Topic: research

Researchers teach Estonian language and culture to language models
Tartu Ülikooli arvutiteaduse instituudi eestvedamisel hakatakse treenima vabavaralisi keelemudeleid kõnelema senisest ladusamat eesti keelt ja mõistma paremini eesti kultuuri, et hoida ja kaitsta tehisintellekti kiire arengu tingimustes eesti keelt ning luua eestlaste jaoks hõlpsasti kasutatavaid rakendusi.
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: 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
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 research
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
University of Tartu launches initiative to improve safety of autonomous heavy machinery
An international team of researchers and entrepreneurs, led by the Uni of Tartu, is starting to develop AI-based solutions that will enable self-driving heavy vehicles to operate safely in difficult conditions.
Hacking photosynthesis to stimulate plant growth might be more complex than previously thought
University of Tartu plant biologists show that in the future, it would be better to prefer plants with fewer stomata, as they grow faster.
02 August 2024 research
Doctoral defence: Arun Kumar Devarajan "Microbes and climate change: insights from plant-microbe interactions in rice phyllosphere and soil microbiomes in subarctic grasslands“
On August 22, at 10:15 Arun Kumar Devarajan will defend his doctoral thesis "Microbes and climate change: insights from plant-microbe interactions in rice phyllosphere and soil microbiomes in subarctic grasslands“ for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Microbial Biology).
12 July 2024 researchfor society
Professor Karl Pajusalu wins the Latvian and Estonian Language Promotion Award
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna and Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže announced the winner of the Latvian and Estonian Language Promotion Award in Cēsis, Latvia on July 5th.
Doctoral defence: Vi Ngan Tran "The Cellular Dynamics and Epithelial Morphogenesis in Drosophila Wing Development"
On August 21 at 13:15 Vi Ngan Tran will defend her doctoral thesis "The Cellular Dynamics and Epithelial Morphogenesis in Drosophila Wing Development".
08 July 2024 researchfor society