Olga V. Shinkaryova

The relevance of the study is determined by the need to increase the effectiveness of students' research activities, to search for effective methods and forms of this activity, since instilling the skills of scientific research is an integral condition for the formation of professional competency of graduates in the higher education system. The purpose of the study is to identify factors that can contribute to the intensification of research activities of students during their studies in higher educational institutions of the country. When writing the article, an analysis of the opinions of domestic and foreign scientists was made, which helped the author to clarify the concept of research activities of students, to give it the author's original definition, as well as to reveal the directions for the implementation of this activity. To identify the factors of intensification of research activities of students, the method of questioning students of the Department of Economics and Management of the Institute of Economics, Management and Law of the Moscow City Pedagogical University was used. Open-ended and close-ended questions were used. The results of the survey revealed the attitude of more than 100 undergraduate students of training areas 38.03.04 “State and Municipal Administration” and 44.03.05 “Pedagogical Education” (with two training profiles) of the specialization "Social Studies and Economics" to research activities. Students realize the importance of its implementation for their successful career in the future, and the driving reasons for this process are not only material encouragement, but also interest, gaining research experience, and the development of professional competences. Among the reasons that prevent students from doing science are lack of time, lack of interest, uninteresting organization and insufficient material and emotional encouragement. In this regard, we can recommend diversifying the forms and methods of research activities – the implementation of project research and their subsequent publication, the use of distance forms of support for students to save their time, and the active use of digital methods. The results of the article can be used to develop measures for the development of student science in universities.