Topic: research

Estonia's experience in restoring damaged ecosystems inspires experts worldwide
SERE2024, an international conference focusing on ecological restoration, was held in Tartu last week.
02. September 2024 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Kairi Adamson “Applicability of digital photography in monitoring changes of leaf inclination and foliage clumping with time“
On 24 September at 14.15 Kairi Adamson will defend her doctoral thesis “Applicability of digital photography in monitoring changes of leaf inclination and foliage clumping with time“.
30. August 2024 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Manuel Moreno Tovar "Rethinking intralingual translation and exploring its interface with censorship, manipulation, and controversy"
27. septembril kell 14.15 kaitseb Manuel Moreno Tovar doktoritööd „Rethinking intralingual translation and exploring its interface with censorship, manipulation, and controversy“.
30. August 2024 research
Data Science Seminar "AI in action: success stories and lessons learned"
How do we decide where and how AI should be applied, and what challenges arise along the way? At this seminar, several AI researchers and industry experts will present their insights and experiences.
Registration for the Three Minute Thesis competition ends on 19 September
The registration for three-minute thesis competition ends on 19 September.
26. August 2024 for studentresearch
Professor Andero Uusberg speaks at inaugural lecture on managing emotions and thoughts
On 4 September at 16:15, Andero Uusberg will give his inaugural lecture “Feeling the Sense of Thought” in the assembly hall of the University of Tartu.
29. August 2024 research
How ethical is it to kill your enemies? Oxford Professor Jeff McMahan presents special issue on Russia-Ukraine war
On 5 September, one of the world’s leading moral philosophers, Professor Jeff McMahan from the University of Oxford, will give a public lecture on the ethics of killing and just war theory. His lecture marks the publication of a special issue of a philosophy journal focused on the Russia-Ukraine war. The event will be held from 16:00 to 18:00 in White Hall at the University of Tartu Museum.
Doctoral defence: Monika Reppo "Glass and its makers in Estonia, c. 1550–1950: an archaeological study"
Doctoral defence: Monika Reppo "Glass and its makers in Estonia, c. 1550–1950: an archaeological study"
22. August 2024 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Valerii Otiakovskii „Микроистория сообщества формалистов: Кабинет современной литературы при ГИИИ (1927-1930)“
13. septembril kell 12.15 kaitseb Valerii Otiakovskii doktoritööd „Микроистория сообщества формалистов: Кабинет современной литературы при ГИИИ (1927-1930)“ („Formalistide ühenduse mikroajalugu: Kaasaegse Kirjanduse Kabinet (1927–1930)“).
22. August 2024 research