tech territories” on 26 August, JINR Director Grigory Trubnikov stated that modern university as a tandem of urbanism, science, and innovation would be an attraction point for talented young people, without whom the development of science cities and high-tech territories is impossible. Moreover, on the second day of “Technoprom-2021”, Grigory Trubnikov moderated the round table “Megascience facilities for ensuring scientific and technological leadership”, as well as took part in the meeting of the State Council Commission for Science of the Russian Federation.   More in Russian.

On 1 September, a new educational institution will open in Dubna created with the support of the Joint Institute. Its official name is the autonomous non-profit educational organisation “Moscow Regional Physics and Mathematics Lyceum named after Academician V. G. Kadyshevsky”.   More in Russian.

On 27 August, Moldova, a JINR Member State, celebrates its national holiday – the Day of the Republic.  
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On 28 August (Saturday), the festive opening ceremony of the photo exhibition “Sozopol. Near and far” by Margarita Fedina, a famous travel photographer, a member of the Union of Photo Artists of Russia, will be held in the
JINR Blokhintsev Universal Public Library (13/7 Blokhintsev st.) at 4:00 PM. This is a joint project of Blokhinka and the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Moscow within the framework of the Year of Bulgaria at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.   More in Russian.

From 25 to 27 August, one of the central events of the Year of Science and Technology in Russia takes place in Novosibirsk – VIII International Forum of Technological Development “Technoprom-2021”.   More in Russian.

On 24 August, Ukraine, a JINR Member State, celebrates its main holiday – the Independence Day. This year is an anniversary date – Ukraine turns 30 years old as an independent state.   More in Russian.

The Licensing and Intellectual Property Department of JINR announces that on 28 June 2021, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research received two certificates of state registration of software programs:
1.“Program for controlling bolus verification device “Bolus Verification”. Author: Konstantin N. Shipulin
2.“RayTreat program for simulation of proton irradiation in heterogeneous tissues”. Authors: Konstantin N. Shipulin, Gennady V. Mitsyn.   More in Russian.

On 23 August 2021, an exhibition dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ernest Rutherford, the founder of nuclear physics, opens in the JINR Science and Technology Library. In 1908, he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the study of the transformation of elements and the chemistry of radioactive substances. More in Russian.

Today, on 23 August, the International Workshop «Geometry, Integrability and Supersymmetry” – GIS21 starts in Yerevan, Armenia.   More in Russian.

The JINR Cultural Centre “Mir” announces enrolment for its creative teams (season 2021 – 2022).   More in Russian.

On 22 August, the 108th anniversary of the birth of a world-class scientist, the founder of experimental neutrino physics, one of the founders of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research Bruno Maksimovich Pontecorvo is celebrated. The JINR International Neutrino Physics School, the prize for scientists from different countries engaged in the fields of neutrino physics, and the scholarship for young researchers of the Institute are named after him. One of the streets of Dubna is named in his honour.   More in Russian.

On 21 August 1909, a famous Soviet physicist and world-renown mathematician Nikolay Nikolaevich Bogoliubov was born. He was one of the founding fathers of JINR, the first director of the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics and the director of the Institute in 1965–1989.   More in Russian.

The JINR Operational Headquarters has announced statistics on the fight against the new coronavirus infection at the Institute: the total number of personnel who received immunity is at least 4,000 people or about 75% of the total number of employees.   More in Russian.

On 20 August, the 123rd anniversary of the birth of a famous physicist of the XX century and one of the JINR founding fathers Leopold Infeld is celebrated. He was an academician of the Polish Academy of Sciences and some foreign academies, creator of the school of theoretical physics in Poland. He seemed to have made his own phrase as his motto “Nothing in the world should remain hidden from humanity”.   More in Russian.

On 20 August, Hungary, an Associate Member of JINR, celebrates the main state holiday Saint Istv?n Day.
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The lecture “About allergy, longevity and SNP” will be given by Anastasia Rusakovich (DLNP Sector of Molecular Genetics of the Cell) at GEEK PICNIC 2021, an international festival of science and technology. Anastasia will speak about two systems elaborated by JINR geneticists for determining predisposition to allergic diseases and human longevity.   More in Russian.

This year, the traditional Conference dedicated to particle physics is held within the Year of Science and Technology in Russia.   More in Russian.

Founded in 1970, the review journal Physics of Elementary Particles and Atomic Nuclei, brief name Particles & Nuclei, is published by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna. This is the most influential physical review journal in Russia.   More in Russian.

We offer to your attention a preprint “Optimization of Automatic Power Control System of the IBR-2M Pulsed Reactor in the Presence of Instability” P13-2021-30 published by the JINR Publishing Department. The authors are Pepelyshev Yu. N., Sumkhuu D.   More in Russian.

More than two hundred children from 14 to 19 years old – winners of various Olympiads and competitions from different countries of the world and participants of the project “Hello, Russia!” – visited Dubna on 13 August 2021.   More in Russian.

Molecular Genetic Research at the Baksan Neutrino Observatory allows a new look at the effect of ultralow radiation doses.
For the first time in Russia, biological investigations into the effect of a low radiation background on complex model organisms have been carried out under the unique conditions of the low-background laboratory of the Baksan Neutrino Observatory (INR, RAS).The model was the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, a classic object for genetic research. The experiment showed that the low radiation background did not produce any effect on this model organism.
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The group of authors including E. M. Kozulin, A. A. Bogachev, I. V. Vorobyev, M. G. Itkis, I. M. Itkis, G. N. Knyazheva, D. Kumar, K. V. Novikov, A. N. Pan, I. V. Pchelintsev was awarded the First JINR Prize 2020 in the category “Experimental Physics Research” for the paper “Investigation of probabilities of formation and decay of superheavy systems in dependence on the Coulomb factor Z₁Z₂ at energies near the Coulomb barrier”.
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On 14 July 2021, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research received a patent for the invention “Method for measuring intensity of radiation of unknown composition”.   More in Russian.

On 10 August, Governor of the Moscow region Andrey Vorobyev awarded certificates for the social mortgage to young scientists and specialists of the Moscow region within the framework of the regional Housing programme. The festive awarding ceremony took place in the hall of the Booster of the NICA collider being constructed in JINR.
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On 10 May 2021, the Expert journal published on its website an interview between Russian journalist Andrei Konstantinov and Academician Grigory Trubnikov, Director of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.
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We offer to your attention a preprint “Determination of Correction Factors for Correction of the Individual Albedo Neutron Dosimeter DVGN-01 Readings in the Field of the DC-280 Accelerator” P16-2021-25 published by the JINR Publishing Department. The authors are Mokrov Yu. V., Morozova S. V., Schegolev V. Yu.   More in Russian.

One of the leading developers of the thermonuclear weapon in the USSR passed away on 6 August.
On 6 August 2021, Soviet and Russian physicist, RAS Academician, one of the leading developers of the thermonuclear weapon in the USSR Yuri Trutnev passed away being 93.   More in Russian.

The Association of Young Scientists and Specialists of JINR kindly informs that registration for the XXV International Scientific Conference of Young Scientists and Specialists (AYSS-2021) is open. The event will take place from 11 to 15 October 2021 at the Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP) of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty.   More in Russian.

At weekends, on 7 and 8 August 2021, the XXII Tennis Tournament will be held on the JINR Tennis Courts near the “Archimedes” Swimming Pool. The tournament is organised in memory of Venedikt and Boris Dzhelepov.
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We offer to your attention a preprint “On the Possibility of Creating a UCN Source on a Periodic Pulsed Reactor” P3-2021-22 published by the JINR Publishing Department. The authors are Frank A.I., Kulin G.V., Rebrova N.V., Zakharov M.A.   More in Russian.

We offer to your attention a preprint “Systematic of the Yrast-Bands in the Region of Heavy and Superheavy Even-Even Nuclei” P4-2021-15 published by the JINR Publishing Department. The authors are Efimov A. D.,
Izosimov I. N.   More in Russian.

The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) announces the start of application submission for participation in the Pilot Program of Special-Purpose Funding for Research Teams Acting within the NICA Megascience Project in 2022.   More in Russian.

Last weekend, new equipment manufactured jointly by JINR, IHEP, and the Institute for Nuclear Research (Moscow) was successfully delivered to CERN from the Institute of High Energy Physics(Protvino).   More in Russian.

JINR Encouraging Prize 2020 was awarded to a team of authors represented by E. Vasilieva, P. Volkov, Yu. Gusakov, T. Enik, I. Zhukov, G. Kekelidze, V. Kramarenko, V. Lysan, D. Peshekhonov, A. Solin for their scientific paper “Development and creation of coordinate detectors based on thin-walled drift tubes for the NA-64 at CERN”.   More in Russian.

The journal Physics of Elementary Particles and Atomic Nuclei, Letters, brief name Particles and Nuclei, Letters, publishes the articles with results of the original theoretical, experimental, scientific-technical, methodical and applied research.   More in Russian.

On 30 July, a delegation of Gazprombank headed by its First Vice President Natalia Tretiak visited the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.   More in Russian.

A team of researchers at Irkutsk National Research Technical University (INRTU) studies the relief of the bottom of Lake Baikal using an unmanned catamaran in the interests of the Baikal-GVD international project.   More in Russian.

On 1 August, the 33rd Interregional Computer School named after V. Volokitin and E. Shirkova (ICS-2021) will start. This year, the major site for the School is the JINR Universal Public Library.   More in Russian.

The operation to move the heaviest object of the detector took place today, 29 July. Installation of the superconducting solenoid launches the major stage in the MPD detector creation at the NICA accelerator complex.   More in Russian.

On 23 July, in the concert hall of the Choir School for Boys and Young Men, a festive meeting was held dedicated to the 65th Dubna anniversary. Awards were presented to Dubna citizens who had achieved considerable successes in the development of the city district of Dubna.   More in Russian.

On 26 July, the JINR Director took part in the group work of the Foresight “110-year horizon”, the first stage of the Archipelago 2121 project and educational workshop at which the country’s leading strategists, experts, and futurologists were discussing how our children and we would live in the next 100 years and how technologies would change the future.   More in Russian.

On 26 July 2021, the Giuseppe and Vanna Cocconi Prize was awarded online at the conference of the European Physical Society on High-Energy Physics (EPS-HEP 2021).   More in Russian.

On 23 July, participants of a meeting of JINR Director Grigory Trubnikov with President of the
Academy of Scientific Research and Technology of Egypt (ASRT) Mahmoud Sakr and ASRT Vice-President Gina El-Feky discussed a possible update of Egypt’s participation in JINR to the full membership.   More in Russian.

Yuri Tsolakovich Oganessian is the only man in the world whose address can be written with chemical elements. He is waiting for letters from school students of the Big Break project. The authors of the most memorable ones will receive invitations for the meeting with the scientist.   More in Russian.

We offer to your attention a preprint “The Cycle Changing of Dynamics of the IBR-2M Pulsed Reactor” P13-2021-11 published by the JINR Publishing Department. The authors are Pepelyshev Yu. N., Sumkhuu D.   More in Russian.

A series of JINR online lectures will take place within the framework of Bolshaya Peremena (lit. “Big Break”) project, the largest competition for school students under the auspices of the national project Obrazovanie (lit. “Education”) that gathered more than a million senior school student in 2020. Broadcast of lectures will be available in the group of the Big Break competition via the link https://vk.com/bpcontest.   More in Russian.

On 23 July, in the Year of Science and Technology in Russia, in the JINR’s jubilee year and on the eve of the Dubna anniversary, the largest in Eurasia Mendeleev’s Periodic Table was ceremonially opened on the wall of the Archimedes Swimming Pool in Dubna. It is 284 square metres large. The large installation occupies a big part of the wall of the JINR Swimming Pool Archimedes and faces the Volga river thus being clearly seen from both the embankment and ships passing along the river.   More in Russian.

On 22 July 2021, the first meeting of the Working Group on Strategic Issues (WGSI) was held in a mixed format. The group was established by the decision of the Committee of Plenipotentiaries of JINR in March 2021.   More in Russian.

On 23 July, at 10 PM (Moscow time) a ceremonial opening of the panel “Mendeleev’s Periodic Table” will take place on the Volga embankment. It is 284 square metres large making it the biggest in Europe. The live broadcast of the event will be available in the group of the educational project “Bolshaya peremena” (lit. “Big break”).   More in Russian.

23 July marks the Revolution Day in the Arab Republic of Egypt, an Associate Member of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. The Revolution Day is a national holiday dedicated to the anniversary of the July Revolution that took place in Egypt in 1952. Scientific ties between JINR and national scientific centres of Egypt have a long-standing history dating back to the late 1960s. Since then, fruitful scientific cooperation of Egyptian physicists with JINR researchers continues to be strengthened and extended.   More in Russian.

