Topic: research

Doctoral defence: Alessandra Dezi "Функции иноязычных вкраплений в интернет-дискурсе русскоязычных жителей Италии и Эстонии: сопоставительный аспект"
On 7 March at 12:15, Alessandra Dezi will defend her doctoral thesis "Функции иноязычных вкраплений в интернет-дискурсе русскоязычных жителей Италии и Эстонии: сопоставительный аспект" ("Functional aspects of interlingual translanguaging in the internet communication of Russian speakers in Italy and Estonia: a comparative study") for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Russian Language.
14 February 2025 researchfor society
Guidelines for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research have been published
Led by the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Centre for Sustainable Development of the University of Tartu, a guidance material has been developed for researchers on how to conduct interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research.
31 January 2025 cooperationresearch
Thousands of European citizen scientists helped identify shifts in the floral traits of insect-pollinated plants
The results of cowslip observations carried out in over 5,200 locations shed light on the well-being of insect-pollinated plants under changing climate and land use conditions.
Mari Sepp forms a research group to study the cerebellum with an international grant
On 21 January, the recipients of this year's installation grant from the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) were announced. Among the ten scientists is neurobiologist Mari Sepp, whose research covers the fields of developmental biology, evolutionary biology and functional genomics
21 January 2025 research
Maaja Vadi and Priit Vahter Received the Mihhail Bronštein Award in Economics
Professor Priit Vahter, Professor of Applied Economics, and Professor Maaja Vadi, Professor of Management, have been awarded the 2024 Mihhail Bronštein Award by the Estonian Academy of Sciences.
Doctoral defence: Mario Reiman “Placental transcriptome in normal and complicated pregnancies”
21. jaanuaril kell 10.15 kaitseb Mario Reiman geenitehnoloogia erialal doktoritööd.
06 January 2025 researchfor society
Scopus AI now available for UT members
Scopus AI feature of Elsevier's Scopus citation database now available in the university network.
04 January 2025 research
Doctoral defence: Antonina Martynenko „Традиции и инновации в русской поэзии второй половины 1830-х гг.: количественное исследование“
On 13 January at 16:00, Antonina Martynenko will defend her doctoral thesis "Традиции и инновации в русской поэзии второй половины 1830-х гг.: количественное исследование" ("") for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Russian Literature.
18 December 2024 researchfor society
IAREP 2025: Behavioural Insights in Research and Policymaking
In summer 2025, IAREP conference comes to Tartu, Estonia! It will take place from 17 - 20 June and will feature distinguished keynote speakers Anu Realo, Liam Delaney, Elisabeth Costa and Jaan Aru.
19 November 2024 cooperationresearch
Meelis Kull was elected Professor of Artificial Intelligence
At the meeting on 22 November, the University of Tartu senate elected Meelis Kull, Associate Professor in Machine Learning at the Institute of Computer Science, as Professor of Artificial Intelligence.
10 December 2024 research