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From September 11 to 15, Yekaterinburg hosted the Fifth Economic Congress organized by the New Economic Association. More than 1,500 scientists from 75 universities and 37 institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences took part in REC-2023, which is more than 180 organizations in total.

The number of people who, despite the active promotion of health, suffer from lack of movement, bad habits and an unbalanced diet is increasing all over the world. An unhealthy and sedentary lifestyle has many negative consequences for the body and can significantly worsen a person's quality of life. The spread of an unhealthy lifestyle and its global consequences is the main topic of the new issue of trendletters, produced as part of a joint project of the Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center and the UNESCO Futures Studies Chair (UNESCO Futures Literacy Chairs network).

The modern labor market is rapidly changing following technological development, and requirements for skills and competencies are growing. Skills that are not always developed within the framework of classical education are increasingly valued, and they often require a more practical and interactive approach to learning. The recent changes in understanding of classical educational model is the main topic of the new issue of trendletters, produced as part of a joint project of the Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center and the UNESCO Futures Studies Chair (UNESCO Futures Literacy Chairs network).

The Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Centre published the twenty fifth issue of the research digest. It presents the results of a comprehensive study, measuring global imbalance in human development and country differences in public policy related to the promotion of human development, conducted by experts from the Institute of International Studies and the Faculty of International Relations (MGIMO-University).

The social responsibility of business is growing against the background of aggravated social, economic and digital inequality. Most consumers are ready to give up the goods and services of those companies for which profit is more important than caring about people and environment. The trend towards systematic social investment is the main topic of the new issue of trendletters, produced as part of a joint project of the Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center and the UNESCO Futures Studies Chair (UNESCO Futures Literacy Chairs network).

Today, advances in medicine play an important role in increasing the birth rate around the world, but a number of social, economic and cultural factors may lead to its decline. A number of couples with infertility is growing every year, but new advances in biotechnology can significantly increase the birth rate. Thus, new genomic and cellular technologies that can significantly increase the chances of pregnancy and the birth of a healthy child. The spread of fertility dysfunction and assisted reproductive technologies are the main topic of the new issue of trendletters, produced as part of a joint project of the Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center and the UNESCO Futures Studies Chair (UNESCO Futures Literacy Chairs network).

Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center has published the twenty-fourth issue of the scientific digest. Using the example of several regional cases, the research project examines the processes of understanding practices that are part of traditional culture or historical past, and rethinking ideas about them in ethnic groups and local communities. Special attention is paid to the integration of such practices into modern economic, political and social systems, which become available within the framework of the heritage institute.

In the modern world, digital control tools are becoming more in demand. They allow to control large amounts of data and processes, which is especially important not only for large organizations or companies, but also for the state as a whole. The global spread of digital tools for population control is the main topic in the new issue of trendletters of the Institute for Statistical Research and Economics of Knowledge of the Higher School of Economics, issued as part of a joint project of the Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center and the UNESCO Chair for Research of the Future.

Today, digital technologies play an important role in people's lives. They not only improve the efficiency of the labor market, but also reduce the time and resources needed to find a job and hire employees. Digitalization of the labor market contributes to the spread of non–standard forms of labor relations, which, on the one hand, create an inclusive environment for employees, and on the other hand, aggravate social protection issues. The next issue of trendletters of the Institute for Statistical Research and Economics of Knowledge, produced as part of a joint project of the Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center and the UNESCO Futures Studies Chair (UNESCO Futures Literacy Chairs network), is devoted to recent transformations of the labor market.

Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center  has published the twenty-third issue of the research digest. It contains cases of dead soldiers identification by portrait reconstructions.