Preparations for the upcoming session of the Committee of Plenipotentiaries of JINR in Bulgaria and ways to enhance cooperation were discussed at a meeting of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria to the Russian Federation Atanas Krastin with leaders of the Joint Institute on 21 July. The Ambassador arrived in Dubna accompanied by Director of the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Moscow Victor Boichev.   More in Russian.

The Licensing and Intellectual Property Department of JINR announces that on 28 June 2021, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research received two certificate of state registration of software programmes:
1.“Programme for controlling the parameters of the proton beam Beam Control”. Authors: Gennady V. Mitsyn, Konstantin N. Shipulin, Alexander G. Molokanov
2.“Programme for processing experimental data QA tools”. Author: Konstantin N. Shipulin   More in Russian.

On 19 July, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Government of the Slovak Republic in JINR Fedor Šimkovic met with the JINR Directorate. Fedor Šimkovic, an outstanding Slovak theoretical physicist, a BLTP JINR employee, and a professor at the Department of Nuclear Physics and Biophysics at Comenius University, Bratislava, was appointed to this position on 1 July 2021.   More in Russian.

We offer to your attention a new preprint “The Cooperation of JINR with the Scientific Organizations of the Republic of Belarus in the Area of the Superconducting Accelerator Resonators” P9-2020-22 published by the
JINR Publishing Department. The authors are Budagov Yu. A. et al.   More in Russian.

Dear colleagues, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation informs about a competitive selection for participation in the 6th Young Scientist Forum of the member states of the BRICS Interstate Association (hereinafter – the Forum). The Forum is scheduled for 13 – 16 September 2021 online chaired by India. The deadline for applications is 20 August 2021.   More in Russian.

The DANSS facility to study reactor antineutrino fluxes is located in the heart of the Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP), several metres away from the reactor core. DLNP physicists investigate neutrino oscillations and search for sterile neutrinos whose possible existence is indicated by recent calculations of French researchers.   More in Russian.

This year, the programme of the Internship for young scientists from the CIS countries in Dubna was fully accomplished despite the pandemic. Participants had excursions to all seven laboratories of JINR and the
JINR University Centre, listened to the numerous lectures by leading JINR employees, visited the construction site of the NICA mega-science project and the Special Economic Zone “Dubna”.   More in Russian.

Last Saturday, the 21st Baikal Summer School on Particle Physics and Astrophysics finished. It was held online from 12 to 17 July. The school was organized by the Laboratory of Nuclear Problems JINR and Irkutsk State University.   More in Russian.

A visit to Dubna was the first official visit of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to the Russian Federation Cristian Istrate outside Moscow after he delivered credentials to the President of the Russian Federation in May 2021. Participants of the meeting in Dubna discussed Days of Romania at JINR in the frames of which it is planned to organize an exhibition of Romanian technological enterprises for the development of technical cooperation between the countries.   More in Russian.

Transfer of JINR Expertise to Member States
S. E. Kichanov, E. V. Lukin, D. P. Kozlenko, V. N. Shvetsov, S. A. Kulikov, B. A. Abdurakhimov, M. Yu. Tashmetov, B. S. Yuldashev, N. B. Ismatov, A. R. Saidov, A. Normurodov.
Development of neutron scattering instrumentation based on reconstructed or updated nuclear reactors is ongoing trend in several countries. The parameters of such nuclear research reactors are potentially sufficient for experimental studies of condensed matter by neutron scattering methods in the interdisciplinary fields, including condensed matter physics, materials science, non-destructive structural diagnostics, cultural and natural heritage, etc.   More in Russian.

The JINR Publishing Department has issued two new study guides on relativistic nuclear physics and heavy-ion physics:
“Heavy-ion physics and its applications” - Yu. Ts. Oganessian, Yu. E. Peniozhkevich
“Relativistic nuclear physics” - A. I. Malakhov.   More in Russian.

The First JINR Prize for 2020 in the section «Theoretical research» was awarded to J. Kunz (University of Oldenburg, Germany), I. Perapechka (Belarusian State University, Minsk), Ya. Shnir (Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of JINR, Dubna).   More in Russian.

The documentary TV Channel RT has filmed a movie about the NICA accelerator complex being constructed in the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.   More in Russian.

A traditional round table with the JINR Directorate summed up the results of the 18th International training programme for decision-makers in science and international scientific cooperation «JINR Expertise for Member States and Partner Countries» (JEMS-18). The bulk of the participants of the 18th training programme represented universities of Bulgaria and Russia, and this brought up the topic of JINR interaction with scientific and educational organizations during a special round table on the sidelines of the internship on 7 July.   More in Russian.

On 12 July 2021, XXI JINR-ISU Baikal Summer School on particle physics and astrophysics was launched. The School is prepared by the Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems JINR and Irkutsk State University.   More in Russian.

Today, the International Conference “Low-Dimensional Materials: theory, modeling, experiment” (LDM2021) started in the Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics JINR. Organizers of the event are JINR and the Heizenberg-Landau program of the BMBF.   More in Russian.

Recently, the results of the 2020 Research Award Competition of the Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems have been announced. The DLNP Group of Scientific Communication spoke with the winners about their research.
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On 11 July, Mongolia, a Member State of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, celebrates Naadam, the main and revered national holiday of the country.
JINR Directorate congratulates Mongolian colleagues on the national holiday of Naadam and wishes them and their families good health, happiness, and fruitful work at the multinational Institute for the benefit of science and progress!   More in Russian.

The International Conference “Distributed Computing and Grid Technologies in Science and Education” (GRID’2021) was traditionally held at the Meshcheryakov Laboratory of Information Technologies JINR in already ordinary hybrid format.The Conference takes place once in two years. This time, it was the ninth event of the series and was dedicated to the 55th anniversary of the Laboratory.   More in Russian.

Recently, the results of the 2020 Research Award Competition of the Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems have been announced. The DLNP Group of Scientific Communication spoke with the winners about their research.  
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Dear colleagues, the Operational Headquarters for preventing the spread of coronavirus infection brings to your attention clarification on the execution of the Resolutions of the Governor of the Moscow region No.213-ПГ of 28.06.2021 and of the Chief Medical Officer of the Moscow region No.3 of 16.06.2021 and JINR Orders No.493 of 16.06.2021 and No.556 of 02.07.2021 deriving therefrom.   More in Russian.

Recently, an article about the first results of the experiment on the development of a coating with unique radiation hardness properties has been published on the website “Nauka — RIA Novosti”. The research is being performed by scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) in cooperation with the Weinberg Research Center (WRC, TPU) and the Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems (DLNP, JINR).   More in Russian.

The document was signed on 6 July in Dubna during a visit of a leadership delegation of the
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) to JINR. The agreement provides joint training of staff in the fields of physics, mathematics, IT, and life sciences, as well as cooperation in the realm of research activities with the use of JINR’s unique equipment.   More in Russian.

“The needle is in an egg, the egg is in a duck, the duck is in a hare, the hare is in a chest”, this fairy tale imagery is evoked when one thinks of the detector structure of the Borexino experiment. The nylon vessel with a radius of 4 m contains almost 300 t of liquid scintillator. The stainless-steel sphere with a radius of 8.5 m encloses it. About 700 t of buffer fluid is between the nylon bag and the sphere. The entire construction is immersed into the tank with 2.5 t of ultrapure water. The detector itself is shielded by the massive Italian mountain Gran Sasso.   More in Russian.

The next CERN-JINR European School of High-Energy Physics will take place in Israel from 17 to 30 November 2021. The School is targeted particularly at students in experimental HEP who are in the final years of work towards their PhDs, although candidates at an earlier or later stage in their studies may be considered.The deadline for applications is 23 July 2021.   More in Russian.

Medals of the Russian Academy of Sciences for young scientists and students are awarded annually in 21 scientific disciplines. The competition is held to encourage talented scientific youth and promote the professional growth of researchers. According to the results of the competition in 2020, employees of the Laboratory of High Energy Physics Ilya Gorbunov, Andrey Galavanov, Elena Kulish, and Yulia Ivanova were awarded medals with prizes for outstanding scientific achievements.   More in Russian.

President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Sergeev took part in the meeting “Superheavy Elements” that was held at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research from 30 June to 2 July. Dubna and the synthesis of superheavy elements are nonseparable things.   More in Russian.

On 5 July, the 18th International training programme for decision-makers in science and international scientific cooperation «JINR Expertise for Member States and Partner Countries» (JEMS-18) started. Representatives of Bulgarian and Russian educational and scientific centres have come to Dubna for participation in the training programme.
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The Association of Young Scientists and Specialists of JINR announces the XXV Summer School for Young Scientists and Specialists (Lipnya-2021) scheduled for 16 – 18 July 2021.Young scientists and specialists aged under 35 are kindly invited to participate.   More in Russian.

Yesterday, at the 43rd meeting of the Russia-CERN Committee, CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti proposed to organize a workshop to discuss the CERN contribution to the development of mega-science projects in Russia, as well as JINR and Russia’s participation in the creation of future colliders of the European Organization for Nuclear Research. JINR Director Academician Grigory Trubnikov co-chaired the event on behalf of Russia.   More in Russian.

3 July marks the National Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus, a Member State of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. Nowadays, more than 20 scientific centres and universities of the Republic of Belarus cooperate with JINR in the fields of theoretical physics, particle physics, nuclear physics, and condensed matter physics in the framework of ongoing research projects at JINR.The industrial potential of Belarus provides a vital contribution to joint projects; its unique equipment is of crucial importance for the operation of modern research facility detectors in Dubna and in other scientific centres participating in joint projects.   More in Russian.

The 9th International Conference “Distributed Computing and Grid Technologies in Science and Education” (GRID’2021) starts in the Meshcheryakov Laboratory of Information Technologies (MLIT) on 5 July 2021 in the mixed format.   More in Russian.

Participants of the plenary session of the 8th Forum of Russian and Belarusian Regions noted the unique infrastructure of the NICA collider in Dubna as one of the most significant points of growth of interstate cooperation in the fields of science and technology.   More in Russian.

A three-day international meeting started yesterday, on 30 June, in the hybrid format in the International Conference Hall in Dubna. It gathered about 200 participants from Russian and foreign scientific centres, including from Germany, Switzerland, Israel, and the USA. The event is being held under the auspices of the RAS Council on Heavy Ions. RAS President Alexander Sergeev takes part in the meeting.   More in Russian.

The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, the Association of Young Scientists and Specialists of JINR will hold the international interdisciplinary forum Falling Walls Lab Dubna 2021 on 10 September 2021. Falling Walls Lab is a German project organized in memory of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Each autumn, the final conference of the Falling Walls Lab is held in Berlin.More details are available via the link
https://falling-walls.com/lab/about/.   More in Russian.

Today, on 30 June, the meeting “Superheavy Elements” starts. The goal of the event is an extensive discussion of the scientific programme of studies on superheavy elements and the creation of modern infrastructure for its implementation. RAS President Alexander Sergeev will take part in the meeting. The “Scientific Russia” portal will provide a live broadcast of the event.   Link to participate online
Programme (in Russian).     More in Russian.

The “Archimedes” Swimming Pool turned 50. The holiday dedicated to the jubilee started with a parade of athletes. Archimedes himself welcomed participants and guests of the event.   More in Russian.

From 30 June to 2 July 2021, JINR hosts the meeting “Superheavy elements” within the framework of a meeting of the RAS Council on Heavy Ion Physics.
The goal of the event is an extensive discussion of the scientific programme of studies on superheavy elements and the creation of modern infrastructure for its implementation. Leading scientists and heads of a number of scientific centres engaged in the discussed research programme are invited for participation.   Link to participate online
Programme (in Russian).     More in Russian.

The first two experiments were conducted at the Superheavy Element Factory in the
Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions.   More in Russian.

The 54th regular meeting of the Programme Advisory Committee for Condensed Matter Physics will take place on 28 June 2021 in the video conference format.
PAC Chairman D. L. Nagy will open the event and present information on the implementation of the recommendations of the previous PAC meeting.   More in Russian.

The second JINR prize for 2020 in the nomination “Applied physics research” was awarded to a joint team from
FLNP JINR and the Department of Chemistry of Moscow State University, consisting of: M.V. Avdeev, V.I. Petrenko, I.V. Gapon, O.I. Ivankov, E.E. Ushakova, Y.N. Kosiachkin, D.M. Itkis, L.V. Yashina, A.A. Rulev, T.K. Zakharchenko. The prize was awarded to the series of studies “Nanoscale structure of planar and developed electrochemical interfaces for lithium power sources by neutron scattering”.   More in Russian.

The JINR News bulletin is issued 4 times a year and provides information on new scientific results, obtained at JINR Laboratories, on progress in performance of large-scale experiments, on construction of new installations, about discoveries, inventions, etc. JINR social life is presented extensively.   More in Russian.

