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Prestigious grant helps the University of Tartu study the development of the human immune system over its long history
The European Research Council (ERC) supports Christiana Lyn Scheib's research with a Starting Grant of nearly €1.5 million.
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An Estonian-Dutch study: Financial well-being can be achieved anywhere
Research in Estonia's summary about a study by Leonore Riitsalu and W. Fred van Raaij, elaborating on what really matters when it comes to financial well-being
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Coronavirus prevalence remains high due to a new Omicron subtype and a declining sense of danger
The results of the November wave of the University of Tartu-led coronavirus prevalence study show that the virus spread remains consistently high for the fourth month.
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University of Tartu natural scientists continue among the world's most influential researchers 
The analytics company Clarivate revealed its 2022 list of Highly Cited Researchers, which includes two natural scientists from the University of Tartu.
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University of Tartu’s second student satellite ESTCube-2 now completed and leaving Estonia
The ESTCube-2 satellite, developed by students at the University of Tartu’s Tartu Observatory, has successfully passed all space tests and will now be sent to the Arianespace launch company.
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Geneticist Andres Metspalu received lifetime achievement award for popularisation of science 
11 November, at the Estonian Research Council's research communication conference, this year's science communication awards were presented. University of Tartu researchers received five awards.
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Doctoral defence: Mari Tagel “Finding novel factors affecting the mutation frequency: a case study of tRNA modification enzymes TruA and RluA”
On 29 November at 10:15 Mari Tagel will defend her doctoral thesis “Exploring post-translational modifications of histones in RNA polymerase II-dependent transcription”
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Doctoral defence: Henel Jürgens “Exploring post-translational modifications of histones in RNA polymerase II-dependent transcription”
On 21 November at 9:15 Henel Jürgens will defend her doctoral thesismolekulaarbioloogia erialal doktoritööd “Exploring post-translational modifications of histones in RNA polymerase II-dependent trans
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Doctoral defence: Anton Malmi “The production of Estonian palatalization by Estonian and Russian speakers”
On 21 November at 14:15 Anton Malmi will defend his doctoral thesis “The production of Estonian palatalization by Estonian and Russian speakers”.
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Research news: effective child protection, imagining a post-pandemic future, training obese boys, and harmful microplastics
The “Research news” section gives regular hints about interesting studies in various fields of research.
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Coronavirus prevalence remains high, but people are doing less to avoid infection
This wave of the prevalence study led by the University of Tartu shows that the virus is still rapidly spreading among adults.
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Doctoral defence: Alessandra Morrone “Children of the Grave: a multidisciplinary study of non-adult diet and disease from medieval and early modern southern Estonia”
The skeletal remains of non-adults provide numerous insights into the complexity of their personal and social lives, starting with birth and continuing through development and growth.
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Scientists pull CO2 from the air to make fuel
A team of Estonian scientists built a prototype that not only extracts CO2 from the air but also turns it into a high-end chemical that can be used t make fuel.
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This autumn’s orienteering month introduces places related to the Faculty of Science and Technology
From 7 October, the University of Tartu invites all employees, students, alumni and their families as well everyone else to orienteering in the city of Tartu.
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Doctoral students are invited to three-minute thesis competition
On 11 November, the university invites all doctoral students to the University of Tartu three-minute thesis competition to present their research to colleagues and the general public.
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Large genomic study on stroke informs drug discovery and risk prediction across ancestries
A large international collaborative study identifies association signals for stroke and its subtypes at 89 (61 new) independent genetic loci.
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Recent study: third vaccine dose ensures longer protection against coronavirus
A recent study shows that after the third vaccination, the antibody count in the body persists at a higher level than after the second dose. 
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Research news: financial well-being, dialect training for computers, vitamin D, and parasitic helminths 
The “Research news” section gives regular hints about interesting studies in various fields of research. 
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Doctoral defence: Oliver Aasmets “The importance of microbiome in human health”
On 17th October at 14:15 Oliver Aasmets will defend his doctoral thesis "The importance of microbiome in human health" for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Biomedicine).
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University of Tartu and Airlangga University discussed cooperation possibilities
On 23 September, the University of Tartu hosted the delegation of Airlangga University, Indonesia. At the meeting, the parties introduced their activities and goals, and discussed future cooperation.
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