Book on Boris Nemtsov presented in Washington, DC
To commemorate the third anniversary of Boris Nemtsov’s passing and to discuss his legacy and impact on Russian politics, a book discussion on “Boris Nemtsov and Russian Politics: Power and Resistance” was held on 14 February 2018 in Washington, DC by the …
Seminar "Uncanny experiences and narratives: embodiment, senses, interpretative frames" 10. novembril 2015
Workshop 'Uncanny experiences and narratives: embodiment, senses, interpretative frames' November 10, 2015, in Villa Tammekann (Kreutzwaldi 6) 9.30 Introduction 10.00 Kirsi Kanerva (University of Turku): Uncanny experiences and bodily emotions 10.30 …
Diagnosing congenital metabolic disorders in newborns improved in Estonia
A new diagnostic method that is most suitable for Estonia was developed at the University of Tartu, which helps detect congenital metabolic disorders earlier and more effectively than before. The new method also helps discover more diseases in newborns …
Both the infection rates and the number of adults with coronavirus antibodies have increased since last month
The study on the prevalence of coronavirus led by the University of Tartu reveals that every 40th adult in Estonia is infectious. About one fifth of the adult population has developed coronavirus antibodies. The large proportion of asymptomatic virus …
How biodiverse is Tartu? Tuul Sepp and Veljo Runnel talk about biodiversity in a podcast on live public broadcast
On Wednesday, 9 August, Ott Lepland's Emajõgi summer concert will take place on the Supilinn swing ground, preceded by a discussion on the city's biodiversity by zoologist Tuul Sepp and biologist Veljo Runnel. The "Rukkirääk" podcast of the University of …
Children can now learn about space through board games, computer games, and a fairytale book
This summer, the UT Tartu Observatory launched board games, computer games and a fairytale book, which will help to explain the exciting world of space to the smallest members of the family as well as children who already go to school. The book and the …
Friday, 24.11, Zviad Sulaberidze from Georgia will give a guest lecture at the department of semiotics, titled "Finding Opportunities for Biosemiotics in Robotics and AI"
Next Friday, 24.11 at 12.15-14.00 in room 306 we will have a guest lecturer Zviad Sulaberidze from Georgia. He works as a head of Robotics and Engineering Lab and Computer Science and Mathematics School in Free University of Tbilisi. He creates …
New course about Fairy-Tale Symbolism, May 2016
A new course FLKU.04.143 Fairy-Tale Symbolism (3 ECTS) can be taken as an optional course by all PhD and MA, BA students. Francisco Vaz da Silva (Lisbon University Institute, Portugal) will give lectures in May 2016. Everybody is welcome to attend! Time: …
New handbook about research ethics and integrity published articles from Centre for Ethics’ junior research fellows
Articles about informed consent and codes of ethics, written by junior research fellows and the head of Centre for Ethics, University of Tartu will be published in an upcoming Springer book “Handbook of Research Ethics and Scientific Integrity“. "Valid …
Thursday (March 22) at 12:15, there will be a guest lecture by Dr Mitch Pryor, the head of Nuclear and Applied Robotics Group (University of Texas at Austin, USA). Everybody is welcome to participate!
Topic of the lecture : " Deploying advanced, flexible, assistive robotics in hazardous environments " Venue : Institute of Technology, Nooruse 1 - 121 Abstract : The objective of the Nuclear & Applied Robotics Group at U.T. Austin is to develop future …
Venia legendi “Software agent and multi-agent system research and application” Dr. Salama A. Mostafa Candidate for Senior Research Fellow Collaborative Robotics
Location: Institute of Technology room 121 Time: 06.11.2018, 16:00 Abstract : Software agent technology has been intensively explored in the past three decades. It is explicitly or implicitly applied in many systems. Software agent research covers a wide …
Doctoral defence: Volodymyr Leno “Robotic Process Mining: accelerating the adoption of Robotic Process Automation”
On 17 January at 9:00 Volodymyr Leno will defend his doctoral thesis “Robotic Process Mining: accelerating the adoption of Robotic Process Automation ” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Computer Science). Supervisors: Prof. Marlon …
Doctoral defence: Reeli Tamme “Associations between pubertal hormones and physical activity levels, and subsequent bone mineral characteristics: a longitudinal study of boys aged 12–18”
On 30 September at 14:00 Reeli Tamme will defend her doctoral thesis “Associations between pubertal hormones and physical activity levels, and subsequent bone mineral characteristics: a longitudinal study of boys aged 12–18” . Supervisors: Professor Vallo …
Publications and patents of the Department of Microbiology
2021 Jõgi P, Soeorg H, Ingerainen D, Soots M, Lättekivi F, Naaber P, Toompere K, Peterson P, Haljasmägi L, Žusinaite E, Vaas H, Pauskar M, Shablinskaja A, Kaarna K, Paluste H, Kisand K, Oona M, Janno R, Lutsar I. Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies …
One gene affects ratio of boys and girls born
A joint research study involving Estonian scientists has been published which describes in detail the delicate balance between the paternal and maternal genes during pregnancy. Due to the paternal contribution, the embryo is genetically foreign to the …
Doctoral defence: Mirjam Uusõue “Suspended particles dynamics and characteristics in optically complex waterbodies”
On 10 May at 12:15 Mirjam Uusõue will defend her doctoral thesis “Suspended particles dynamics and characteristics in optically complex waterbodies” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Environmental Technology). Supervisors: Associate …
Book on semiotics of mimicry by UT semiotician was published by influential scientific publishing house
Scientific publishing company Springer published the book by Estonian semiotician Timo Maran titled “Mimicry and Meaning: Structure and Semiotics of Biological Mimicry”, in which the author analyses existing mimicry models and suggests semiotic methods …
Representatives in other governing bodies
In addition to the institutes' and faculties' student councils, student representatives of the University of Tartu also belong to other governing bodies. These are the Monitoring Committee of the student body, the University of Tartu Senate, and the …
Publications and patents of the Department of Biochemistry
2021 Lieberg J, Wanhainen A, Ottas A, Vähi M, Zilmer M, Soomets U, Björck M, Kals J. Metabolomic Profile of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Metabolites. 2021 Aug 22;11(8):555. doi: 10.3390/metabo11080555. PMID: 34436496; PMCID: PMC8401627. Kaare M, Mikheim …