Grigory Trubnikov and Yuri Oganessian told students of the Educational Centre “Sirius” about scientific projects they are engaged in, as well as talked to school students in the “question-answer” format. Moreover, fields for cooperation enhancement were identified at working meetings of the JINR delegation with leaders of the Educational Foundation “Talent and Success”.   More in Russian.

The JINR Annual Report on activities of the Institute in 2020 was published. As of 1 January 2021, the total number of the staff members at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research was 5215. Joint research was conducted with scientific centres in the Member States, as well as with international and national organizations in other countries, on 44 topics of first priority and one topic of second priority. 16 international scientific conferences and schools, 12 workshops, and 7 meetings were organized and held. More details about activities and results of work of JINR offices and services in 2020 are available in the JINR Annual Report.   More in Russian.

Tomorrow, on 23 June 2021, the 54th meeting of the JINR Programme Advisory Committee for Nuclear Physics will be held in the videoconference format. Chairman of the PAC NP M. Lewitowicz will open the event and report on the implementation of the recommendations of the previous PAC meeting.   More in Russian.

The Conference of Young Scientists and Specialists of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research was traditionally held in the Resort Hotel “Dubna” in Alushta. From 8 to 15 June, 47 young scientists from 8 countries made reports on the topics of their scientific studies and listened to lectures dedicated to the modern achievements of the Institute’s laboratories. This year, the Conference was dedicated to the 65th JINR anniversary.   More in Russian.

We offer to your attention the fourth issue of the regular NICA Bulletin reviewing the progress of the implementation of the JINR flagship international project “NICA Complex”.   More in Russian.

Agreement on participation in the student programme of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research of students of the European Physical Society (EPS) was reached on 18 June at an online EPS-JINR meeting.   More in Russian.

On 16 June, at the invitation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the city of Dubna, JINR delegation headed by Vice-Director RAS Corresponding Member Prof. V. D. Kekelidze took part in a meeting of the Council of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation on industrial development and competitiveness of Russian economy. This time the meeting was devoted to the questions of cooperation of scientific and industrial organizations with a view to developing competitive high-tech products.   More in Russian.

On 21 – 22 June 2021, the 55th meeting of the JINR Programme Advisory Committee for Particle Physics will be held online. PAC PP Chairman I. Tserruya will open the event.   More in Russian.

Scientists of the Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics JINR within the joint research team are employing neutron scattering techniques to study the structure of wound dressings based on bacterial cellulose and gain an insight into the structural changes that occur during cellulose degradation by enzymes. Their findings can help to develop biodegradable dressings with the desired properties for the treatment of burns and other skin lesions.   More in Russian.

The first stage in the implementation of new joint projects will be a roadmap of relevant departments of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Higher School of Economics, the development of which was discussed on 16 June at the meeting of JINR Director G. Trubnikov and Rector of the National Research University “Higher School of Economics” (NRU HSE) Ya. Kuzminov.   More in Russian.

On 17 June, scientists from the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research will give lectures on physics in the
Educational Centre “Sirius”. In the Year of Science and Technology, JINR scientists will tell the students of the Educational Centre “Sirius” about their work. Direct contact with successful representatives of the scientific community is a way to spark children’s interest in the profession of a scientist.   More in Russian.

On 13 June, a regular Internship for young scientists from the CIS countries began in Dubna. The Internship is held by the International Innovative Nanotechnology Centre of the CIS countries (ININC) with the support of the Intergovernmental Foundation for Educational, Scientific and Cultural Cooperation and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.   More in Russian.

The excursion for schoolchildren to the construction site of the NICA accelerator complex took place on 11 June within the framework of the national marathon Nauka Ryadom (lit. “Science is nearby”). Candidate of Physics and Mathematics, Deputy Head of the Accelerator Department of the Laboratory of High Energy Physics Anatoly Sidorin told schoolstudents about the collider under construction. The excursion was broadcast live on the site of the project for schoolchidlren “Bolshaya peremena” (lit. “Long break”) on VKontakte.   More in Russian.

The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and the National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute” have agreed on joint implementation of socio-humanitarian projects. The agreement was signed on 11 June at a meeting of the Scientific Council of Kurchatov Institute. Scientific Leader of the Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions JINR RAS Academician Yuri Oganessian was awarded the title of Honorary Doctor of the NRC “Kurchatov Institute”.   More in Russian.

On 12 June, the Russian Federation, a Member State and the location country of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, celebrates the national holiday of the Russian Federation Day of Russia. Russia is the largest scientific partner of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. JINR cooperates with almost 190 research centres, universities, industrial companies of Russia from more than 50 Russian cities.   More in Russian.

The journal Physics of Elementary Particles and Atomic Nuclei, Letters, brief name Particles and Nuclei, Letters, publishes the articles with results of the original theoretical, experimental, scientific-technical, methodical and applied research.   More in Russian.

Joint plans of the parties discussed include reconstruction of the accelerator complex based on the U-150M in Kazakhstani Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP) and the creation of a JINR branch in the INP in Almaty.
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On 9 June, a delegation of the Management Company of the Special Economic Zone “Dubna” headed by Director General Anton Afanasiev visited JINR. The programme of the event included a visit to the VBLHEP site and acquaintance with the objects of the NICA mega-science project under construction.   More in Russian.

Registration for the 21st JINR-ISU Baikal Summer School on Physics of Elementary Particles and Astrophysics continues. The conference will be held online from 12 to 19 July 2021. We invite students and PhD students specializing in high-energy physics and astroparticle physics, as well as early-career postdocs, to participate in the School.   More in Russian.

On 7 June, the TV channel Kultura broadcast a film about an outstanding scientist, Scientific Leader of the
Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions JINR Yuri Tsolakovich Oganessian. The TV programme Linia Zhizni
(lit. “Lifeline”) about Yuri Tsolakovich will be repeated on 11 June at 8:15 PM.   More in Russian.

The Association of Young Scientists and Specialists of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research holds the
Conference of Young Scientists and Specialists from 8 to 15 June in Alushta. The Conference is dedicated to the
65th anniversary of JINR.   More in Russian.

The document includes the establishment and development of cooperation between JINR and IBEC in the fields of work with suppliers of the Institute, uniting efforts for efficient implementation of the programme of industrial repayment of contributions from the JINR Member States, and strengthening the potential of long-term financial and economic cooperation of the parties.   More in Russian.

It is planned to create a production of superconducting resonators for scientific accelerator complexes in Belarus. Director of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research Grigory Trubnikov and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Government of the Republic of Belarus in JINR, Chairman of the State Science and Engineering Committee of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Shumilin discussed it at a meeting held on 4 June in Minsk.   More in Russian.

We are glad to inform you that the 2021 Prize named after Isaak Yakovlevich Pomeranchuk was awarded to Professor Aleksei Starobinsky, an employee of Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics RAS, a chief researcher at the DIAS of the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics JINR.   More in Russian.

The Panel discussion “Neutrinos: elusive carriers of the secrets of the Universe” took place on 5 June at the exhibition stand of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia at SPIEF-2021.Participants discussed current tasks of neutrino physics, the role of neutrinos in cosmology, international neutrino experiments with the participation of Russian scientists, and the establishment of a new neutrino programme that would engage biologists, doctors, mathematicians, mechanical and power engineers.   More in Russian.

The organization of operating international scientific collaborations has crucial importance for the implementation of mega-science projects. This general opinion was expressed by participants of the thematic panel discussion that took place at the exhibition stand of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia at the
St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.   More in Russian.

Dear colleagues, we hereby inform you that on Wednesday, 9 June, vaccination against COVID-19 with the EpiVacCorona vaccine will be continued in Medical Unit No.9. Those wishing to get vaccinated with this vaccine should register by contacting the coordinator of the Headquarters Larisa Yurievna Stolypina stolypina@jinr.ru. Please, specify your full name, date of birth, email, phone number, and division.   More in Russian.

On 26 May, a lecture of Scientific Secretary of the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions JINR Alexander Karpov was held in the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology (Oslo). The lecture was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the periodic law by D. I. Mendeleev broadly celebrated within the framework of the International Year of the Periodic Table in 2019.   More in Russian.

The journal Physics of Elementary Particles and Atomic Nuclei, Letters, brief name Particles and Nuclei, Letters, publishes the articles with results of the original theoretical, experimental, scientific-technical, methodical and applied research.   More in Russian.

Rospatent included the invention made by scientists from the Laboratory of Nuclear Problems JINR Sergey Nikolaevich Dolya and Victor Ivanovich Smirnov “Device for resonance charge of capacitor” in the
top-100 inventions of Russia for the second half of 2020 (Russian patent No. 2734903 received in March 2020). JINR has become the winner of such an award as a patent holder for the first time.   More in Russian.

The Baikal deep-underwater neutrino telescope project is presented at the thematic stand of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia. From 2 to 5 June, participants of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2021) will have an opportunity to learn more about the unique scientific facility and participants of the international scientific collaboration Baikal-GVD, the leading role in which is played by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (Dubna) and the RAS Institute for Nuclear Research (Moscow).   More in Russian.

Today, on 2 June, the Italian Republic, an Associate Member of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, celebrates National Day and Republic Day. JINR has kept in touch with Italian physicists since its foundation. At present, cooperation is maintained in all JINR scientific activities, except for condensed matter physics and radiobiological research.   More in Russian.

We offer to your attention a preprint “Reconstruction of Spontaneous Fission Neutron Multiplicity Distribution Spectra by the Statistical Regularization Method” P6-2021-6 published by the JINR Publishing Department. The authors are Mukhin R. S. et al.   More in Russian.

Within the framework of this cooperation, students of the University ‘Dubna’ will participate in replacing the hadron and electromagnetic calorimeter system for the CMS collaboration (Compact Muon Solenoid). This is a part of a large-scale modernization of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, which is being implemented by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research under the cooperation agreement between the CMS collaboration and JINR. The completion of works is scheduled for 2026.   More in Russian.

A round table on the issues of interaction between JINR and universities took place on 26 May on the sidelines of the 17th International training programme for decision-makers in science and international scientific cooperation «JINR Expertise for Member States and Partner Countries» (JEMS-17). Rector of the Southern Federal University Inna Shevchenko and Rector of the Kabardino-Balkarian State University Yuri Altudov joined participants of the internship who had come from universities of the Russian Federation, as well as Armenia and Belarus.   More in Russian.

Borexino, an international collaboration, was awarded a prestigious Giuseppe and Vanna Cocconi Prize of the
European Physical Society in astrophysics and cosmology for breakthrough studies of solar neutrinos providing the only and exhaustive evidence of nuclear fusion reactions in the Sun in the pp-chain and in the CNO cycle.
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Dear colleagues, we are happy to inform you that registration for the 21st JINR-ISU Baikal Summer School on Physics of Elementary Particles and Astrophysics opened. The conference will be held online from 12 to 19 July 2021. We invite students and PhD students specializing in high-energy physics and astroparticle physics, as well as early-career postdocs, to participate in the School.This traditional School series is organized jointly by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (Dubna) and Irkutsk State University.   More in Russian.

Dear colleagues, dear citizens of Dubna,
A little more than a year ago, nobody could have imagined how our lives would change. The life of every person, every family. The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly taken over the entire world, and it will never be the same again obviously. Transport restrictions, social isolation, the mandatory wearing of masks and gloves. We did everything possible to save the most significant things – health and life both our own and of our loved ones. The most valuable thing of our Institute is you, our multi-thousand multinational staff. Since the very first days of the pandemic, we have been caring to protect employees of the Institute and citizens of Dubna from the risk of infection.
Nevertheless, many of us have suffered from COVID-19 over the past year. Including me and my family.
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28 May is a remarkable day in the history of the Joint Institute. On this day in 1907, Wang Ganchang was born, one of the JINR founders. Wang Ganchang is a prominent Chinese researcher in the fields of particle physics and thermonuclear synthesis, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, PhD, professor. From 1958 to 1960, he was a JINR Vice-Director.   More in Russian.

28 May marks Republic Day in Azerbaijan, a JINR Member State. The Republic of Azerbaijan joined JINR since the moment of its proclamation as a sovereign republic. National scientific centres and researchers of Azerbaijan have collaborated with JINR throughout its history. Nowadays, cooperation with Azerbaijan covers all research areas of the JINR Laboratories. Geography and areas of cooperation are being developed.   More in Russian.

The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Dubna State University are waiting for applications for the VI Physics. Mathematics. IT Summer School, which will take place from 10 to 20 July.   More in Russian.

Winners of the 13th European Exhibition of Creativity and Innovation EUROINVENT-2021 were announced. The event took place online on 20 – 22 May. Young scientists of the Sector of Neutron Activation Analysis and Applied Research of the Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics JINR Inga Zinicovscaia, Nikita Yushin, Dmitriy Grozdov, and Konstantin Vergel won medals of the exhibition.   More in Russian.

