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“At the same time, the strategic goal of the grant support system is the creation and development of RUDN’s own human resources and scientific groundwork for conducting research, including within the framework of external funding. The philosophy of the system is to ’cultivate’ personnel from student to leading scientist,” said Andrey Melnikov, Head of the Department of Scientific and Technical Programs, Grants, and Projects at the RUDN Scientific Department.

Project evaluation criteria

Currently, the competitions are divided by type (fundamental and applied) and by field of science (natural sciences and social sciences & humanities).

This year, the number of applications submitted for the competitions increased by 1.5 times compared to 2024 — from 36 to 53. The most active were representatives of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Institute of Innovative Engineering Technologies, with each department submitting six applications. The Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Philology also ranked among the top three in terms of the number of applications submitted.

As for the grant support categories, 13 applications were submitted for the competition for research teams led by young scientists (D-1), 21 for the competition for research teams led by leading scientists (D-2), and 19 for the competition for young scientists (R.1).

All applications are initially checked for compliance with the formal requirements, which concern minimum performance indicators, the percentage ratio of the planned funding, etc. The projects are then sent to independent external experts. They evaluate the work according to seven criteria, including the relevance of the topic, the scientific novelty of the research, its theoretical and practical significance, and the alignment of the research level and expected results with world-class standards.

“Each project must be aimed at solving specific tasks in one of the areas of the Strategy for Scientific and Technological Development of the Russian Federation. For example, the Faculty of Science is a leader in the areas of ’Transition to advanced digital, intelligent manufacturing technologies, robotic systems, new materials and methods of design...’ and ’Transition to personalized medicine, high-tech healthcare, and health-saving technologies.’ Meanwhile, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences most often submits applications in the areas of ’The possibility of an effective response of Russian society to major challenges, considering the interaction between man and nature’ and ’Countering socio-cultural threats,’” said Andrey Melnikov.

Funding for scientific projects has increased approximately 1.5 to 2 times over the past five years. This year, RUDN University allocated 107 million rubles to reward winners across all competitions. The maximum grant amount for each competition is:

• D-1 — 6 million rubles;
• D.2 — 8 million rubles;
• R.1 — 3 million rubles.

Innovative technology

The results of the latest round are still pending, but in the meantime, one of the previous winners of the past competition, Kirill Zubarev, shared the details of his project with us. According to the scientist, his project involves scientific research in the field of construction. More precisely, it involves the development of an innovative device for determining the thermal transmittance resistance of building envelopes.

“It took two years to go from an idea to a concrete project. The initial idea of the possibility to modernize the device came to me at a scientific conference, when specialists were presenting and talking about the problems of measuring thermal transmittance resistance. Then began the search for information, reading literature, as well as meetings and conversations with people involved in the problem of experimental determination of thermal transmittance resistance, and with manufacturers. Two years ago, the concept of the work was already defined, and I decided that I needed to create a team that would participate in the implementation of the project,” said Kirill Zubarev, Project Leader, Leading Research Fellow, Associate Professor at RUDN University.

As the scientist noted, several approaches are currently used to determine the thermal transmittance resistance of building walls: calculations using engineering formulas, mathematical modeling, laboratory experiments, and field studies. There are a number of analogous devices from Russian and foreign developers.

“In the device being developed at RUDN University, higher measurement accuracy will be achieved through the application of a combined approach: modern computing systems, artificial intelligence algorithms, and new materials and technologies for device construction will all be used simultaneously. Regarding practical application, imagine that you have designed and calculated a building. The building is constructed, and the question arises: how do you verify to what extent it meets the design values? To control the quality of construction, a field survey is conducted — when specialists come to the completed facility, carry out measurements of thermal transmittance resistance, and compare the measurement results with the calculated values. Thus, the quality control of the thermal protection envelope of erected buildings and structures is carried out. Our project involves the development of a device that improves this control,” said Kirill Zubarev.

According to Kirill, in 2025, the funds from the received grant were invested in a special high-power, high-performance computer for calculations. Currently, the scientists are using it to perform calculations, select the device’s geometry, and strive to detail the physics of the ongoing process as much as possible. In 2026, the funds will go towards purchasing materials, components, and sensors for the production of a prototype and its testing.

“The concept of the device has now been established, calculations are being carried out to refine its geometric dimensions, and negotiations are underway with suppliers for the purchase of necessary materials and sensors. We plan to begin testing the device by the end of next year. I envision the final result as a device that is, on one hand, portable, convenient, and lightweight, and on the other hand, more accurate than existing analogues. Perhaps in the future, either the device itself or the ideas embedded within it will be applied in the construction industry to verify the installation quality of a building’s thermal protection envelope,” said Kirill Zubarev.