On October 1, 2026, a meeting of the HSE International Laboratory for Social Integration Research hosted the pre-defense of the PhD dissertation of ILSIR graduate student Ekaterina Mikhailovna Dolgova, titled "The Institutionalization of Inclusive Processes in the Contemporary Museum: The Case of People with Disabilities."

On October 1, 2026, a meeting of the HSE International Laboratory for Social Integration Research hosted the pre-defense of the PhD dissertation of ILSIR graduate student Linna Fu, titled "Women's Empowerment and Declining Fertility Under Pronatalist Policy in Contemporary China."

The GES-2 House of Culture, in partnership with the HSE International Laboratory for Social Integration Research (ILSIR), announces the opening of the call for proposals for the Fourth Annual Interdisciplinary Conference "Researching the Deaf Community." The event will take place from June 4 to 6, 2027, and will focus on the plurality of voices within the Deaf community and the right to be heard in one's own language.

Sergey Davydov, Senior Research Fellow at the International Laboratory for Social Integration Research, HSE University, took part in an expert interview conducted by researchers from the VCIOM Analytical Center as part of the preparation of the report “Children Online. Protecting Minors in the Digital Environment: International Experience, Russian Practice and Promising Areas for Development.” The report was published on September 24, 2026, on the VCIOM Analytical Center website.

On September 23, 2026, at a meeting of the International Laboratory for Social Integration Research at HSE University, a pre-defense of the candidate’s dissertation by Maxim Yuryevich Gurin, a PhD student at the Laboratory, took place. The dissertation is titled "Supported Living as a Space for the Coming of Age of Young People with Mental Disabilities: Practices and Meanings."

The conference is organized by the European Academic Integrity Network (ENAI), together with Ilia State University and the ETHICS project. The conference marked the completion of a major international ETHICS project with the support of the European Union.

On August 7, 2026, Maxim Kotelnikov, a research assistant at the HSE International Laboratory for Social Integration Research (ILSIR), successfully defended his PhD dissertation, "Literary Practices as a Resource for Transforming the Biographical Projects of Young Men from Low Socioeconomic Status Families."

How can children and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) become not only recipients of support, but also full participants in shaping it? This pressing question is the focus of a large-scale study conducted by researchers at the HSE International Laboratory for Social Integration Research (ILSIR), in collaboration with the Reach for Change Foundation.

During a shift at the "Forest Tale" camp in Valdai, Daria Agafonova, research trainee at the HSE International Laboratory for Social Integration Research (ILSIR), accompanied young adults with developmental disabilities as a volunteer. The camp program brings together participants with intellectual disabilities, their parents, siblings, specialists from the Center, educators, and volunteers. The shift includes rehabilitation sessions, hikes, and parent support groups. According to the organizers' concept, "Forest Tale" creates a space where children can engage with the world around them and communicate as equals with co-therapists — peers without disabilities. Participants also practice independent living skills, which they develop throughout the year in training apartments.