Dear colleagues, we hereby inform you that Medical Unit No. 9 has received the first small batch of the EpiVacCorona and CoviVac vaccines. Vaccination will be held in the polyclinic of the Medical Unit only for the JINR staff:
31 May and 1 June: EpiVacCorona; 2 June – CoviVac
All those who wish to get vaccinated should register by contacting a coordinator of the Operational Headquarters Larisa Yurievna Stolypina stolypina@jinr.ru. Please, indicate your full name, date of birth, email, phone number, and department you work at.   More in Russian.

26 May marks the Independence Day of Georgia. Georgian scientists have been actively involved in the work of JINR since the foundation of the international scientific centre in Dubna. Nowadays, the priority fields of research of Georgian specialists are theoretical and experimental high energy physics, computing and computational physics. Georgian scientists work at JINR facilities, as well as actively participate in numerous international JINR projects.   More in Russian.

The joint meeting of the JINR STC and the JINR Directorate will be held on Thursday, 27 May 2021, online at the Zoom platform. The start of the meeting is set at 3:00 PM.   More in Russian.

Last week marked five years since May 2016 when the JINR Visit Centre opened its doors to the first visitors. On 20 May, a solemn seminar was held in honour of the jubilee at which results of work of the International Cooperation Department since the opening of the Visit Centre and further prospects for its development were presented.  
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Lepton flavor is a specific quantum number in the Standard model of elementary particle interactions, which differs for three fermion generations. It is known that the lepton number is violated in the neutral lepton sector (for neutrinos); there may also be a theoretically acceptable violation in the charged sector (for leptons). LHC collaborations, in particular the CMS, which includes JINR scientists, are actively looking for similar effects.   More in Russian.

Furniture, documents, and artifacts related to the life of Bruno Pontecorvo in Dubna and his work in the
Laboratory of Nuclear Problems JINR are carefully preserved in the Memorial Office of the outstanding scientist in the Laboratory. The office is one of the Historical Sites of the European Physical Society.   More in Russian.

Today, the 17th International training programme for decision-makers in science and international scientific cooperation «JINR Expertise for Member States and Partner Countries» (JEMS-17) started. Representatives of scientific organizations and universities of Armenia, Belarus, and the Russian Federation came to Dubna for the training programme. The current event will be held in Russian, just like JEMS-16 that took place a month ago.  
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On 24 May, in the Meshcheryakov Laboratory of Information Technologies JINR, the
22nd Workshop on Computer Algebra started. The current event is dedicated to the memory of Professor Vladimir Petrovich Gerdt, a famous specialist in the fields of computer algebra and quantum computing, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Head of the Sector of Algebraic and Quantum Computing of the MLIT JINR Scientific Department of Computing Physics. The audience honoured the memory of the scientist with a minute of silence.   More in Russian.

A new exhibition has opened in the Museum of History of Science and Technology of JINR in honour of the
65th JINR anniversary. It is a joint project of the Museum and the Laboratory of Nuclear Problems JINR. The core of the exhibition is items from collections of the Museum and personal collections of employees, documents from memorial offices of B. M. Pontecorvo and M. G. Meshcheryakov, photos from the JINR archive.   More in Russian.

On 22 May, the discussion Mega-Science Infrastructure as Foundation for Scientific Breakthroughs took place at the Novosibirsk site of the Novoye Znanie (lit. ‘New Knowledge’) Marathon. Scientists spoke about the history of the development of mega-science projects in Russia, their scientific tasks, and practical use. JINR Vice-Director, the Leader of the NICA mega-science project Vladimir Kekelidze took part in the discussion.   More in Russian.

On 21 May, the birthday of outstanding physicist and human rights activist Andrei Sakharov, the webinar
“Physics, Peace, Human Rights” was held. The event was sponsored jointly by the Russian-American Science Association, the International Committee on the Freedom of Scientists, and the APS Forums on International Physics, Physics & Society, and the History of Physics.   More in Russian.

On 24 May 2021, the 28th International Seminar on Interaction of Neutrons with Nuclei (ISINN-28) will start. The meeting has been attracting specialists from leading research centres all over the world for almost 30 years.   More in Russian.

The discussion platform “Women scientists and global challenges of our time” took place in the frames of the
All-Russian Open Academy “Territory of women’s happiness” held on 20 – 21 May in the capital of Bashkortostan. The goals of the meeting were to identify problems of women engaged in science and to find legal and organisational solutions for them. JINR Director Grigory Trubnikov took part in the discussion.   More in Russian.

These were the words JINR Director Academician Grigory Trubnikov addressed with the participants of the
All-Russian Forum of Science Popularizers that took place on 18 May at the site of the
Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.   More in Russian.

After the official launch of the project in March 2021, the neutrino telescope Baikal-GVD is now operating in its normal mode. The data obtained at the telescope is transmitted to the JINR computing facilities and undergoes preliminary processing.   More in Russian.

On 18 May, the online conference “Perspective of collaboration development between JINR and IN2P3 in the next decades” was held.   More in Russian.

The Licensing and Intellectual Property Department of JINR announces that on 23 April 2021, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research received a patent for the invention “Laser inclinometer”. The authors of the work are Julian A. Budagov and Mikhail V. Lyablin.   More in Russian.

In spring 2021, the Polytechnic Museum resumed its Sunday Brunches with Scientists organized in the frames of the public programme “Polytech in the city”. These are the meetings over a cup of coffee in the best Moscow cafes and bars at which participants can learn about the latest news of the scientific world.   More in Russian.

On 21 May, JINR Director Academician G. V. Trubnikov will make a report “Physics of dense baryonic matter: search for phase transitions and critical end points. NICA collider @ Dubna” at the webinar “Physics, Peace, Human Rights” dedicated to the 100th birthday of famed physicist and human rights activist Andrei Sakharov.   More in Russian.

On Friday, 21 May, at 3:30 PM, the Physics and Mathematics Open Classroom will hold XXIX Dubna Open Physics and Mathematics Olympiad for 6-7 grade school students.   More in Russian.

JINR researchers use all possible methods, including neutron scattering, to study the activity of fullerenes in the destruction of amyloid plaques and to reveal the underlying mechanisms. These studies open up a new avenue for the development of anti-amyloid nanodrugs for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease.  
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On 13 May, a delegation of Vitus Bering Kamchatka State University (KamSU) represented by Acting Rector Evgeny Merkulov and Vice-Rector for Science, Innovation, and International Affairs Veronika Efimenko visited JINR. The aim of the delegation’s visit was the acquaintance with JINR and discussion of areas for the cooperation development.
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The JINR Director took part in the parliamentary hearings “Scientific personnel potential of the country: current state, development trends, and growth tools” held today by Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation. Grigory Trubnikov presented to senators some initiatives, including support and development of international scientific centres in Russia, the introduction of a “scientist’s passport” to simplify entrance to the country, as well as a regulatory manoeuvre in the fields of basic and exploratory studies.   More in Russian.

We offer to your attention a preprint “High-Spin States of Yrast-Bands Even Isotopes Pu, Cm, Fm, No” P4-2021-4 published by the JINR Publishing Department. The authors are Efimov A. D., Izosimov I. N.   More in Russian.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba in the Russian Federation Julio Antonio Garmendia Pe?a visited the Institute’s laboratories and the interactive exhibition dedicated to the 65th JINR anniversary, as well as had a meeting with JINR Director Grigory Trubnikov.   More in Russian.

Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin presented an Annual Report of the Government of Russia on the results of activities in 2020. The Head of the Government in the report particularly noted measures aimed to support the scientific and educational realm.   More in Russian.

In April, the Museum of History of Science and Technology of JINR successfully continued the annual educational tradition of the “Mendeleev readings”. It was the 7th time the Museum hosted the scientific and practical conference for Dubna schoolchildren. This year, organizers dedicated the event to the 65th anniversary of our Institute.  
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Dear veterans, employees of the Institute, citizens of Dubna! These days of the beginning of May, each of us recalls something of our own, dear and cherished. But altogether we pay tribute to the memory of the soldiers who gave their lives in the struggle for the freedom of the Fatherland, whose names stamped on the pedestals will forever remain a symbol of valour, courage, and military glory. We will also recall the heroic feat of home front workers, for whom the whole country became the front. The glorious feat of the Russian people who made innumerable sacrifices for the triumph of Victory and gave peace to entire Europe will never be erased from the memory of grateful descendants.   More in Russian.

On Thursday, 13 May 2021, a seminar dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the birth of E. A. Ayryan will take place in the Laboratory of Information Technologies.
The seminar will have a mixed format and will be held in the Conference Hall of the Laboratory and online on the Webex platform. The beginning of the event is set at 3:00 PM.  More details about the seminar and link to Webex.
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The annual expedition to construct the BAIKAL-GVD Deep Underwater Neutrino Telescope of a cubic-kilometre scale has been completed.   More in Russian.

Dear colleagues,
we hereby inform you that due to the unfavourable epidemiological situation, Rospotrebnadzor has taken the decision to forbid mass events, including those dedicated to the celebration of the 76th anniversary of the Great Victory.
In this regard, a festive march and a meeting at the Mass Grave memorial announced earlier with the participation of the Institute’s employees have been cancelled.   More in Russian.

Are there more fundamental particles than the ones we currently know? Do we live in a Universe with additional spatial dimensions? These hypotheses are among the many ideas that have been suggested to explain how to unify the electroweak and strong interaction or how to describe gravity at the subatomic scale.   More in Russian.

Founded in 1970, the review journal Physics of Elementary Particles and Atomic Nuclei, brief name Particles & Nuclei, is published by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna.   More in Russian.

Today, on 29 April 2021, an extraordinary meeting of the Programme Advisory Committee for Condensed Matter Physics chaired by D?nes Lajos Nagy started in the Joint Institute in the video conference format.   More in Russian.

On 23 April, the 16th international training programme for decision-makers in science and international scientific cooperation JEMS – «JINR Expertise for Member States and Partner Countries» (JEMS-16) was concluded. Participants from universities and scientific organizations of Belarus, Bulgaria, and Russia had a 5-day acquaintance with activities of the Joint Institute according to the traditional programme divided into thematic days.
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On 21 – 23 April, the VII general MPD Collaboration Meeting was held in the mixed format: in-person in the Conference Hall of the Laboratory of High Energy Physics and online for external participants. More than 190 senior scientists, students and engineers from all over the world – from China to Mexico – took part in the meeting. During the 3 days of plenary sessions almost 50 reports were presented.   More in Russian.

On 20 – 22 April 2021, a working visit of the delegation of the Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics JINR to the Institute of Physics of Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University took place. At a meeting with the Directorate of the Institute of Physics, a vector of further development of the JINR-based department of Nuclear Physics Materials Science (Head of Department: A.V. Belushkin, DSc in Physics and Mathematics) was outlined.   More in Russian.

The 9th International Conference “Distributed Computing and Grid Technologies in Science and Education” (GRID’2021) will be held in the Meshcheryakov Laboratory of Information Technologies (MLIT) of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) on 5 – 9 July 2021 in a mixed format.   More in Russian.

April 27 is the Freedom Day of the Republic of South Africa. The JINR-RSA cooperation, which started from exchanging of the first scientific visits in 1993, has expanded into the associate membership of South Africa’s in the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in 2005. Currently, the fruitful cooperation between the Republic of South Africa and JINR in the fields of science and training of young scientists continues to develop and finds new opportunities for collaboration.   More in Russian.

Today, on 26 April, the JINR University Centre opened registration for the 4th Wave of the scientific online programme INTEREST that will take place from 24 May to 2 July. Registration will be available until 12 May.   More in Russian.

The Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics JINR and the State Key Laboratory of Intense Pulsed Radiation Simulation and Effect of the Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology invite to take part in the 28th International Seminar on Interaction of Neutrons with Nuclei: Fundamental Interactions & Neutrons, Nuclear Structure, Ultracold Neutrons, Related Topics (ISINN-28).   More in Russian.

On April 19-20, a meeting of the BM@N Collaboration of the NICA mega-science project was held in a mixed format: offline in the Conference Hall of the Laboratory of High Energy Physics of JINR and online for external participants. 13 reports were presented at the plenary sessions, and 25 presentations were given at three parallel sections of detectors, data analysis and the experiment software.   More in Russian.

On 21 April, a Round Table “JINR Information Centres” took place on the sidelines of the 16th International training programme for decision-makers in science and international scientific cooperation JEMS – «JINR Expertise for Member States and Partner Countries» (JEMS-16). Participants of the round table discussed the concept and tasks of the JINR Information Centres, the accumulated experience, and approaches to the establishment of new ones.  
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JINR Director Academician Grigory Trubnikov and Director General of the Special Economic Zone “Dubna” Anton Afanasiev confirmed the intentions to develop the technological cooperation of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research with production partner-residents of the Special Economic Zone “Dubna”. The signing ceremony took place today at a festive event organized in honour of the 15th anniversary of the SEZ “Dubna”.   More in Russian.

