Topic: research

Centres of excellence bring together high-level research teams that work on close research themes to conduct high-level international research and to develop and apply innovative ideas.

There are two European centres of excellence at the University of Tartu, funded by the Teaming for Excellence action under the European Commission’s research and innovation funding programme Horizon Europe.

8. septembril 2025 kell 16.15 kaitseb Marina Bulakhova vene kirjanduse erialal doktoritööd „Генезис русской уголовной прозы 1860–1890 гг“ („1860.–1890. aastate vene kriminaalproosa genees“).

In the genetic study on heart health led by the University of Tartu Estonian Biobank, the required number of participants – just over 2,500 gene donors – have now expressed their willingness to take part. With their help, researchers aim to determine whether heart disease can be more effectively prevented with cholesterol-lowering treatment based on genetic risk assessment.

27. augustil 2025 kell 12.15 kaitseb Virginia Rapún Mombiela doktoritööd „Evolución en el uso del artículo por parte de estudiantes de grado estonias de lengua española. Un estudio longitudinal de corpus de aprendientes con énfasis en la influencia interlingüística“ („Evolution of Article Usage Among Estonian Undergraduate Learners of Spanish: a Longitudinal Learner Corpus Study with an Emphasis on Cross-linguistic Influence“).

The work of University of Tartu intersectoral doctoral researcher Eduardo Brito could reshape how we verify truth in the digital world. His research on a decentralised Proof-of-Location system, recently published in Nature Scientific Reports, offers a new way to cryptographically prove where and when something happened, without compromising privacy or relying on centralised authorities.

New data reveal a major conservation gap for networks of underground fungi that sustain plants, carbon flows, and soil health.

On the evening of 26 September, everyone is welcome to the Delta Study Building for Researchers’ Night.

The company Trigon OÜ has decided to integrate into its accounting software a solution developed during a machine learning course at the University of Tartu’s Institute of Computer Science.

During this spring and summer, the University of Tartu received a record number of applications for doctoral studies. Out of 1,043 applications, 204 were submitted by applicants from Estonia and 839 by international applicants. Compared to last year, the number of applicants from Estonia increased by 19%.