Topic: research
University of Tartu is the only research institution in Estonia to be positively evaluated in all six fields of research
On 23 May 2025, Minister of Education and Research Kristina Kallas approved the results of the external evaluation of Estonian research and development. The University of Tartu was the only institution in Estonia to receive a positive evaluation in all six fields: natural sciences, engineering and technology, medical and health sciences, agriculture and veterinary sciences, social sciences, and humanities and the arts.
New exhibition introduces researchers receiving European Research Council grants
On Thursday, 12 June, the exhibition “Exciting Minds: Estonian Research Excellence Showcase – ERC Grants Across the Years” will open at the University of Tartu Library.
MEDAL’s final conference focuses on innovative approaches to linguistic data
On 9–10 October 2025, the University of Tartu will host the final conference of the MEDAL project, “Methodological Excellence in Data-Driven Approaches to Linguistics: New Challenges, Novel Approaches.” Registration is now open.
Guest seminar „Laughing Gas as a Tool to Uncover Rapid Antidepressant Effects“
10. juunil annab professor Tomi Rantamäki Biomeedikumis (Ravila 19-0088) külalisloengu „Naerugaas kui vahend kiirete antidepressantsete mõjude uurimiseks“.
University of Tartu researchers have found a way to give old smartphones a new life
A recently published article by researchers at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science introduces a novel approach to reducing electronic waste and advancing sustainable data processing: turning old smartphones into tiny data centres
Doctoral defence: Kateryna Kubrak "Towards user-centered prescriptive process monitoring systems“
On 13 June 2025 at 14:15 Kateryna Kubrak will defend his doctoral thesis "Towards user-centered prescriptive process monitoring systems“.
Doctoral defence: Kadi Kähär-Peterson „Garlieb Merkel’s Political Thought: A Baltic Perspective on Enlightenment“
Doctoral defence: Kadi Kähär-Peterson „Garlieb Merkel’s Political Thought: A Baltic Perspective on Enlightenment“
Mathias Juust will defend his doctoral thesis „Dynamic effects of trade shocks“
On 18 June at 10:30 Mathias Juust will defend his doctoral thesis „Dynamic effects of trade shocks“ for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Economics)
Professor of Botany Meelis Pärtel elected as member of Academia Europaea
Meelis Pärtel, Professor of Botany at the University of Tartu, was elected to Academia Europaea, the Pan-European Academy of Humanities, Letters and Sciences. Pärtel will be active in the academy’s Ecology and Evolution section, where he sees strengthening connections between ecology and other research fields as his most important task.
Doctoral defence: Yehor Yatsiuk "Large tree-cavities as key structures for forest biodiversity"
On 9 June at 10.15 Yehor Yatsiuk will defend his doctoral thesis "Large tree-cavities as key structures for forest biodiversity" for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Zoology and Ecology).
