Topic: research

Ave Ansper-Toomsalu defended her Doctoral Thesis "Synergy of Earth Observation data to advance monitoring of optically complex waters"
On 29 May Ave Ansper-Toomsalu defended her doctoral thesis in Environmental Technology "Synergy of Earth Observation data to advance monitoring of optically complex waters".
02. May 2024 research
Estonian Academy of Sciences elected Birute Klaas-Lang and Meelis Kull as academy research professors
Birute Klaas-Lang was elected as the academy research professor in Estonian language and its teaching and Meelis Kull as the academy research professor in artificial intelligence.
02. May 2024 research
Genetic adaptations have impacted the blood compositions of two populations from Papua New Guinea
A new study published in Nature Communications sheds light on the genetic adaptations of Papua New Guineans in response to their unique environmental pressures.
30. April 2024 cooperationresearch
Doctoral defence: Kristi Paron “Child-patient autonomy: interplay between normativity and relationality”
Kristi Paron “Child-patient autonomy: interplay between normativity and relationality”
30. April 2024 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Rodolfo Basile "Invenitive-Locational Constructions in Finnish: A Mixed Methods Approach"
On 24 May, at 14:15 Rodolfo Basile will defend his doctoral thesis "Invenitive-Locational Constructions in Finnish: A Mixed Methods Approach” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Finnic languages).
23. April 2024 research
Tanel Hirv will defend his doctoral thesis „Internationalisation of the Estonian research system through the lens of bibliometric indicators: criticism and policy recommendations“ for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Economics)
On 7 May at 12:15 Tanel Hirv will defend his doctoral thesis „Internationalisation of the Estonian research system through the lens of bibliometric indicators: criticism and policy recommendations“.
23. April 2024 research
High genetic risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder suggests possible health consequences
ADHD is often accompanied by a range of health problems in patients. Researchers at the UT found that this is also true for people who are at high genetic risk of developing ADHD.
22. April 2024 research
Ülo Mander was elected as member of the Academy of Sciences in global change
At an annual meeting of the general assembly of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, Ülo Mander was elected as a member of the academy in the field of global change.
18. April 2024 researchrecognition 
University of Tartu Linguistics is among the top 200 in the world
The results of the QS World University Rankings by Subject have just been published, where Linguistics achieved a particularly outstanding result among the fields of research at the University of Tartu.
Doctoral defence: Celia Teresa Pozo Ramos „Preparation and assessment of antimicrobial electrospun matrices for prospective applications in wound healing”
On May 10th Celia Teresa Pozo Ramos will defend her thesis „Preparation and assessment of antimicrobial electrospun matrices for prospective applications in wound healing”.
17. April 2024 research