Topic: research

Doctoral defence: Yan Zhao "Unravelling the mechanisms of chromosomal instability during early embryogenesis"
On 5 March at 16:00 Yan Zhao will defend her doctoral thesis for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Gene Technology.
03. March 2025 researchfor society
Professor of Behavioural Genetics Uku Vainik gives his inaugural lecture on integrating behavioural sciences and genetics
On Thursday, 13 March, at 16:15 in the University of Tartu assembly hall, Professor of Behavioural Genetics Uku Vainik gives his inaugural lecture on the links between behaviour and genetics.
10. March 2025 research
Professor of Functional Ecology Carlos Pérez Carmona gives his inaugural lecture on a trait-based approach to biodiversity
On 19 March, Carlos Pérez Carmona, Professor of Functional Ecology, will give his inaugural lecture entitled “A trait-based approach to biodiversity” in the university's assembly hall.
26. February 2025 sustainabilityresearch
Dr. Nikhil Mahant lecture on dogmas of AI doomsayers
On March 3 at 16:15, at Delta building, room 1008 (Narva mnt 18), Dr. Nikhil Mahant will deliver a talk titled “Two Dogmas of AI Doomsayers”. The lecture can also be followed live via Zoom. Dr. Nikhil Mahant is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellow at Uppsala University and is currently a resident at Susimetsa Philosophicum.
25. February 2025 cooperationresearchfor society
Indrek Seire and Jaan Vihalemm ranked among top five in “Science in 3 Minutes” competition
Indrek Seire and Jaan Vihalemm ranked in top five on 19 February in the final competition of “Science in 3 Minutes” organised by the Estonian Academy of Sciences.
21. February 2025 researchrecognition 
University of Tartu language award is given for contribution to preserving and developing Finno-Ugric languages
The University of Tartu language award 2024 is given for contribution to preserving and developing Finno-Ugric languages through creating a digital translation engine.
17. February 2025 researchrecognition 
University of Tartu research award went to Centre for Climate Research for discovery about anthropogenic air pollution
The University of Tartu research award 2024 went to an extraordinary discovery that in industrial hot spots, anthropogenic air pollution causes snowfall and reduces cloud cover.
16. February 2025 researchrecognition 
Doctoral defence: Jack Royd Hall "Dissolved organic carbon dynamics of Baltic Sea macroalgae: production, bioavailability and ecosystem effects"
On 21 February at 14:15 Jack Royd Hall will defend his doctoral thesis "Dissolved organic carbon dynamics of Baltic Sea macroalgae: production, bioavailability and ecosystem effects" for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Hydrobiology and Fisheries).
06. February 2025 researchfor society
Professor of Gas Fermentation Kaspar Valgepea gives his inaugural lecture on recycling carbon oxides in waste
On 25 February at 16:15, Kaspar Valgepea will give his inaugural lecture entitled “How to recycle carbon oxides in waste using bacteria?” at the university assembly hall.
19. February 2025 research
Laser demonstration on JET detects fusion fuels
Scientists at the Plasma Physics Laboratory of the University of Tartu, in collaboration with partners from eight countries, have successfully used lasers to measure the fuel levels in the walls of the world's only deuterium-tritium-fuelled tokamak reactor, the Joint European Torus (JET).
10. February 2025 internationalresearch