13 Dubna schoolteachers and additional education teachers are laureates of the annual grant competition of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.

The winners of the 2025 competition are:

1. Natalia Bovkunova, primary school teacher at the Lyceum No. 6;
2. Yulia Dudnikova, mathematics teacher at the School No. 1;
3. Tatiana Kuznetsova, physics teacher at the Kadyshevsky Lyceum;
4. Tatiana Lezhneva, design and technology teacher at the School No. 10;
5. Darya Mukhina, history and social studies teacher at the Kadyshevsky Lyceum;
6. Galina Orlova, English language teacher at the Gymnasium No. 8;
7. Tatiana Saltykova, Russian language and literature teacher at the School No. 9;
8. Natalia Stoykova, mathematics teacher at the Gymnasium No. 3;
9. Liudmila Tokarskaya, mathematics teacher at the Gymnasium No. 11;
10. Yulia Cherkasova, additional education teacher at the Dubna University College;
11. Nadezhda Byakovskaya, English language teacher at the Kadyshevsky Lyceum;
12. Oksana Ganina, mathematics teacher at the Dubna Lyceum;
13. Elena Mironova, chemistry and biology teacher at the School No. 7.

The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research holds the annual grant competition since 2001, promoting professional development and stimulating the educational and creative activity of the city’s teachers.

When considering the applications, the jury prioritised subjects and technologies essential for potential future JINR employees: life and engineering sciences, information technology, and advanced methods of additional school education in life sciences, including those utilised by primary school teachers. In addition, among the winners are teachers of Russian, English, and other languages and literature, history, design and technology, and other equally important disciplines of the school curriculum.

Congratulations to the 2025 grant competition winners!