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Virtuality is increasingly penetrating into the real world. The economy of impressions is developing; in order to attract and retain customers, companies focus on creating user experiences, where they use modern AR/VR technologies, among other things. In addition, work, education, medicine, entertainment and much more are becoming virtual. Interaction of the virtual and real worlds 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 has published the twenty-sixth issue of the scientific digest. It presents behavioral strategies and attitudes of Central Asian migrant workers towards Russia. What are the migrants' plans for the future? What should we expect in the foreseeable future in terms of their integration into Russian society? The answers to these and many other questions are presented in a new study.

Colleagues and friends of Evgeny Yasin reflect on how he will be remembered by HSE University and the country

This year, more than 100 students from Russia and abroad took part in the 10^th summer neurolinguistic school, ‘Eye-tracking in the Lab and Beyond’. The school is held annually by the HSE Center for Language and Brain. Leading experts spoke about advanced developments and research in the field of video-oculography.

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).