Unusual properties of graphene-like van der Waals magnetic materials: neutron investigations
Recently, a study “Spin-induced negative thermal expansion and spin-phonon coupling in van der Waals material CrBr₃” by a group of researchers from the Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics (D. P. Kozlenko, O. N. Lis, S. E. Kichanov, E. V. Lukin, N. M. Belozerova and B. N. Savenko) was published in one of the latest issues of the journal npj Quantum Materials (Nature Publishing Group).   More in Russian.

On 22 April 2021, a meeting of representatives of the JINR leadership headed by JINR Director Grigory Trubnikov with a delegation of the Irkutsk State University (ISU) was held. The ISU delegation was represented by Rector of the University Alexander Schmidt, Dean of Faculty of Physics Nikolay Budnev, and Director of the NRI of Applied Physics Andrey Tanaev. The delegation came to JINR earlier this week to take part in the 16th international training programme for decision-makers in science «JINR Expertise for Member States and Partner Countries» (JEMS-16).  
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On 24 – 25 April 2021, the State University “Dubna” will hold the Spring Online School “Scientific research in mega-science projects” with wide participation of leading JINR specialists.   More in Russian.

In the frames of the Year of Science and Technology held in 2021 in Russia, as well as in honour of the
65th JINR anniversary, the JINR University Centre decided to hold a series of meetings of the Institute’s employees with school students in the format of a marathon “JINR visiting Dubna schools” that started on 14 April.  
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On 29 March 2021, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research received a patent for the mechanical neutron beam filter with time focusing. The authors of the invention, staff members of the Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics JINR, Valentin Sadilov and Victor Bodnarchuk explain the operation principles of the mechanism below.   More in Russian.

On 24 April 2021, a regular Biblionight “Art&Science” will be held in the JINR Universal Public Library.  
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Foreword by JINR Director Academician Grigory Trubnikov:
The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research presents the JINR Long-Term Development Strategy up to 2030 and beyond (LTDS). JINR sees itself as part of a large global family of unique laboratories around the world.   More in Russian.

On 20 April, another important step has been taken in preparing for the construction of the full MPD detector. A group of experts from the Italian company ASG Superconductors, which produced the superconducting solenoid for MPD, has arrived in Dubna for these reasons.   More in Russian.

Registration for the Workshop “Element 105” has opened that will be held from 20 to 30 July 2021 in the frames of the Summer School (earlier the School “Russian Journalist”) in the “Volga” recreation centre not far from Dubna. Students, postgraduates, and graduates of courses in natural sciences and engineering aged 18-25 are invited to take part in the event.The deadline for applications is set on 15 May.   More in Russian.

JINR Director Academician Grigory Trubnikov takes part in the meeting, which is being held on 20-21 April. The main theme of the event is the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s space flight and the contribution of academic science to the development of the space industry. Moreover, in the frames of the RAS General Meeting, the presentation of RAS gold medals named after M. V. Lomonosov to outstanding scientists was held.   More in Russian.

From 9 January to 13 April 2021, the Virtual Science Camp was held online. The event was organized for children from all over the world by a physics teacher at a Paris school Michael Gregory. Representatives of the Lecture Course of the JINR University Centre took an active part in the event.   More in Russian.

On Monday, 19 April 2021, the 16th international training programme for decision-makers in science and international scientific cooperation JEMS – «JINR Expertise for Member States and Partner Countries» (JEMS-16) starts in JINR. This training programme has gathered representatives of Belarus, Bulgaria, and Russia and is held in Russian.
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JINR Director Academician Grigory Trubnikov was included in the group for scientific and technological development established on the basis of the decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 15 April 2021 “On some issues of the Presidential Council for Science and Education”. The group includes 15 people. Rotation of its members will take place at least once every two years.   More in Russian.

Today, on 19 April 2021, the 4th International Summer School and Workshop “Complex and Magnetic Soft Matter Systems: Physico-Mechanical Properties and Structure” starts.   More in Russian.

On 21 – 23 April 2021, the VII Collaboration Meeting of the MPD Experiment at the NICA Facility will be held. The event will have a mixed format and will be held offline in the Laboratory of High Energy Physics and online.  
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On 8 April 2021, Moskovsky Komsomolets published an article in which Nikolay Khomutov, a DLNP JINR researcher, spoke about the latest results of the Muon g-2 experiment.   More in Russian.

Today, Director of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics Academician Grigory Trubnikov turns 45.   More in Russian.

On 19 – 20 April 2021, the 7th Collaboration Meeting of the BM@N Experiment at the NICA Facility will be held.
The event will take place in a mixed format: offline in the Laboratory of High Energy Physics JINR and online.  
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The Licensing and Intellectual Property Department of JINR announces that on 2 April 2021, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research received a certificate of state registration of the software programme “Programme for collection, analysis, and visualization of experimental data Romana”. The author of the work is Yuri N. Kopach.  
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Headlines:  Ideas are implemented in practice;  On new nomenclature of scientific specialities;  On JINR budget implementation in 2020;  Creation of JINR;  Cooperation: view through years;  Such a long and interesting life…;  We invite you to the exhibition.   More in Russian.

An interactive exposition “JINR Main Facilities” made by the staff-members of the Institute and the «Intergraphics» company has been opened in the JINR Cultural Centre «Mir» and for now is working in a test mode. The exhibition was timed to coincide with the 65th anniversary of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research: it presents the main scientific projects and research areas of the Institute, as well as the most significant stages of its history.  
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From 15.04.2021, the Resolution of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation comes into force. The Resolution is of 09.04.2021 No. 12 “On amendments to the Resolution of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation of 18.03.2020 No. 7 “On ensuring the isolation regime in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19” (registered by the Ministry of Justice of Russia as of 14.04.2021, registration No. 63 125).   More in Russian.

Today, a world-famous scientist, Scientific Leader of the Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions Academician Yuri Tsolakovich Oganessian turns 88. His numerous achievements to world science include the discovery of superheavy elements and brilliant achievements in the fields of nuclear physics of superheavy nuclei. To acknowledge his outstanding contribution to the synthesis of superheavy elements, element 118 of the Periodic Table was called oganesson (Og) in honour of Yuri Tsolakovich.   More in Russian.

The Multi-Purpose Detector (MPD) is the main detector set for the future Nuclotron-based Ion Collider fAcility (NICA). It needs an additional trigger system for off-beam calibration and rejection of cosmic ray particles for full functionality. The prototype cosmic ray measurement system for the MPD detector is under development and is called the MPD Cosmic Ray Detector (MCORD). It can detect muons coming from all directions between zenith and horizon, with information about particle direction vector.   More in Russian.

In the framework of the 65th anniversary of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, the Institute holds traditional Days of National Cuisine of the JINR Member States. On 21 April, one of such events will take place in the café of the International Conference Hall. It will be the Day of Ukrainian Cuisine.   More in Russian.

On 9 April 2021, the winners and participants of the international drawing competition were awarded. The Competition was dedicated to the 65th JINR anniversary and started on 1 February.   More in Russian.

Based on the recommendation of the Higher Attestation Commission (HAC), by order No.118 of 24 February 2021 of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, a new nomenclature of scientific specialities has been approved for which academic degrees can be awarded. Drafting of the new edition of the nomenclature was held in accordance with the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation as of 28 March 2020 No. Пр-589.   More in Russian.

The Ministry of Investments and Innovations of the Moscow region has announced a competition for awards of the Governor of the Moscow region in the fields of science, technologies, engineering and innovations for commercialization of scientific and (or) scientific and technical results in 2021.   More in Russian.

On 12 April, a meeting of the section “Science and Technologies” of the Expert Council under the Federation Council Committee on Science, Education and Culture of Russia was held.The meeting was held by the Speaker of the Federation Council Committee on Science, Education and Culture, a representative of the executive body of the state power of the Republic of Bashkortostan Lilia Gumerova.   More in Russian.

On 12 April, the Joint Institute celebrates the birthday of an outstanding physicist Venedict Petrovich Dzhelepov.  
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At the end of March, the winners of the Competition of Youth Scientific and Technical Projects were announced. The competition was established by the Special Economic Zone “Dubna” and JINR and got support from resident companies of the Economic Zone.   More in Russian.

On 9 April, a delegation of the International Bank for Economic Cooperation (IBEC) headed by Chairman of the IBEC Board Denis Ivanov visited JINR. The IBEC delegation also included a Member of the Board from the Slovak Republic Peter Osvald, Director of the Customer Relations Department Alexandra Matveeva, CRD Director Evgeny Podzharov, and Director of the International Fund of Technological Development (IFTD) at IBEC Vadim Kulikov.  
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The Licensing and Intellectual Property Department of JINR announces that on 29 March 2021, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research received a patent for the invention “Mechanical neutron beam filter with the time focus”. The authors of the work are Sadilov Valentin Victorovich, Bodnarchuk Victor Ivanovich.   More in Russian.

On 24 – 25 May 2021, the 22nd Workshop on Computer Algebra in memory of Professor Vladimir Gerdt will be held in Dubna.   More in Russian.

In the journal Nuclear Physics News for the 4th quarter of 2020, an article was published by Gurgen Adamian and Nikolai Antonenko, employees of the Bogolyubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, in collaboration with Alexis Diaz-Torres (University of Surrey) and Sophia Heinz (GSI, Darmstadt and the University of Giessen). This journal is published four times a year by the Nuclear Physics European Collaboration (NuPECC) and provides an overview of the most significant achievements and key conferences.   More in Russian.

Headlines:   Germany – JINR: on the way towards integration;  Ambassador of the Czech Republic visited JINR;  Visit of delegation from Tunisia;  Deputy of State Duma spoke about “growth locomotives”;  FMBA delegation visited JINR;  From festive mail;  It was a landmark decision;   Vietnam-JINR: towards new cooperation level;  On implementation of JINR Collective Agreement in 2020;  Remembering colleagues who have passed away (Alexander D. Kovalenko);  Special fire fighting unit No.26 informs;  University “Dubna” trains specialists for mega-science projects.  
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From 12 April to 12 August 2021, the Museum of History of Science and Technology of JINR invites to its exhibition hall for the exhibition “Workdays of a researcher in XX century” dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Institute.  
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The Licensing and Intellectual Property Department of JINR announces that on 24 March 2021, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research received a patent for the invention “Method for analyzing atomic composition of dispersed powder materials”. The authors of the work are Shalyapin Valery Nikolaevich, Tyutyunnikov Sergey Ivanovich, Artyukh Vladimir Anatolevich.   More in Russian.

The development of information technologies has increased the demand for specialists in the fields of modern IT technologies. There is a necessity now in the creation of computer infrastructures for mega-science projects and other large-scale projects. In order to train personnel for these realms, the International School “Data Science” has been created at the State University “Dubna” on the initiative of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.   More in Russian.

The Association of Young Scientists and Specialists (AYSS) of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research will hold the 10th annual scientific conference of young scientists and specialists “Alushta-2021” on 8 – 15 June 2021 on the basis of the Resort Hotel “Dubna” in Alushta.   More in Russian.

On 19 March 2021, the Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics announced winners of the competition for the scholarship named after F. L. Shapiro in 2021: Winners in the section “Neutron spectroscopy and studies of condensed matter”: S. M. Nuruev and S. Dabylova. Winner in the section “Polarized neutrons”: S. V. Sumnikov.   More in Russian.

On 5 April 2021, Natalia Sergievskaya, Deputy Director General of the Polytechnic Museum (Moscow), accompanied by Anna Morozova, Executive Director of the Development Fund of the Polytechnic Museum, had an introductory visit to JINR. JINR Vice-Director Vladimir Kekelidze welcomed the delegation of the Polytechnic Museum.
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From 31 March to 4 April 2021, a School Conference and the workshop “Distributed Computing and Data Science” were held in the North Ossetian State University on the basis of the JINR Information Centre in the South of Russia.   More in Russian.

The JINR News bulletin is issued 4 times a year and provides information on new scientific results, obtained at JINR Laboratories, on progress in performance of large-scale experiments, on construction of new installations, about discoveries, inventions, etc. JINR social life is presented extensively.   More in Russian.

We offer you to get acquainted with the report on the work of the Trade Union of JINR in 2020.   More in Russian.

The Licensing and Intellectual Property Department of JINR announces that on 18 March 2021, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research received a certificate of state registration of the software programme “Dosimetric control system at IBR-2 reactor”. The author of the work is Svetlana Maratovna Murashkevich.   More in Russian.

The JINR Weekly Newspaper tells readers about a festive concert dedicated to the 65th JINR anniversary that took place on 26 March.   More in Russian.

On 2 April, Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Denis Kravchenko had an introductory visit to JINR. In the frames of the visit, a working meeting of Denis Kravchenko with JINR Director Academician Grigory Trubnikov was held, as well as an acquaintance with the laboratories of the Institute.   More in Russian.

