Preliminary Defence of Nikolai Avkhimovich's Candidate of Sciences (PhD) Dissertation
On September 1, 2026, the joint seminar of the Laboratory of Sports Studies and the International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy will host the preliminary defence of Nikolai Avkhimovich's dissertation for the Candidate of Sciences (PhD) degree, titled "Strategic Team Formation".
Anastasia Kolupaeva and Ekaterina Lodneva Presented at IFORS 2026
One of the leading conferences in operational research took place in Vienna on July 12–17, 2026. Two papers in the 'Operational Research in Sports' session were presented by research assistants from the Laboratory of Sports Studies.
Laboratory of Sports Studies Researchers Presented at 1st Central Asia Conference on Sports Science
The First Central Asia Conference on Sports Science took place at New Uzbekistan University on April 28–30, 2026. Researchers from the Laboratory of Sports Studies presented five papers at the event.
Nikolai Avkhimovich, Laboratory of Sports Studies Alumnus, Publishes an Article in Journal of Sports Economics
The paper 'Do the Coaches Adapt to Tournament Importance? Strategic Choice of Starting Squads in National Football Teams' shows that national football team coaches take a strategic approach to squad age when selecting starting lineups for tournaments of varying importance: on average, more experienced players are chosen for higher-stakes competitions.
300th Anniversary Seminar: 10 Sports Studies from 2025 Worth Your Attention
The Laboratory of Sports Studies invites everyone to its 300th anniversary seminar, taking place on February 9 at 19:40 in room N509.
Laboratory of Sports Studies Opens Position for Russian Postdoctoral Fellow
The Laboratory of Sports Studies has an open position for a Research Fellow (postdoctoral fellow) to work on research related to 'Humans vs AI in Sport'.
Laboratory of Sports Studies Research Assistants Presented at the European Sport Economics Association Conference
The 16th Conference of the European Sport Economics Association took place in Innsbruck, Austria, on August 27–29, 2025. Sabina Kosimova, Ekaterina Lodneva, and Andrei Smirnov presented the results of their research at the conference.