The article presents the results of the study of information support of students in research activities. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that the development of information support is one of the important indicators of the university's effectiveness. The problem is that the degree of student involvement in scientific activity in most universities is not high enough. The purpose of the study is to identify the degree of interest of students in scientific activities. The novelty of the research is that an attempt made to construct a typology of students in terms of their attitude to scientific activity. In the course of the research, the percentage of how students receive information on scientific events and who organized the work to attract students to NID (research activity) was determined. The study conducted among 1-4-year students of the Kazan Federal University (KFU) and the Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev-KAI (KNITU-KAI). An online questionnaire survey used as a research method. Based on the results of an online survey, it is obvious that 87,3% of students are ready to engage in scientific activities in the framework of the chosen specialty. At the same time, interest in scientific activity is high, this is confirmed by 88,1% of students with scientific achievements. The results of the study make it possible to assess in reality the perception of scientific activity by students and to show the problems of an objective nature that exist in the organization of the university.

Research activities; research work; information work; information support; the science