Methodological perspectives on research into Proto-Uralic and West Uralic

On 14th and 15th of June 2022 a seminar "Methodological perspectives on research into Proto-Uralic and West Uralic" will be held at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Tartu. Researchers from Estonia, Finland and Latvia will give presentations on Finno-Ugric languages, gene...

Associate professor emeritus elected vice president of International Association for Hungarian Studies

University of Tartu Faculty of Arts and Humanities Associate Professor Tõnu Seilenthal has been a member of the association since 1977. In August this year he was named vice president of the association. The new position highlights Seilenthal’s contribution to developing Hungarian studie...

Spoken language and communication

Our research in spoken language and communication focuses primarily on Estonian spoken communication and the mechanisms underlying it. We focus mainly on everyday conversations, as well as more specific contexts of language use and varieties, such as teenagers’ language, emergency call c...

Opening of ‘Faces of the University III’ photo exhibition on wall of von Bock building

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Estonian dialects and South Estonian language

In the research of Estonian dialects, the historical development and typological characteristics of the dialects are studied. The main focus is on phonetic and grammatical variation, morphosyntax and vocabulary of the dialects. The research is largely based on the Corpus of Estonian Dial...

Public Protests in Russia: the State, the Church & Civil Society

You are kindly invited to join a discussion session on "Public Protests in Russia: the State, the Church and Civil Society (an Insider's Perspective from Yeakaterinburg)" that will take place on June 25 at 10.30 in room 305 at the building of Social Sciences (Lossi 36). Dr. Ekaterina Gri...

Paul Ariste Centre for Indigenous Finno-Ugric Peoples

Inaugural Lecture To Be Held by UT Professor of Finno-Ugric Languages, Gerson Klumpp

On 22 March at 4.15 pm UT Professor of Finno-Ugric Studies, Gerson Klumpp will hold his inaugural lecture entitled "On Ideophonic Predication" in University Assembly Hall. The lecture is in English and everyone are most welcome. Ideophonic (also onomatopoeic, descriptive, mimemic etc.) e...

Museum Night at the Computer Museum

On 21 May, Estonian museums will celebrate Museum Night. That night, the Computer Museum of the University of Tartu will, among others, open its doors to everybody.  The Computer Museum, located on the ground floor of the Delta Building, will be open from six to midnight, offering an exc...

Defence of Kristel Kivari's PhD Dissertation "Dowsing as a link between natural and supernatural. Folkloristic reflections on water veins, Earth radiation and dowsing practice" on June 10, 2016

PhD student of the Institute of Cultural Research and Fine Arts Kristel Kivari will defend her PhD theses "Dowsing as a link between natural and supernatural. Folkloristic reflections on water veins, Earth radiation and dowsing practice" on 10 June at 12.15 (UT Senate Hall). Supervisor: ...