Research
Murmansk Arctic University (MAU) seeks to implement its academic potential by setting its goal as to become an advanced international research, informational, analytical, consulting and project center, as well as to transform into a leading institution in terms of R&D through delivering practical and innovative contribution for ensuring global competitiveness of Russia in the Arctic circumpolar areas. Our mission, first and foremost, is to facilitate comfortable human presence in the Arctic in the context of natural conformity and sustainable development of the High North.
MAU Research Areas
Arctic bioresources and biotechnologies
This strategic scientific research direction involves the development of innovative technologies and products, including recycling of Arctic water and land bioresources, creating new nutrition products and other biotechnological developments that are aimed at improving the quality of life of people in the Russian Arctic.
Human health in the Arctic
This strategic scientific research direction involves the development of means to promote systematic approach to improving the quality of life and lifespan, including through the introduction of social welfare growth principles, healthy lifestyle, and health protection of the people in the Russian Arctic. It is being done through analyzing health condition, social problems and prospects for people on arctic territories; diagnosing physical health of various age groups; implementing innovative therapeutic and medical technologies in current challenging environment.
Innovative pedagogical technologies and socio-psychological welfare of the people
This strategic scientific research direction involves developing new psychological and pedagogical methods and technologies that increase the quality of education on every level, socio-psychological and pedagogical competence of the population.
Infrastructure of the Arctic territories
This strategic scientific research direction is aimed at developing innovative technologies and methods for creating industrial, engineering, and social infrastructure facilities, including building materials ensuring their sustainable functioning in Arctic conditions.
Climate and space weather
This strategic scientific research direction is aimed at examining the interrelation of the weather and climate of the Arctic, space weather variables, their impact on socio-economic activities and life support of the population and economic entities of the Russian Arctic, as well as developing technologies for monitoring and predicting climate variability in the Arctic.
Creative industries, Arctic tourism, and Northern identity
This strategic scientific research direction involves developing technologies aimed at forming the Arctic urban and territorial design codes reflecting territorial identity and new instrumental, technical, architectural, and landscape developments. This also includes those related to tourism and hospitality industry, based on Russian historical experiences in the development of the European Arctic, conditions of multi-ethnicity and multi-confessionalism of the European North of Russia, and factors that influenced the formation of Northern identity in the conditions of cultural landscapes of the northern regions and peculiarities of multicultural Arctic region. This is also performed by taking into account modern migration process trends, formation of patriotic education, tolerance, and social security in the region.
Logistics in the Arctic
This strategic scientific research direction is aimed at developing innovative technologies for creating the Arctic transport network and logistic centres, new principles for developing and functioning of the transport infrastructure of the Russian Arctic and its individual components, including the Northern Sea Route, railways, automobile and aviation transport.
Arctic mineral resources
This strategic scientific research direction involves developing innovative products and technologies to implement them into the activities of mining and processing companies. This includes tools based on 3D technology, new developments in design and features of mining equipment, schemes and scenarios of their interaction in the main processes of open-pit and underground technologies for the development of mineral deposits during the operation of the mine, operation of the mining and transportation complex, and the transport flow of the mine.
Marine technologies for the Arctic
This strategic scientific research direction involves developing innovative technologies for secure and effective operation of Arctic sea vessels and other watercraft of various classes, including their components, as well as conducting marine operations in the Arctic.
Natural ecosystems and technosphere security of the Arctic
This strategic scientific research direction involves developing innovative methods and technologies for monitoring and environmental protection measures to preserve highly vulnerable Arctic ecosystems and comply with the principles of technosphere security in the context of global climate change and intensification of economic activity in the Russian Arctic. This ensures the sustainable functioning and development of components of eco-socio-economic system of the Russian Arctic in high-risk conditions, including timely detection and forecasting of possible emergencies and dangerous phenomena of natural and man-made origin.
Sustainable development and territorial planning of the Arctic
This strategic scientific research direction involves developing the innovative methods and technologies for research on the sustainable development of Arctic territories as eco-socio-economic systems and professional activity spaces; means of developing the territories with the aim of strengthening of the Arctic macroregion as area attractive for investment and social projects.
Major publications
Laboratories and Research Facilities
Monitoring and Preservation of Arctic Nature Ecosystems Laboratory
Head: Maria Menshakova – Ph.D. of Biological Sciences, Associate professor
Computer Modeling of Physical Processes in the Near-Earth Environment Laboratory
Head: Boris Prokhorov – Ph.D in Physics
Sociological Research Laboratory
Head: Ekaterina Sharova – Ph.D. of Sociology
Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence for the Arctic Laboratory
Head: Irina Lazareva – Ph.D. of Physics and Mathematical Sciences, Associate professor
Аnthropological Research Laboratory
Head: Vasily Voronov – Ph.D. of Philosophy, Associate professor
E-mail: voronov.vasiliy@masu.edu.ru; international@mauniver.ru
Physicotechnological Materials in Mining and Electrical Engineering Laboratory
Technological Operations in Earth-Resources Processing and Extraction Laboratory
Head: Daria Shibaeva – Ph.D. of Engineering Sciences
Tundra Research Station
Head: Viktor Tsylev – Ph.D. of Philosophy, Associate professor
International Interdisciplinary Research Center for Russian Arctic Development
Lead research fellow: George Gogoberidze – Advanced Doctor in Physics and Mathematical Sciences, Associate professor, Vice Rector for Research Affairs
Arctic Logistics
Head: Mikhail Vasyokha, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, Associate Professor
E-mail: vasekhamv@mstu.edu.ru;
Chemistry and Technology of Marine Bio-resources
Head: Daria Kolotova, PhD in Chemical Sciences
E-mail: kolotovads@mstu.edu.ru;
Eco-engineering and Pollution Monitoring in the Arctic Zone
Head: Zhanna Vasilyeva, Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences, Associate Professor
E-mail: vasilevazhv@mstu.edu.ru;
Quality of Arctic Urban Living
Head: Zoya Zhelnina, Ph.D. in Philosophy
E-mail: jelninazu@mauniver.ru;