Topic: research

Doctoral defence: Laura Roht „Hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes in Estonia“
15. detsembril 2023 kell 11.00 kaitseb Laura Roht doktoritööd „Hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes in Estonia“ („Pärilikud kolorektaalvähi sündroomid Eestis“). 
28. November 2023 research
Science-business cooperation is expected to support Ida-Viru County’s transition to a more sustainable economic model
The Fair Transition Fund’s consortium of Tallinn University of Technology and the University of Tartu will implement 22 research projects in Ida-Viru County over the next six years to support socioeconomic change in the region and meet the development needs of companies.
Martin Farley: common standards are needed to reduce the environmental impact of laboratory research
A bibliometric analysis published in 2014 estimated that published scientific output doubles every nine years.
06. December 2023 sustainabilityresearch
Estonian Academy of Sciences Foundation awarded scholarships to Ülo Reimaa and Angela Peeb
Estonian Academy of Sciences Foundation awarded its scholarships for 2024 to Ülo Reimaa, a Research Fellow in Algebra at the University of Tartu Institute of Mathematics and Statistics, and Angela Peeb, a doctoral student in Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Tartu.
27. November 2023 researchrecognition 
Doctoral defence: Imar Yacine Koutchoukali ""Our ʿirbīt is not like your ʿarabiyya" – Linguistic and socio-political change in late antique South Arabia (550 – 850 AD)"
On 8 December at 14:15 Imar Yacine Koutchoukali will defend his doctoral thesis "Our ʿirbīt is not like your ʿarabiyya" – Linguistic and Socio-Political Change in Late Antique South Arabia (550 – 850 AD)" for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Religious Studies).
27. November 2023 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Auli Viidalepp “The Expected AI as a sociocultural construct and its impact on the discourse on technology”
Auli Viidalepp will defend her doctoral thesis “The Expected AI as a sociocultural construct and its impact on the discourse on technology” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Semiotics and Culture Studies).
24. November 2023 researchfor society
ERC grant helps to apply geoinformatics to mitigate the environmental impact of intensive agriculture
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Evelyn Uuemaa, Professor of Geoinformatics at the University of Tartu, the Consolidator Grant.
23. November 2023 sustainabilityresearch
Doctoral defence: Tuuli Pern “Affective-imaginative modelling in semiotic context: A Vichian perspective”
On 18 December at 12:00, Tuuli Pern will defend her doctoral Thesis “Affective-imaginative modelling in semiotic context: A Vichian perspective” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Semiotics and Culture Studies).
21. November 2023 researchfor society
Vaccine created by University of Tartu researchers to prevent a dangerous tropical disease received approval
Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the world's first vaccine against the chikungunya virus – Ixchiq. The vaccine candidate has been designed and manufactured at the University of Tartu. The human clinical trials were conducted by the biotechnology company Valneva Austria GmbH.
17. November 2023 research