Topic: research

Research Days of the Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine will take place on 29–30 January 2026

Jaak Vilo, Vice President of the Estonian Academy of Sciences and Professor of Bioinformatics at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science, has been elected a member of Academia Europaea, the Academy of Europe.

The Human Genetics Research Group of the University of Tartu Faculty of Medicine has identified a gene whose defect may cause congenital heart malformations in the fetus.

On 20 May from 14:30 to 18:00 (EET), the Estonian Research Council's Brussels office will host a seminar entitled "Balancing openness and security in the ERA Act," which will address the key points of academic freedom and research security principles.

On 30 March at 14:30, Sandra Hagelin will defend her doctoral dissertation “Speaking borders, speaking Europe: entangled borders in governmental discourse across the Baltic and Nordic spaces“ for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Political Science).

On 17 March at 14:30, Logan Carmichael will defend her doctoral dissertation “Cybersecurity Governance Responses in the Estonian Digital Governance Model, 2007-2023“

On 16 March at 14:15, Alec Richard Kozicki will defend his doctoral thesis "The De-sign Process of Inhabiting Techno-Living Spaces" for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Semiotics and Culture Studies).

Researchers from the Institute of Physics and the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology of the University of Tartu have shown in a recently published study that antibacterial coatings which initially appear highly effective at destroying bacteria may lose their performance over time. Therefore, long-term testing is essential for developing the best antibacterial materials.