The construction industry is one of the world's most important and evolving industries. With the increasing demand for sustainability and longevity, researchers are constantly looking for innovative solutions and technologies to improve the industry. One of such scientists is Dr. Alinda Dey, who came from India to study at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH).

The name of Lithuania was firmly placed on the map at iGEM, an international, prestigious synthetic biology competition. This year was the ninth year that VU students have taken part in the competition, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. On 2–5 November, the Vilnius-Lithuania iGEM team, participated in this year’s final held in Paris; the team was recognised among the best, taking second place.

MRU Law School Dean Prof. Dr. Lyra Jakulevičienė and the Director of the European and International Business Law program prof. Virginijus Bitė paid an official visit to MRU's partner Savoie Mont Blanc University (USMB) in Chambery (France) in October.

‍In a historic European first and building on ECIU University’s micro-credential journey, the European University Alliance is rolling out centralized, tamper-proof micro-credentials to its learners. E-sealed by the ECIU (European Consortium of Innovative Universities) and issued using the EDC (European Digital Credentials) platform, micro-credentials offer students new opportunities to broaden their horizons and gain practical skills through real-life challenges.

“The search for solutions to the environmental problems in our region will involve technological transformations and changes in the behaviour of the population,” says Aistė Balžekienė, a professor of sociology at the KTU Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities and one of the developers of the UN Environment GEO-7 review.

On October 26th, an integration event for Vilnius University (VU) doctoral students took place in the VU Theatre Hall. During this event, participants were invited to get to know each other and discuss.

In September and October, Afghanistan and Morocco were hit by strong earthquakes. In Morocco, where such phenomena are quite uncommon, and in Afghanistan, they wiped out entire villages, killing thousands of people. Using satellite data, Dr Laurynas Jukna and Elzė Buslavičiūtė, geographers at the Institute of Geosciences of Vilnius University (VU), have revealed the actual magnitude of these earthquakes and explained how they can be tracked by employing modern technology.

More than forty Lithuanian education and research institutions are starting to implement a new-generation library service platform consisting of the "Alma" and "Primo VE" library products provided by the international company "Ex Libris". They will be rolled out at the institutions within two years. The procurement of the platform is carried out by Vilnius University (VU) and funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport as part of the implementation of the Action Plan for the Development of the Lithuanian Science and Studies Information Infrastructure for 2021–2024.

“There is an interesting paradox in The Beatles’ music. Despite their extreme stylistic variety, their songs seem always to bear a distinctive identity,” says musicologist Dario Martinelli, a professor at KTU Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities. His recent book, written together with music producer Paolo Bucciarelli, looks at The Beatles’ legacy through cross-disciplinary lenses.