Topic: research

Doctoral defence: Simone Eelmaa "The social categorization of sexual abuse"
On 23 April at 14:15 Simone Eelmaa will defend her doctoral thesis "The social categorization of sexual abuse" for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Sociology).
05. April 2024 researchfor society
The Inaugural Conference of the Baltic Network of Women's History gathers in Tartu
On 8 April, the conference “Out of the Shadows. Unearthing Women’s Stories of the Past” will be held in the main building of the University of Tartu.
Science Barometer confirms Estonians’ trust in science and researchers
The recent Estonian Science Barometer survey, commissioned by the Estonian Research Council, revealed that the Estonian population’s trust in science and researchers remains relatively high, exceeding 70%, similar to four years ago
02. April 2024 researchfor society
ENLIGHT offers funding for joint initiatives in spring 2024
ENLIGHT invites all teaching staff, researchers, students, and other staff members from all disciplines to present joint initiatives that will encourage cooperation within the network. There will be three categories for application: the ENLIGHT Incubator Grants, ENLIGHT Thematic Networks and ENLIGHT+.
Estonia’s full CERN membership expands University of Tartu’s research collaboration opportunities
CERN has admitted Estonia as its full member. For the University of Tartu, this means expanding its existing research, education and business collaboration opportunities.
A new approach has the potential to double the efficiency of energy storage devices.
Scientists from the University of Tartu and the University of Copenhagen have reached a theoretical description of an ideal electrocatalysis process.
27. March 2024 cooperationresearch
New technology to help sequence whole genomes from 10,000 gene donors
The Core Facility of Genomics at the Institute of Genomics received new PacBio HiFi RevioTM sequencers. These will soon be used to analyse the whole genomes of 10,000 gene donors to the Estonian Biobank.
04. April 2024 research
European Commission funds research to tackle long-term COVID-19 health impact
1. jaanuaril algas Euroopa Komisjoni projekt POINT, mille raames uuritakse Covid-19 pikaajalist tervisemõju.
22. March 2024 research
Professor Tarmo Tamm gives inaugural lecture on sustainable polymers and the future of plastics
On Wednesday, 10 April, at 16:15, Tarmo Tamm, Professor of Materials Engineering at the University of Tartu will give the inaugural lecture "Polymer materials and life: what will follow the plastic age?"
08. April 2024 research
Doctoral defence: Viivika Eljand-Kärp “Effective Interviewing Practices in News Interviews. Achieving Comprehensive Topic Coverage in Expert and Experience Interviews”
Viivika Eljand-Kärp will defend her doctoral thesis “Effective Interviewing Practices in News Interviews. Achieving Comprehensive Topic Coverage in Expert and Experience Interviews”.
18. March 2024 researchfor society