Headlines:  Dubna, 26 March, Cultural Centre “Mir”;  Grants for teachers;  AYSS: report and elections;  65 years of JINR: meeting of Committee of Plenipotentiaries;  Visit of Kazakhstani delegation;  Memorial plaque at Shirkov street;  About cherished future in the jubilee year;  Miscellaneous.     More in Russian.

An opening ceremony of the exhibition “JINR Basic Facilities” was held in the JINR Cultural Centre “Mir”. The exhibition is dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Joint Institute. Plenipotentiary Representatives of the Governments of the JINR Member States took part in the event.   More in Russian.

The jury of the UNESCO-Russia Mendeleev International Prize was announced.
As reported on the official website of UNESCO, seven eminent scientists were appointed as juries: a Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry Jean-Pierre Sauvage, President of UK Science Council Tom Blundell, JINR Director RAS Academician Grigory Trubnikov, a Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine Tasuku Honjo, as well as Ana Maria Cetto Kramis, Tebello Nyokong, and Samia Charfi Kaddour.   More in Russian.

The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research celebrated the 65th anniversary of its foundation. The Institute received the first congratulations on the eve of the holiday, on 25 March 2021, at the regular session of the Committee of Plenipotentiary Representatives of the Governments of the JINR Member States.   More in Russian.

On 30 March 2021, Head of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency (FMBA of Russia) Veronika Skvortsova had a working visit to the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. JINR Director Academician Grigory Trubnikov welcomed the representative delegation of the FMBA of Russia. During the visit, representatives of the FMBA of Russia learned about the progress in the megascience project NICA in the Laboratory of High Energy Physics JINR, as well as the unique computing infrastructure of the Laboratory of Information Technologies of the Institute. Moreover, V. Skvortsova visited the Federal Medical and Sanitary Unit No.9 of the FMBA of Russia.   More in Russian.

On 26 March 2021, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Russian Federation Géza Andreas von Geyr visited the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.   More in Russian.

On 25 March, a delegation of the Arab Atomic Energy Agency (AAEA) headed by Director General Salem Hamdi took part for the first time in the session of the Committee of Plenipotentiary Representatives of the Governments of the JINR Member States as special guests. The AAEA delegation also included Director of the Scientific Documentation Department Nahla Nasr and Head of the Scientific Affairs Directorate Daw Mosbah.   More in Russian.

The JINR Weekly Newspaper continues its column dedicated to the 65th JINR anniversary in which staff members from the JINR Member States whose lives are closely related to the Institute answer the questions of the Newspaper.
In the newly published article, Wael Mahmoud Badawy, Head of the national group of the
Arab Republic of Egypt in JINR, a senior researcher at the Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, speaks about the history of his cooperation with the Joint Institute.   More in Russian.

On 25 March 2021, a general meeting of the JINR Association of Young Scientists and Specialists was held, at which the elections of the chairman of the AYSS Council took place.   More in Russian.

On 27 March, a new street named after Academician Dmitry Vasilievich Shirkov was solemnly opened in Dubna.   More in Russian.

The Scientific Information Department with the support of the JINR Laboratories prepared videos for the
session of the Committee of Plenipotentiary Representatives of JINR that took place on 25 March 2021 in Dubna.   More in Russian.

On 25 March, the membership of the Public Expert Council on the national project of the Russian Federation “Nauka i universitety” (lit. “Science and Universities”) was updated. JINR Director Academician Grigory Trubnikov was appointed Chairman of the Board.   More in Russian.

On 24 March 2021, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic in the Russian Federation Vitezslav Pivonka visited JINR accompanied by Head of the Economy Department of the Czech Embassy Tomas Hart, Assistant to the Ambassador Jan Jindrich, and 3rd Secretary David Vojtisek.   More in Russian.

We kindly invite you to get acquainted with a film dedicated to the 65th JINR anniversary prepared by the Scientific Information Department with the support of the Institute’s laboratories.   More in Russian.

Today, a session of the Committee of Plenipotentiary Representatives of the Governments of the JINR Member States was held in the International Conference Hall in Dubna. CP participants elected Plenipotentiary Representative of the Government of Romania in JINR as the Chairman of the current session.   More in Russian.

Ten schoolteachers and teachers of additional education of Dubna became winners of the annual competition for scholarships (grants) of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.   More in Russian.

On 23 March, the MPD collaboration proceeded to a very crucial work stage of the MPD experiment in the MPD pavilion as part of preparations for the NICA collider launch. Scientists began work with the superconducting solenoid magnet made by the AFG company in Italy.   More in Russian.

Dear friends, dear colleagues, members of the international Dubna family,the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research is celebrating its 65th anniversary this year and puts yet another milestone on the long path of studying fundamental properties of matter by humanity.   More in Russian.

On 22 – 26 March 2021, General Director of the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan in JINR Batyrzhan Karakozov appointed to this position on 11 March 2021 is making an introductory visit to JINR. The Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan arrived in Dubna accompanied by Director of the Astana branch of the Institute of Nuclear Physics Maxim Zdorovets.   More in Russian.

The JINR Scientific Information Department published the review of topmost scientific results obtained in 2013 – 2020 at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. The review is dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Institute.  
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We are glad to invite you to a meeting organized by the Association of Young Scientists and Specialists of JINR, which will be held on 25 March 2021, at 3:00 PM in a mixed format.   More in Russian.

On 27 March 2021, in the frames of the 65th anniversary of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, a commemorative plaque will be solemnly unveiled on the occasion of the renaming of one of the Dubna streets to Academician D. V. Shirkov street. The ceremony will be held at 7, Meshcheryakov street. The ceremony will start at 11:00 AM.  
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Looking for nuclear information? Want to have your scientific papers published? INIS can help!   More in Russian.

On 18 March 2021, the JINR Directorate met with new Plenipotentiary Representative of the Government of the Republic of Armenia in JINR, Chairman of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia Sargis Hayotsyan and his deputy Artur Movsisyan.   More in Russian.

On 18 March, the JINR Directorate met with new Plenipotentiary Representative of the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan in JINR Academician Arif Gashimov appointed to this position on 19 February 2021 and his deputy Anar Rustamov. Adil Garibov, Academician-Secretary of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan (ANAS), Chairman of the Commission on Relations of the Republic of Azerbaijan with JINR under ANAS, also took part in the meeting.   More in Russian.

Spring scientific and organizational meetings in the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research started on 22 March with a meeting of the Finance Committee.   More in Russian.

Accelerators of charged particles: from Rutherford experiments to the Large Hadron Collider.
In Dubna, Moscow region, on 19 December 2020, scientists started working with a beam of helium ions injected in the Booster synchrotron, the first of the three ring accelerators of the NICA project.   More in Russian.

On 17 March 2021, the first meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) on Vietnam-JINR cooperation was held in the video conference format.   More in Russian.

On 16 March 2021, the 10th regular session of the Joint Committee on JINR-ARE Cooperation was held as a video conference.   More in Russian.

From 23 March to 9 April, the Science and Technology Library of JINR invites to the exhibition in honor of the 65th anniversary of the Joint Institute.   More in Russian.

On 18 March 2021, CERN announced the launch of Technology Impact Fund to bridge the gap between the technology developed for research at CERN and its potential applications to address societal challenges.   More in Russian.

Headlines:  Baikal-GVD launched!   “JINR: new times”;  Creation of JINR;  Heart and soul of the laboratory;  In honor of 65th JINR anniversary;  First enrolment announced;  Free training for future volunteers.   More in Russian.

On 13 March 2021, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin signed an order on the plan of main events in the frames of the Year of Science and Technology in Russia.   More in Russian.

This is the title of a photo album published by the MRP publishing house from Yaroslavl. The album was edited by V. A. Matveev. The album included photos by I. A. Lapenko, E. V. Puzynina and materials from the JINR photo archive. B. B. Starhenko (composer), Yu. G. Shimaskaya and I. V. Kronshtadtova worked on the album.   More in Russian.

On 15 March, a regular run at the basic facility of the Laboratory of Nuclear Problems JINR Phasotron started. This is the first run after a 9-month forced break caused by both the limitations of the COVID-19 pandemic and the necessity to solve some organizational issues. Deputy Head of the Scientific and Profit Division “Phasotron Department” (DLNP) Sergey Shvidky comments on the studies being conducted in the frames of the current run.   More in Russian.

On 17 March 2021, Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Valery Falkov, who is also the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Government of Russia in JINR, gave talk in the Federation Council of the Russian Federation in the frames of the “government hour”.   More in Russian.

The Lyceum named after Academician V. G. Kadyshevsky announces enrolment of children for the 2021/22 academic year. Enrolment is conducted to 5,6,7,8, and 10 grades. If parents wish their children to study in the 9th grade of the Lyceum, they should send an application. Heads of the Lyceum will decide on the establishment of such a class based on the number of collected applications.   More in Russian.

The TOTEM collaboration at the LHC in CERN, together with the DØ collaboration at the Tevatron collider at Fermilab, have announced the discovery of the odderon – an elusive state of three fundamental particles called gluons that was predicted almost 50 years ago.   More in Russian.

The annual open robotic tournament CyberDubna was held online for the first time. 11 teams were pre-registered but in the end, only 10 of them were able to participate: the insidious COVID-19 made its own adjustments even to this event… In total, 22 schoolchildren took part in the tournament.   More in Russian.

On 13 March 2021, a ceremonial launch of the largest in the Northern hemisphere deep underwater neutrino telescope Baikal-GVD was held. This significant for the Joint Institute and world science event has become one of the key events of the current Year of Science and Technology in Russia. The unique neutrino telescope Baikal-GVD will help detect sources of high-energy neutrinos, study the evolution of galaxies and the Universe, as well as solve the key task of forming the world’s neutrino network.   More in Russian.

Headlines:  Review of plans, consolidation of resources;  New appointments;  Boris Sharkov: JINR-DESY-XFEL. The result of the meeting exceeded expectations;  FLNP: first meeting of the User Committee;  TAIGA: pilot complex completed;  At the meeting of IN2P3-JINR Committee;  In memory of V. A. Sviridov;  Remembering colleagues who have passed away (Tamara V. Bespalova);  In honor of the national holiday of Bulgaria;  XXII Sports Game dedicated to 65th JINR anniversary continue.   More in Russian.

We offer to your attention a preprint «Description of the States of the Yrast-Band in ¹⁵⁶Dy» P4-2020-40 published by the JINR Publishing Department. The authors are A. D. Efimov, I. N. Izosimov.   More in Russian.

On the occasion of the 65h anniversary of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, the Dubna TV channel will broadcast a retrospective of films about the JINR founding fathers.   More in Russian.

The Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics of JINR announced the winners of the scientific works competition for 2020.
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Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics JINR invites to take part in the 28th International Seminar on Interaction of Neutrons with Nuclei (ISINN-28): «Fundamental Interactions & Neutrons, Nuclear Structure, Ultracold Neutrons, Related Topics».   More in Russian.

The recent UNESCO General Conference has adopted a resolution to proclaim 2022 as the
International Year of Basic Sciences for Development (IYBSSD 2022).   More in Russian.

XXII Sports Games dedicated to 65th JINR anniversary are in full swing. On 20 March (Saturday), a basketball 5v5 competition will be held at “Nauka” stadium. We kindly invite teams of all the laboratories, departments, and national groups to participation.   More in Russian.

On 12 March, a festive launch of the mega-science facility Baikal deep underwater neutrino telescope will be held. The launch will be made by Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation V. N. Falkov together with JINR Director RAS Academician, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics G. V. Trubnikov, Director of the INR RAS, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics M. V. Libanov and Rector of ISU A. F. Schmidt.   More in Russian.

I cordially congratulate all women working at our Institute, the University “Dubna”, scientific and educational institutions of the city, all women of Dubna on the International Women’s Day 8 March.   More in Russian.

On 24 February 2021, a coordination meeting of JINR and the Arab Atomic Energy Agency was held as a video conference. Vice-Director Richard Lednicky headed the JINR delegation. Director General Salem Hamdi headed the Agency’s party.   More in Russian.

This week, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research celebrated the birthdays of its two founding fathers, the outstanding physicists Georgy Nikolaevich Flerov and Vladimir Iosifovich Veksler.   More in Russian.

Headlines:  Happy holiday, our beloved women!  G. V. Trubnikov, “We develop pragmatic scientific policy”;  Discussing nuclear physics extensively;  In honor of 95th anniversary of Academician Alexander M. Baldin;  Training of specialists for new neutron source is a crucial task;  Undying energy and inspiration!  Remembering colleagues who have passed away (Yuri N. Kharzheev).   More in Russian.

On 3 March 2021, a traditional solemn meeting of the JINR Directorate with representatives of the national group of the Republic of Bulgaria in JINR was held on the occasion of the national holiday of the Republic of Bulgaria – the Day of Bulgaria’s Liberation from the Ottoman yoke. The meeting had a mixed format of in-person participation and video conference with the participation of Plenipotentiary Representative of the Government of Bulgaria in JINR Tsanko Bachiyski.   More in Russian.

