Science

For three centuries now, The Scientific Library of St Petersburg University has been serving university education and science.

The University has access to a vast collection of leading global publishers — Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and many more. An electronic "knowledge space" has been formed, in which you can access different types of sources, from journals and books to images, videos, and experimental data.

Your library card is issued upon admission, and you need to present it to the library staff. You can visit any departmental branches, and remote access is available with your login (st****) and password from anywhere in the world. For more information, please visit the website of the M. Gorky Scientific Library of St Petersburg University.

199034, St Petersburg, Universitetskaya Emb., 7–9
+7 (812) 328-94-42
Department Head: Anna Yurievna Tsvetkova
E-mail: a.tsvetkova@spbu.ru

199034, St Petersburg, Universitetskaya Emb., 11
+7 (812) 328-95-49
Department Head: Milana Alexandrovna Azarkina
E-mail: m.azarkina@spbu.ru

199178, St Petersburg, Vasilevsky Island, Sredniy pr., 41
+7 (812) 363-60-00, доб. 1606
Department Head: Olga Anatolyevna Klenova
E-mail: o.klenova@spbu.ru

199155, St Petersburg, Decembrists Lane, 16
+7 (812) 363-60-00, ext. 6561
Department Head: Svetlana Vasilyevna Platonova
E-mail: s.v.platonova@spbu.ru

Biology

Oriental Studies

Geography and Geoecology Departments

Geology

The main fund of The Scientific Library of St Petersburg University is located in the Twelve Colleges building, and 21 industry departments by directions of training are housed in the university buildings, where you can get a library card.

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printed publications

rare books

Eastern, Old Slavic, and Western European manuscripts

bibliographical descriptions of printed editions in the electronic catalog

Library

199053, St Petersburg, Vasilevsky Island, 1st line, 26
+7 (812) 363-61-11, доб. 3416
Department Head: Tatyana Yakovlevna Trotsko
E-mail: t.trotsko@spbu.ru

198504, St Petersburg, Old Peterhof, University pr., 28
+7 (812) 363-60-00, доб. 9035, 9030
Department Head: Irina Alexeevna Matveeva
E-mail: i.matweeva@spbu.ru

199034, St Petersburg, Vasilevsky Island, 21st line, 8a
+7 (812) 326-03-26, ext. 5238
Department Head: Alla Vladimirovna Rastvortseva
E-mail: a.rastvortceva@spbu.ru

Journalism

Mathematics and Mechanics

Medicine

193060, St Petersburg, Smolnogo St., 1/3, entrance 8
+7 (812) 363-64-11
+7 (812) 363-60-00
Department Head: Anna Alexandrovna Petrushina
E-mail: a.petrushina@spbu.ru

199004, St Petersburg, Vasilevsky Isl., Volkhovsky Lane, 3
198510, St Petersburg, Petrodvorets district, St Petersburg highway, 109 (Mikhailovskaya dacha campus)
+7 (812) 457-14-81
+7 (812) 323-84-43
Department Head: Muleva Juliya Nikolayevna
E-mail: j.muleva@spbu.ru
Email: e.yatsuk@spbu.ru

International Relations, Political Science, and Sociology

Management

199034, St Petersburg, Vasilevsky Isl., Makarov Emb., 6
+7 (812) 328-94-06
Department Head: Elena Petrovna Sudnitsyna
E-mail: e.sudnitsina@spbu.ru

199034, St Petersburg, Vasilevsky Island, Lieutenant Schmidt Emb., 11/2
+7 (812) 323-39-62
Department Head: Anastasia Vladimirovna Ivanova
E-mail: E-mail: a.w.ivanova@spbu.ru

Psychology

Russian Language and Culture

198504, St Petersburg, Old Peterhof, Ulyanovskaya St., 3
+7 (812) 428-43-26
Department Head: Marina Olegovna Kraukhina
E-mail: m.kraukhina@spbu.ru

