TULA: Making the next step forward On 21 - 23 April, a JINR delegation had a working visit to Tula. The delegation included Head of Social Infrastructure Management Office Andrey Tamonov, MLIT JINR Director Vladimir Korenkov, LRB Scientific Secretary Igor Koshlan, and employees of FLNP, FLNR, MLIT. A series of meetings and scientific lectures was organised. The visit has been organised to develop further cooperation established in October last year. On 21 April, JINR scientists took part in a seminar in the Conference Hall of the TSU Scientific Council. The seminar brought together a large audience of scientists and teachers, as well as students of educational institutions of the city. JINR representatives had a meeting with First Deputy Governor of the Tula region Vyacheslav Fedorishchev to discuss cooperation with the REC “Tula TECH”. It was proposed to produce high-tech products for large JINR projects at Tula enterprises. In addition, the parties discussed cooperation development in stuff training and the potential creation of a JINR Information Centre on the platform of Tula State University. On 22 April, lectures of the sections “Chemistry, Biology, and Physics” and “Mathematics and IT” were delivered at Tula State Lev Tolstoy University. More...