Topic: research

Kelli Lehto, Associate Professor of Neuropsychiatric Genomics at the University of Tartu, is leading a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) grant project that brings together genetics, psychology, and data science to investigate the causes of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults and enhance diagnostic methods.

Marina Lepp, Associate Professor of Informatics at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science, together with co-author Joosep Kaimre examined in a research article the impact of artificial intelligence tools on students’ academic outcomes. A total of 231 students took part in the study.

The Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs, in cooperation with the University of Tartu’s High Performance Computing Centre, have announced a major procurement for the purchase of graphics processors to increase the country’s computing capacity and accelerate the development of AI solutions.

Estonian space education and space technology are entering a new phase. On 22 August, the University of Tartu (UT), Tallinn University of Technology and the Estonian Student Satellite Foundation signed an official cooperation agreement to initiate a joint space programme running for at least three years.

In the genetic study on heart health led by the University of Tartu Estonian Biobank, the required number of participants – just over 2,500 gene donors – have now expressed their willingness to take part. With their help, researchers aim to determine whether heart disease can be more effectively prevented with cholesterol-lowering treatment based on genetic risk assessment.

The work of University of Tartu intersectoral doctoral researcher Eduardo Brito could reshape how we verify truth in the digital world. His research on a decentralised Proof-of-Location system, recently published in Nature Scientific Reports, offers a new way to cryptographically prove where and when something happened, without compromising privacy or relying on centralised authorities.

New data reveal a major conservation gap for networks of underground fungi that sustain plants, carbon flows, and soil health.

On the evening of 26 September, everyone is welcome to the Delta Study Building for Researchers’ Night.

The company Trigon OÜ has decided to integrate into its accounting software a solution developed during a machine learning course at the University of Tartu’s Institute of Computer Science.

The Institute of Genomics at the University of Tartu, home of the Estonian Biobank, invites you to the 24th annual Gene Forum, co-hosted with the Estonian Genome Foundation. The event will take place on 9–10 September 2025 at the Estonian National Museum in Tartu.