199034, St Petersburg, University Emb., 7–9
+7 (812) 328-95-64
Department Head: Olga Vadimovna Vasileva
E-mail: o.vasileva@spbu.ru

Physics

Philology

191194, St Petersburg, Chaikovsky St., 62
+7 (812) 363-64-93
Department Head: Galina Anatolyevna Alexeeva
E-mail: g.alekseeva@spbu.ru

199026, St Petersburg, Vasilevsky Island, 22nd Line, 7
+7 (812) 363-68-33
Department Head: Ekaterina Alexandrovna Yatsuk
E-mail: e.yatsuk@spbu.ru

190005, St Petersburg, Izmailovsky pr., 27
199178, St Petersburg, Vasilevsky Isl., Kamskaya St., 16
199155, St Petersburg, Vasilevsky Isl., Kakhovsky Lane, 9
+7 (812) 322-53-15, доб. 2727
Department Head: Lilia Anatolyevna Chelpanova
E-mail: l.chelpanova@spbu.ru

Economics

Law

Secondary and Vocational Education Programmes

Chemistry

Social Sciences (History and Philosophy)

199034, St Petersburg, Mendeleevskaya line, 5
+7 (812) 328-97-07
Department Head: Tatiana Ivanovna Balymova
E-mail: t.balimova@spbu.ru

Applied Mathematics and Control Processes

198504, St Petersburg, Old Peterhof, University pr., 35
+7 (812) 363-60-00, ext. 9529
Department Head: Ekaterina Alexandrovna Pankina
E-mail: e.pankina@spbu.ru

Liberal Arts and Sciences

190000, St Petersburg, Galernaya St., 58–60
+7 (812) 363-60-00, ext. 2213
Department Head: Anna Nodarovna Varustina
E-mail: a.varustina@spbu.ru

198504, St Petersburg, Old Peterhof, University pr., 26
+7 (812) 428-40-23
Department Head: Tatyana Albertovna Devyatkin
E-mail: t.devyatkina@spbu.ru

Library of the Russian Chemical Society

199034, St Petersburg, Universitetskaya Emb., 7–9c
Department Head: Tatyana Mikhailovna Nikuradze
E-mail: t.nikuradze@spbu.ru

St Petersburg University holds an Open International Olympiad for students Petropolitan Science (Re)Search
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Olympiads

St Petersburg University is an organizing university in the areas of "Philology", "Law", "Linguistics", "Geography" for the All-Russian Olympiad for students "I am a professional". Diploma winners of the "I am a professional" Olympiad will be able to take advantage of the benefits when applying for graduate, postgraduate, and residency programmes, as well as the opportunity to intern at a large company.

The results of the PS®S Olympiad are taken into account when enrolling in master’s and doctoral programmes: depending on the area of study, Olympiad diploma winners can receive up to 100 additional points for individual achievements when entering the graduate and postgraduate programmes at St Petersburg University.

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employer partners

To create a modern scientific infrastructure, the University has established a Research Park, which comprises 23 resource centers. With its equipment and technological capabilities, the Research Park is unique in Russia and, in some areas, globally.

You can learn about the history of the Research Park, take a guided tour, and learn the algorithm for conducting research on equipment here.

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Research Park

The Park’s equipment can be used for research by external customers, research groups, as well as students and staff of the University.

University students can conduct research in the laboratories of the Research Park in cases of:

laboratory area

The SPbU Quality Education Monitoring Center (QEMC)

The SPbU Quality Education Monitoring Center (QEMC) is a research hub that annually conducts surveys among students, postgraduates, faculty, administrative staff, graduates, employers, and applicants. Rest assured, participation in our surveys is confidential; all results are processed in an aggregated manner.

If you have questions, feel free to send them to our email: eqmc@spbu.ru

Participating in QEMC surveys is an opportunity to voice your opinion and contribute to improving the quality of education at the University.
At the end of the academic year, we invite you to participate in a survey to share your experiences.