Topic: research
Ene-Margit Tiit received the Tiiu Sild lifetime achievement award
On 12 November, the Estonian Research Council recognised outstanding science communicators at its annual science communication conference.
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”.
Symposium on semi-natural grasslands in the European agricultural landscape to be held on the 5th of February
On the 5th of February 2026, the symposium “Semi-natural grasslands in the European agricultural landscape: plants, pollinators and people in the winds of change”.
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"
Public lecture about medieval tournaments by Honorary Doctor of the University of Tartu, Professor of the University of Leeds Alan V. Murray
Public lecture about medieval tournaments by Honorary Doctor of the University of Tartu, Professor of the University of Leeds Alan V. Murray
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”.
