A researcher at HSE University analysed data on 1,539 doctoral students from 161 Russian universities to identify which features of a thesis topic are associated with academic success and engagement. The most important factor was found to be personal interest in the research topic, which was associated with almost all key aspects of doctoral programme experience—from engaging with the academic supervisor to research activity and confidence about successfully defending the thesis. The findings have been published in Higher Education.
Having a good defence attorney in criminal proceedings can largely determine whether a defendant retains their freedom, health and good name. Researchers at HSE University propose a method for predicting an attorney’s performance based on the outcomes of their previous cases. The methodology takes into account the severity of the charges, the complexity of the cases, and the most likely outcome, drawing on judicial statistics.
A delegation of scientists from Hanoi visited the HSE Faculty of Computer Science and then took part in a Russian-Vietnamese conference in St Petersburg. The events were part of the three-year project ‘Flexibility and Computational Methods.’ Over the course of the project, the researchers have prepared joint publications and obtained new mathematical results.
Borja S., Актуальные проблемы российского права 2025 Т. 20 № 9 С. 52–64
In modern Russian doctrine, there have been two approaches to determining the reciprocity of performances in bilateral divided obligations: the first approach presupposes that there is reciprocity between individual obligations, and the second one, on the other hand, is based on the premise that reciprocity links cumulative obligations. This, therefore, has led to uncertainty regarding ...
Bogatyrev G., Вестник Московского университета. Серия 11: Право 2020 № 1 С. 86–94
One of the central principles of contract law — pacta sunt servanda — is universally recognized in legal doctrine and is based on a number of philosophical and legal
theories, the most common of which are “Promise Theory”, “Theory of Will”, as well
as “Efficiency Theory”. The study of these theories allows us to state the absence ...