# News
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[#### St. Petersburg State University scientists develop method to improve known drugs and create new ones](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/news/st-petersburg-state-university-scientists-develop-method-improve-known-drugs-and)
09:25
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[#### St. Petersburg State University geneticists find out fruit juices can help fight COVID-19](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/news/st-petersburg-state-university-geneticists-find-out-fruit-juices-can-help-fight)
11 March 2026
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[#### Scientists from St. Petersburg State University Participate in the Opening of the Dr Humberto Fernández Morán National University of Sciences in Venezuela](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/news/scientists-st-petersburg-state-university-participate-opening-dr-humberto)
19 June 2025
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[#### Chemists from St Petersburg University propose an environmentally friendly method of synthesising rare earth metal derivatives using ultrasound](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/news/chemists-st-petersburg-university-propose-environmentally-friendly-method)
14 May 2025
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[#### Sustainability and efficiency in the period of turmoil: Economics & Management — 2024 Conference at St Petersburg University](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/news/sustainability-and-efficiency-period-turmoil-economics-management-2024-conference)
22 October 2024
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[#### Heinrich Terahertz podcast: St Petersburg University astronomer tells about meteor showers, black holes, and space exploration](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/news/heinrich-terahertz-podcast-st-petersburg-university-astronomer-tells-about-meteor)
26 July 2024
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[#### To preserve and enhance: the conference on genetic resources of microorganisms at St Petersburg University is now international](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/news/preserve-and-enhance-conference-genetic-resources-microorganisms-st-petersburg)
25 July 2024
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[#### Love of language, literature and people: SPbU hosted a scientific philological conference named after Lyudmila Verbitskaya](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/news/love-language-literature-and-people-spbu-hosted-scientific-philological-conference)
4 April 2024
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[#### SPbU climate scientist: the University trains professionals who can develop measures to adapt to climate change](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/news/spbu-climate-scientist-university-trains-professionals-who-can-develop-measures)
3 April 2024
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[#### Scientists from St Petersburg University explain the peculiarities of the luminescence of unstressed quantum dots](https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/news/scientists-st-petersburg-university-explain-peculiarities-luminescence-unstressed)
29 March 2024
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