How to support a colleague and fellow student at a difficult time?

The events in Ukraine are an emotionally difficult experience for everyone. We are a large university family and so there may be people around us who are very closely and personally affected by what has happened. In this situation, one of the ways in which each of us can help is to notic...

Art exhibition by Ülle Ottokar: “Rändronk”

A new exhibition called “Rändronk” (in English: “Wandering Raven”) takes place in March in the atrium of Omicum, where the artist Ülle Ottokar has combined two forms of art: plasticity and painting. The artist says, that the bronze parts of the works can be worn as accessories. The possi...

Research

Research at the Institute of Cultural Research concentrates on contextualising culture in many closely linked, yet multilateral aspects. Department of Ethnology carries out research in Estonian, Finno-Ugric and Arctic cultures. Estonian ethnology is explored through the everyday culture...

Institute of Cultural Research

The Institute of Cultural Research belongs to the field of humanities of the University of Tartu and consists of three departments: the Department of Estonian and Comparative Folklore, the Department of Ethnology and the Department of Literature and Theater Studies. Since 2011, th...

Doctoral defence: Annika Joy Meitern “Impact of potassium ion content of xylem sap and of light conditions on the hydraulic properties of trees”

On 29 March at 15:00 Annika Joy Meitern will defend her doctoral thesis “Impact of potassium ion content of xylem sap and of light conditions on the hydraulic properties of trees” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Plant Ecology and Ecophysiology). Supervisor: Prof. ...

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Doctoral defence: Riinu Härmas “The structure and H2 diffusion in porous carbide-derived carbon particles”

On 15 March at 12:15 Riinu Härmas will defend her doctoral thesis “The structure and H2 diffusion in porous carbide-derived carbon particles” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Chemistry). Supervisors: Research Fellow Rasmus Palm, University of Tartu Professor Enn Lust...

Seminar: Piret Lõhmus

In Zoom only! Please join using your full name.   Citizen science as a tool for forest lichen survey: gains, limits and challenges   Citizen science have been successful tool to quantify epiphytic macro-lichens in urban areas (related to air pollution), while its potential to survey ...

The 61st Estonian Biology Olympiad will take place on March 12-13

The Estonian Biology Olympiad is organised for the 61st time. The activities - practical and theoretical works - will take place in the premises of Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Institute of Genomics and Natural History Museum of the University of Tartu.  For more than two ye...

A new public online lecture series “Mobility analysis and planning for human-scale cities”

A new public online lecture series “Mobility analysis and planning for human-scale cities” arranged by the Mobility Lab, Department of Geography, starts on March 10th.   The lecture series features experts and leading scholars in the field of mobility and transport from Estonia and arou...