Topic: research
ENLIGHT Teaching and Learning Conference gave university’s staff and students new ideas and international contacts
From 8 to 10 October, the annual ENLIGHT Teaching and Learning Conference took place in Uppsala. The University of Tartu was represented by 23 staff members and seven students.
University of Tartu participates in creating the European innovation community for water, marine and maritime sectors
On 11 November, the European Institute of Technology and Innovation (EIT) selected the consortium to lead a new Knowledge and Innovation Community in the field of water, marine and maritime sectors and ecosystems (EIT Water). Among the founding partners is the Estonian Marine Institute of the University of Tartu.
Doctoral defence: Gulnara Yusibova “TAL MOF-Derived M-N-C Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Reaction”
On 27 November at 10:15, Gulnara Yusibova will hold the repeated defense of her doctoral thesis titled “TAL MOF-Derived M-N-C Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Reaction”.
Kristina Kallas at the development conference: "How to ensure academic succession?"
The opinion piece is based on the presentation at the University of Tartu development conference “A university for us, Estonia and the world”.
Estonia is the first country to fully deliver its in-kind contribution to European Spallation Source
Estonia, under the lead of the University of Tartu, has become the first member state of the consortium developing the European Spallation Source to deliver all in-kind contributions for ESS construction.
Doctoral defence: Hannes Vallikivi "The rule of law and legal protection of political freedoms in Estonia 1918–1940"
On 4 December at 15:00 Hannes Vallikivi will defend his doctoral thesis "The rule of law and legal protection of political freedoms in Estonia 1918–1940"
Doctoral defence: Yauheni Sarokin "Passive and Active Liquid Mediation in Natural and Synthetic Morphing Systems"
On 21 November at 13:15 Yauheni Sarokin will defend his doctoral thesis "Passive and Active Liquid Mediation in Natural and Synthetic Morphing Systems"
Tambet Teesalu seeks to improve pain management at the interface between blood vessels and nerve tissue
University of Tartu Professor of Nanomedicine Tambet Teesalu has become the first Estonian researcher to receive a Synergy Grant from the European Research Council, which supports collaboration of top-level research teams in tackling highly complex and ambitious scientific challenges.
Doctoral defence: Kaire Sildver "Operative deliveries in Estonia and Finland, 1992-2023"
On 24 November 2025 Kaire Sildver will defend her thesis „Operative deliveries in Estonia and Finland, 1992-2023”.
Doctoral defence: Mihhail Kremez "Constructing and sending Russia-related news frames by different media and their perception among various audiences"
Mihhail Kremez studied framing Russia in Estonia, Bulgaria, Germany, Latvia, Finland, the USA, and China’s news media, and the perception of Russia-related news frames by Russian-speaking audiences in Estonia and Cyprus.
