Topic: for society

On May 9 at 10:15 Marianne Kivastik will defend her doctoral thesis "Heterostylous plants in an era of global change: the role of local, landscape and climatic factors"

The children's book on values and philosophy „Mis on sulle kallis?“ („What do you hold dear?“), by Tiia Kõnnussaar (writing under the pen name Tia Navi) and Kadri Simm, has been selected as one of the 25 gems of Estonian children's literature featured in Estonia’s catalogue at the Bologna Children's Book Fair.

On April 25 at 12:15 Artjom Stepanjuk will defend his doctoral thesis "Function of adhesion molecules and signalling pathways in human endometrial and embryonic models" (in Cell Biology).

Starting today, 25 March, the Estonian Biobank will invite selected gene donors to participate in an extensive heart health research study.

The University of Tartu and the Blood Centre of Tartu University Hospital invite university members to the Blood Donor Day in the Delta Centre on 2 April, from 10:30 to 14:30.

Doctoral studies offer the chance to become an expert in a narrow field while also developing the skills of making connections and the ability to process information, manage challenging projects, learn from criticism, and, at the same time, manage time efficiently.

Entrepreneurs interested in developing new health technologies should focus on ensuring evidence-based practices, said Taavi Tillmann.

Doctoral defence: Sten-Erik Tammemäe "A ‘bridge of science’ across the Gulf of Finland. Scientific relations between Estonia and Finland from 1918 to 1940"