Our scientific schools have always been strong doing research on a principally new level, creating highly demanded research products and elaborating and implementing technologies.
Ranks 7th in the Russian Federation for a number of publications in Elibrary.ru database among 808 Russian universities over the past 5 years
Laboratories and centres with state-of-the-art equipment, full-employment PhD program,
university’s research project management system, joint research with leading
Russian and international scientists and scholars,
research teams’ financial support –
development vector of a research university.
On October 7–10, 2024 RUDN University Space Week traditionally took place. This event was dedicated to the World Space Week, which is celebrated annually in accordance with the UN General Assembly Resolution 54/68 (December 6, 1999) from October 4 to 10 to commemorate the launch of the first artificial satellite Sputnik-1 on October 4, 1957, and the signing of the Outer Space Treaty on October 10, 1967 – the fundamental international treaty in the field of international space law.
A RUDN agrotechnologist has identified wheat genotypes that are resistant to a dangerous fungal pathogen that infects plants even before the snow melts and reduces yields.
RUDN University engineers have calculated the parameters of a system that can prevent lunar power plants from overheating. These developments will be needed when planning for long-term lunar missions and colonizing the satellite.