On 1 March, the TV Channel “Nauka” (lit. “Science”) jointly with “Wikimedia RU” and the NAUKA0+ project, the Russian branch of the Wikipedia internet encyclopedia, announced the start of reception of applications for a photo-part of the competition “Film science!”.   More in Russian.

On 4 March (Thursday) 2021, the meeting of the JINR Science and Technology Council will be held remotely via Zoom. The beginning of the meeting is set at 3:00 PM.   More in Russian.

On 24 February, a meeting of JINR representatives with representatives of the largest physical research centre of Germany DESY and the project of the X-Ray Free-Electron Laser European XFEL was held as a video conference.   More in Russian.

The Board of Directors of City-Forming Enterprises of Dubna gathered for a regular meeting on 24 February. The Congress Centre of the Special Economic Zone “Dubna” was the venue as far as the main issue in the agenda of the meeting was the scientific and technical cooperation between residents of SEZ “Dubna” and organizations of the scientific and industrial complex of the city.   More in Russian.

On 4 March 2021, a solemn seminar dedicated to the jubilee of T. S. Strizh will take place in the
Laboratory of Information Technologies. The seminar will have a mixed format and will be held in the Conference Hall of the Laboratory and online on the Webex platform. The beginning of the event is set at 4:00 PM.   More in Russian.

In 2021, the collaboration of the Baikal-GVD is going to carry out partial modification of the operating clusters, repairs of facility’s elements that have broken down, as well as to build two lines of optoelectrical cables to the coastal centre and to deploy the 8th standard cluster.   More in Russian.

This March, Section 3 of Proton?Antiproton Interactions of the Experimental Department of Colliding Beams at the Laboratory of Nuclear Problems will complete manufacturing Micromegas detectors for new small wheels (NSWs) of the muon spectrometer of the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) according to the LHC Phase 1 upgrade.   More in Russian.

We cordially invite you to attend the workshop “Unveiling hidden Physics Beyond the Standard Model at the LHC”. The workshop will take place on 1 – 3 March 2021.   More in Russian.

We hereby inform you that the deadline for submit of documents for participation in the competition for annual grants of JINR for school teachers and teachers of additional education in Dubna has been extended to 12 March 2021. The JINR Directorate invites teachers to take part in this competition.   More in Russian.

The first meeting of the User Committee of the IBR-2 neutron source was organized at FLNP on 24 February and took place via videoconference.   More in Russian.

On 19 February, a senior researcher, Head of the Sector of the VBLHEP JINR Scientific Department of Heavy Ion Physics S. V. Afanasiev made the report “Modernization of endcap calorimeters of the Compact Muon Solenoid” at a meeting of the Science and Technology Council of the University “Dubna”.   More in Russian.

Registration for the 10th International Symposium on EXOtic Nuclei (EXON-2021) was opened. The event is scheduled for 5 – 9 July 2021 and will take place in St. Petersburg.   More in Russian.

The 129th session of the JINR Scientific Council was held on a very positive note. And this had grounds: the Superheavy Element Factory has proved effective, and the Booster is successfully operating.These are the facilities of key projects of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. The results of the Seven-Year Plan for the JINR Development depend on them. Four years of a seven-year period have passed.   More in Russian.

On Friday, 26 February 2021, a jubilee seminar of the department “Relativistic nuclear physics and polarization phenomena” will take place in honor of the 95th anniversary of the birth of Academician Alexander Mikhailovich Baldin.   More in Russian.

The Licensing and Intellectual Property Department of JINR announces that on 29 January 2021, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research received a patent for the invention “Method for determining the presence of a genetic predisposition to longevity”. The authors of the work are Kravchenko Elena Vladimirovna and Ivanova Anastasiya Evgenevna.  
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Commenting on the 129th session of the JINR Scientific Council, JINR Director Academician Grigory Trubnikov noted that the task of the event was primarily to discuss scientific updates to the
Seven-Year Plan for the Development of JINR for 2017?2023.   More in Russian.

The following JINR annual prizes for best papers in the fields of scientific research, methodology, research and technology, and applied research were awarded by the decision of the 129th session of the JINR Scientific Council that was held in the mixed format on 18-19 February 2021:   More in Russian.

Creation of a pilot complex of the TAIGA gamma-observatory completed at the astrophysical testing site of
Irkutsk State University. It is one of the largest and the most sensitive tools for solving the tasks of high-energy astrophysics. Detectors using various principles and registration methods are placed in the territory of a square kilometre.   More in Russian.

On 18 February, a specialized cryogenic transport tank for liquid helium was delivered to VBLHEP JINR. This unique equipment is one of the main elements of the NICA accelerator infrastructure and has been delivered under a contract between JINR and the R&D company “Geliymash”.   More in Russian.

On 11 February, a biophysical seminar was held in the Conference Hall of the Laboratory of Radiation Biology and in a video conference format. Director of the Laboratory A. N. Bugay presented the programme of innovation radiobiological research at JINR. The seminar evoked a vivid interest as gathered 120 participants.   More in Russian.

Headlines:  129th session of JINR Scientific Council;  “Rosatom”: meeting dedicated to Science Day;  SEZ “Dubna” and JINR announce competition;  JINR – Serbia: following Roadmap;  Remembering colleagues who have passed away (Igor L. Bogoliubsky);  LRB strategic programme presented;  About neutrino projects of JINR;  Gennady A. Ososkov turned 90;  To Gennady A. Ososkov with all heart;  A man with boundless energy.   More in Russian.

On 16 February 2021, the 31st meeting of the Joint Committee for Collaboration of the
National Institute for Nuclear Physics and Particle Physics (IN2P3) and JINR took place as a video conference.The parties discussed plans for scientific exchange, results achieved during the year, as well as prospects for cooperation enhancement in the frames of IN2P3 and JINR projects and other international experiments.   More in Russian.

On 21 January, a joint meeting of the Programme Advisory Committees for Particle Physics and Nuclear Physics took place as a video conference. The event focused on the discussion of JINR projects in the fields of neutrino physics. JINR Director G. V. Trubnikov opened the event. The agenda of the meeting included reports on the projects of the topic “Non-accelerator neutrino physics and astrophysics” and proposals for their extension.   More in Russian.

We offer to your attention the third issue of the regular NICA Bulletin reviewing the progress of the implementation of the JINR flagship international project “NICA Complex”.   More in Russian.

On 18 February 2021, the 129th session of the JINR Scientific Council will start co-chaired by C. Borcea (Romania). The session will have a mixed format.   More in Russian.

We invite you to get acquainted with the Brief review of topmost scientific results obtained in 2020 at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.   More in Russian.

The Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics informs that on 15 February, the second cycle at the IBR-2 reactor started in the regular operation mode with the use of one cryogenic moderator. The Laboratory has started accepting Russian users. 13 people from the PNPI, Yekaterinburg, and Moscow are expected to come for this cycle.   More in Russian.

The Special Economic Zone “Dubna” and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research announce the start of competition of youth scientific and technical projects. Applications for the competition can be submitted from 15 February.  
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15 February marks the Statehood Day of the Republic of Serbia. The history of Serbia’s associate membership in JINR dates back to 2007, and currently this cooperation is actively developing and taking on new forms.   More in Russian.

Neutrons and molecular simulations: scrutinizing the neural membranes damage caused by amyloid beta peptide.
According to statistics, every tenth elderly person has a significant decrease in cognitive functions of the brain. And very often this is the cause of Alzheimer’s disease, i.e. a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the death of nerve cells in the brain.   More in Russian.

On Wednesday, 24 February 2021, in the frames of the celebration of the 65th jubilee of JINR, a seminar in Memory of Professor Sviridov Victor Alexeevich will take place in honour of the 90th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding scientist.   More in Russian.

On 13 February 2021, Gennady Alekseevich Ososkov, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Principal Researcher of the Scientific Department of Computational Physics of the Laboratory of Information Technologies of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, celebrates his 90th birthday.   More in Russian.

The DLNP Group of Scientific Communication visited the Remote Operation Center (ROC-Dubna) of NOvA, a long-baseline neutrino experiment studying neutrino oscillations when a shaped particle beam is sent to the Far Detector located 810 km away from the source.   More in Russian.

On 11 February, JINR Vice-Director Richard Lednicky′ had a video conference meeting with State Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia Marijana Dukic′ Mijatovic′.   More in Russian.

Headlines:  JINR-ROSNANO: towards new start of cooperation;  Afterword to Science Day;  Congratulations, awards, campaigns;  PIC reactor: power start-up;  “Dark Times Physics” at TVC Channel;  Preparing to jubilee: meeting of organizing committee;  Smart books will soon be free for everyone;  Academician Grigory Trubnikov: gigantic neutrino telescope will be finished on Lake Baikal in March;  FLNR: first thesis defense chaired by the council of a new convocation;  For further cooperation enhancement;  Remembering colleagues who have passed away (Natalia V. Koryako);  “Residence outside Moscow”;  Vaccination against COVID-19.   More in Russian.

Since the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012, scientists in the ATLAS and CMS collaborations at the
Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have been hard at work characterising its properties and hunting down the diverse ways in which this ephemeral particle can decay.   More in Russian.

On 9 February 2021, a press conference with Director of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research Grigory Trubnikov took place in TASS. Grigory Trubnikov spoke about JINR, its international specificity, scientific plans, and flagship projects of the Institute, as well as about the JINR contribution to the implementation of the Russian national project “Nauka” and the programme of the Year of Science and Technology in the Russian Federation. Yuri Kukin moderated the press conference on behalf of TASS.   More in Russian.

On 9 February 2021, JINR took part in a solemn meeting “Science in the integrated Programme for the Development of Engineering, Technology, and Scientific Research (DETS)” held in Moscow. The State Corporation “Rosatom” organized the event on the occasion of the Day of Russian Science.   More in Russian.

On Thursday, 11 February 2021, at 3:00 PM, the Laboratory of Radiation Biology will hold a biophysical seminar. LRB Director Doctor of Physics and Mathematics A. N. Bugay will present the programme of innovative radiobiological studies of JINR.   More in Russian.

Dear colleagues,
as previously reported, vaccination against COVID-19 with the “Gam-COVID-Vak = Sputnik V” is underway at the Institute. The arrival of other types of vaccines is planned for the second quarter of 2021.   More in Russian.

This year, the name of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research was repeatedly mentioned in the media on the Day of Russian Science. Such flagship projects of the Institute as the NICA collider, the BAIKAL-GVD deep underwater neutrino telescope, as well as the synthesis of superheavy elements have earned the attention of journalists.  
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On 5 February, an extended meeting of the Organizing Committee for the celebration of the 65th JINR anniversary was held. JINR Director Academician Grigory Trubnikov chaired the event, and heads of the departments and laboratories, the working group for preparation of the celebration, as well as representatives of the JINR national groups took part in the event.   More in Russian.

Dear friends, dear colleagues! I congratulate you on the Day of Russian Science!
Russian scientists, members of the multinational Dubna family, make a considerable contribution to the solution of the most ambitions scientific tasks at the cutting edge of world science at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. On this day, the many-thousand-strong team of the Institute congratulates colleagues from hundreds of scientific and research organizations and universities of Russia on professional holiday.   More in Russian.

On 9 February 2021, at 1:00 PM, TASS will host an online press conference dedicated to scientific projects of the international intergovernmental organization “Joint Institute for Nuclear Research” in the framework of the Year of Science and Technology in Russia.   More in Russian.

Headlines:  8 February marks the Day of Russian Science;  Condensed matter physics: approval and support of projects;  Chile and JINR: cooperation opportunities;  For merits to JINR;  JINR University Centre turns 30;  Attracting youth to science!  How this all started;  In cooperation with University “Dubna”;  Using advanced technologies;  New ideas and instruments;  Practices for future engineers;  New programmes for students and school teachers;  Nuclear physics for school students.   More in Russian.

On 4 February 2021, the first visit to the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research of new Chairman of the Executive Board of RUSNANO Group Sergey Kulikov was held. JINR Director Academician Grigory Trubnikov welcomed the RUSNANO LLC delegation. JINR and RUSNANO leaders visited sites of flagship scientific and research projects of JINR and agreed to give a new start to extensive cooperation.   More in Russian.

On 25 January, the 53rd meeting of the Programme Advisory Committee for Condensed Matter Physics of JINR was held as a video conference. Members of the Committee were informed about the implementation of the recommendations of the previous PAC meeting, about the decisions of autumn sessions of the Scientific Council and the Committee of Plenipotentiaries of the Governments of the JINR Member States.   More in Russian.

The journal Physics of Elementary Particles and Atomic Nuclei, Letters, brief name Particles and Nuclei, Letters, publishes the articles with results of the original theoretical, experimental, scientific-technical, methodical and applied research.   More in Russian.

