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President Toomas Hendrik Ilves at the development conference: "International University of Tartu"
The opinion piece is based on the presentation at the University of Tartu development conference “A university for us, Estonia and the world”.
Kristina Kallas at the development conference: "How to ensure academic succession?"
The opinion piece is based on the presentation at the University of Tartu development conference “A university for us, Estonia and the world”.
President Kersti Kaljulaid at the development conference: "One-way, two-way or circular traffic? Knowledge transfer in the 21st century"
The opinion piece is based on the presentation at the University of Tartu development conference “A university for us, Estonia and the world”.
Watch the recording: University of Tartu development conference “A university for us, Estonia and the world”
On 27 October from 13–18, the University of Tartu development conference “A university for us, Estonia and the world” took place in the university assembly hall and online. Keynote speakers were Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Kersti Kaljulaid and Kristina Kallas.
Best speakers in three-minute thesis competition focused on expressing uncertainty and waste gas-eating bacteria
The three-minute thesis competition for doctoral researchers, held at the University of Tartu Library on 22 October, featured 13 popular-science short lectures in Estonian and 14 in English.
23 October 2025 researchfor society
University of Tartu and EU partners have developed new digital literacy tools to counter disinformation
University of Tartu semioticians Andreas Ventsel and Mari-Liis Madisson, along with Junior Research Fellow in Information Resilience Diana Poudel, have developed tools for enhancing critical digital literacy in cooperation with international partners. The practical materials are designed for use in higher education, schools, companies and organisations to support navigating the digital landscape and countering the spread of disinformation.
ERC grant helps to explore innovative approaches to improve the diagnosis of ADHD in adults
Kelli Lehto, Associate Professor of Neuropsychiatric Genomics at the University of Tartu, is leading a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) grant project that brings together genetics, psychology, and data science to investigate the causes of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults and enhance diagnostic methods.
04 September 2025 researchfor society
Heart health study has the required number of participants and moves to the next stage
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.
13 August 2025 researchfor society
Researchers' Night at the Delta Study Building 2025
On the evening of 26 September, everyone is welcome to the Delta Study Building for Researchers’ Night.
Doctoral defence: Tarmo Puurand “Human genome studies with k-mer frequencies”
On 2 September at 14:15 Tarmo Puurand will defend his doctoral thesis “Human genome studies with k-mer frequencies” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Bioinformatics.
15 July 2025 researchfor society