Since 3 February 2021, the Science and Technology Library of JINR invites to the exhibition of publications of the Institute of 2020. Preprints, periodical literature, proceedings of JINR conferences as well as reports of the JINR laboratories will be presented.   More in Russian.

On 8 February, the Museum of History of Science and Technology of JINR will resume reception of individual visitors and groups of up to five people.
Working hours: Monday – Friday from 2:00 to 5:30 PM. Phone: +7 (496) 216-58-31.   More in Russian.

JINR Director Academician Grigory Trubnikov joined the Commission on Science of the State Council of the Russian Federation. Chairman of this State Council Commission, Governor of the Novosibirsk region Andrey Travnikov signed a corresponding resolution on the formation of the composition on 29 January 2021.   More in Russian.

The Ministry of Investments and Innovations of the Moscow Region launches submission of documents and selection of young scientists and specialists working at scientific organizations of the Moscow region for the participation in the subprogramme “Social mortgage” of the state programme of the Moscow region “Dwelling” of 2021 approved by the Decree of the Government of the Moscow region No. 790/39 as of 25.10.2016 “On approval of the state programme of the Moscow region “Dwelling” for 2017-2027".   More in Russian.

Founded in 1970, the review journal Physics of Elementary Particles and Atomic Nuclei, brief name Particles & Nuclei, is published by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna. This is the most influential physical review journal in Russia.   More in Russian.

The Licensing and Intellectual Property Department of JINR announces that on 14 January 2021, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research received a patent for the invention “Laser inclinometer for long-term recording of earth surface angles”. The authors of the work are Budagov Yulian Aramovich and Lyablin Mikhail Vasilevich.  
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The “Universum” TV channel of the University “Dubna” filmed a video presentation about the Department of Nuclear Physics. It explains who, what and why learns here, as well as introduces people teaching academic research.  
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The 16th Winter School “Actual Cosmology”, organized by the Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of JINR in the framework of the DIAS-TH Programme started today.   More in Russian.

Yuri Nikolaevich Kharzheev, a senior researcher of the DLNP Experimental Department of Multiple Hadronic Processes, has been granted the Honorary JINR Employee Title for his achievements and long-lasting scientific activity at JINR.   More in Russian.

The JINR Operational Headquarters for the prevention of the spread of the coronavirus infection hereby informs you about the working regime of the Institute in February 2021.
According to the Order by JINR Director No.50 of 28.01.2021, the remote working mode in-force at the moment is prolonged up to 28 February.   More in Russian.

On 28 January, a meeting “Opportunities for Chile-JINR cooperation” between representatives of the Chilean scientific community and heads of the Institute was held in a video conference format. The goal of the meeting was to discuss possible ways for extending access of Chilean research organizations and universities to the Institute’s research infrastructure and participation in its studies.   More in Russian.

Headlines:  From Tomsk and Chernogolovka to Dubna;  Great success against the background of global difficulties;  In video conference format;  Theoretical and experimental challenges in flavour hadrons, quarkonium and multiquark physics;  Radibiological studies got first prize;  JINR diplomas presented on awarding academic degrees;  Pontecorvo Prize;  Online library of JINR Cultural Centre “Mir”;   For research in the fields of medicine and biotechnologies.  
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The 54th meeting of the Programme Advisory Committee for Particle Physics took place on 18 January as a video conference.   More in Russian.

A few years ago the Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) and European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas (ECT*, Italy). ECT* provides dedicated and structured combination of scientific activities for a large international scientific community. It promotes coordination of research efforts in nuclear and hadron physics and the related areas. Following the memorandum, the two institutions will seek further opportunities to cooperate in scientific research.   More in Russian.

At the meeting of the DLNP expert commission, it was decided to award Pontecorvo Scholarships 2021 to Ludmila Dmitrievna Kolupaeva and Maria Victorovna Fomina.   More in Russian.

On 26 January, an online meeting of the RAS Presidium was held. It was dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the birth of RAS ex-President Academician Vladimir Evgenievich Fortov, an outstanding scientist and science organizer.  
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The JINR Cultural Centre launched an online library in the frames of the anniversary year – the 65th anniversary of JINR and the 65th anniversary of the JINR Cultural Centre “Mir”.   More in Russian.

The JINR News bulletin is issued 4 times a year and provides information on new scientific results, obtained at JINR Laboratories, on progress in performance of large-scale experiments, on construction of new installations, about discoveries, inventions, etc. JINR social life is presented extensively.   More in Russian.

On 22 January, Acting Rector of Tomsk Polytechnic University A. A. Yakovlev and representatives of the
Competence Centre of Technologies of New and Mobile Energy Sources of the National Technological Initiative
(CC NTI) based at the Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics of RAS in Chernogolovka visited JINR. JINR Director G. V. Trubnikov welcomed the delegation.   More in Russian.

We offer to your attention a preprint «JINR Research Reactors: A Look into the Future» P3-2020-31 published by the JINR Publishing Department. The authors are V. L. Aksenov, M. V. Rzjanin, E. P. Shabalin.   More in Russian.

EcoStruxure IT Expert. Простое решение для удаленного мониторинга инженерной инфраструктуры
We invite you to participate in a free webinar “EcoStruxure IT Expert. A simple solution for remote monitoring of engineering infrastructure” on 28 January 2021, 11.00 AM (Moscow time).   More in Russian.

Traditional series of winter sessions of the JINR Programme Advisory Committees will be concluded with the
53rd meeting of the JINR PAC on Condensed Matter Physics on 25 January. The meeting will be held online.  
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Headlines:  2021 pronounced the Year of Science and Technology;  PAC meetings;  Third CSRC meeting;  Open all-Russian competition;  Congratulations from colleagues;  Studying remotely;  JINR Information Centre opened in Egypt;  RAS President: the Year of Science provides country with a great chance;  V. B. Zlokazov turns 80;  Cultural Centre “Mir” online;  In University “Dubna”;  Tournaments and competitions of sporty winter.   More in Russian.

On 20 January 2021, a solemn awarding ceremony of diplomas on conferring academic degrees took place in the big hall of the JINR Scientists’ Club. Four applicants received diplomas: Sergey Vasilievich Kozhevnikov, an FLNP staff member, Huben Ganev, a BLTP employee, Dmitry Nikolaevich Nikiforov, a VBLHEP staff member, and Ekaterina Gennadievna Yashina, an employee of PNPI ( St. Petersburg).   More in Russian.

The State University “Dubna” invites 9-11 – grade students and their parents to take part in the Doors Open Day of JINR-based Departments that will take place from 25 to 29 January.   More in Russian.

On 20 January, JINR Director Grigory Trubnikov and President-elect of the European Physical Society (EPS) Luc Berge had an online meeting.   More in Russian

On 19 January, a bilateral meeting took place in the video conference format participants of which discussed the results of joint work done in the framework of the memorandum of understanding signed a year ago by JINR and the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST). JINR Vice-Director Boris Sharkov headed the JINR party. The BIUST party was headed by Vice Chancellor of the University Otlogetswe Totolo.   More in Russian.

On 22 January 2021, the 53rd meeting of the Programme Advisory Committee for Nuclear Physics chaired by M. Lewitowicz will take place in JINR as a video conference.   More in Russian.

On 20 January, an open all-Russian competition started for filling vacant positions of teachers and administrative personnel at the Physics and Mathematics Lyceum named after Academician V. G. Kadyshevsky.   More in Russian.

On 21 January, a joint meeting of the Programme Advisory Committees for Particle Physics and Nuclear Physics will be held online. Co-chairs of the meeting will be M. Lewitowicz and I. Tserruya. JINR Director Academician G. V. Trubnikov will open the event.   More in Russian.

At today’s operational meeting with Deputy Prime Ministers, Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin paid special attention to the Year of Science and Technology announced by the President of Russia and noted the JINR flagship megascience project NICA as an example of the targeted investment by the Government of the Russian Federation in the high-tech sector.   More in Russian.

A junior researcher of the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics JINR, a post-graduate student of the Department of Fundamental Problems of Microworld Physics of the University “Dubna” Evgeny Mardyban is one of the winners of the competition for the scholarship of the President of the Russian Federation for young scientists and postgraduates engaged in promising scientific studies and developments on priority areas of modernization of the Russian economy.   More in Russian.

The JINR Operational Headquarters for preventing the spread of the coronavirus infection hereinafter informs you about the current situation with the incidence of COVID-19 and about the preventive measures taken in our Institute.   More in Russian.

On January 15, the third meeting of the Cost and Schedule Review Committee of the “NICA Complex” project, formed at JINR by the decision of the Committee of Plenipotentiaries of the governments of the JINR member states and the Supervisory Board of the “NICA Complex” Project was held, aimed at consulting the Supervisory Board and the Committee of Plenipotentiaries about the issues related to the evaluation of costs and efficiency of work on the “NICA Complex” project.   More in Russian.

On 18 January 2021, the 54th meeting of the JINR Programme Advisory Committee for Particle Physics will take place in the videoconference format chaired by I. Tserruya.   More in Russian.

Headlines:  The magnet yoke of the MPD facility assembled;  Special Representative of Russian President visited JINR; First experiment at Superheavy Element Factory;  Congratulations!  New Year gifts for veterans;  At final meeting; Reliable power supply for NICA complex ;  I. N. Meshkov turned 85;  Questionnaire of JINR Weekly Newspaper;   Remembering colleagues who have passed away (Victor B. Brudanin);   Remembering colleagues who have passed away (Vladimir P. Gerdt);   Remembering colleagues who have passed away (Anatoly V. Efremov);   Daya Bay experiment: with participation of Dubna scientists;   Jubilees, memorable events. Calendar-2021.  
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The year 2020 will go down in the history of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research not only as the period of successful implementation of large projects but also as the time when the Institute was working under the coronavirus pandemic conditions without losing the pace of work.   More in Russian.

Today, the JINR Weekly Newspaper opens the jubilee project dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Institute: staff members from the JINR Member States whose lives are closely related to the Institute will answer the questions of the Newspaper. Head of the national group of Kazakhstan in JINR Damir Aznabayev opens the series of articles.  
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In winter, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research leads a traditionally active sports life even despite the pandemic.   More in Russian.

We offer to your attention a new preprint «Self-Similarity, Fractality and Entropy Principle in Collisions of Hadrons and Nuclei at Tevatron, RHIC and LHC» E2-2020-24 published by the JINR Publishing Department. The authors are Zborovsky I., Tokarev M.   More in Russian.

The State University “Dubna” invites 9-11 – grade students and their parents to take part in the Doors Open Day of JINR-based Departments that will take place from 25 to 29 January.   More in Russian.

According to the decree of the President of the Russian Federation, the Administration of the President approved the composition of the organizing committee and the presidium for holding the Year of Science and Technology in Russia. The corresponding order was published by the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation.  
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For example, data about neutrinos coming to Earth from deep space will be soon obtained from the bottom of Lake Baikal where one of the world largest neutrino telescopes has been constructed for many years. In the same year, the gigantic neutrino detector JUNO will be launched in China, and the German KATRIN is supposed to give information about the results of mass measurements of these strange particles.   More in Russian.

On 11 January 2021, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on Digital and Technological Development Dmitry Peskov visited the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.   More in Russian.

Dmitry Ivanovich Blokhintsev (1908 – 1979), an outstanding Soviet physicist, the first Director of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, was born on 11 January 1908.   More in Russian.

We offer to your attention a new preprint "Charge-Exchange Quasi-Elastic Process nd → p(nn) at an Angle of 0° in the Framework of Elastic np → np Scattering through an Angle of 180°" P2-2020-18 published by the
JINR Publishing Department. The authors are Shindin R. A. et al.   More in Russian.

The JINR University Centre informs that submission of applications for Wave 3 of the INTEREST programme starts on 11 January and will continue till 27 January.   More in Russian.

On 7 January, RAS Academician Igor Nikolaevich Meshkov turns 85. Igor Nikolaevich Meshkov is a world-known specialist in the fields of charged particle beam physics, accelerator physics and technology, high energy physics, plasma physics and radiation materials-processing methods.   More in Russian.

Professor Vladimir Petrovich Gerdt, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Head of the Department of Algebraic and Quantum Computation of the Division of Computational Physics of the Laboratory of Information Technologies of JINR, passed away on 5 January 2021.   More in Russian.

On 1 January 2021, an outstanding physicist, a world-known expert in quantum field theory and elementary particle physics, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Professor, Chief Researcher of the Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of JINR Anatoli Vasilievich Efremov passed away after a lengthy battle with a severe illness.  
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On the eve of the bright new year holidays, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research congratulates its colleagues and partners from the Member States, as well as from scientific laboratories all over the world. We wish you good health, new bright studies, and every creative success in the new year. We wish you and your families happiness and prosperity!   More in Russian.

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