Topic: sustainability

Science-business cooperation is expected to support Ida-Viru County’s transition to a more sustainable economic model
The Fair Transition Fund’s consortium of Tallinn University of Technology and the University of Tartu will implement 22 research projects in Ida-Viru County over the next six years to support socioeconomic change in the region and meet the development needs of companies.
Martin Farley: common standards are needed to reduce the environmental impact of laboratory research
A bibliometric analysis published in 2014 estimated that published scientific output doubles every nine years.
06. December 2023 sustainabilityresearch
ERC grant helps to apply geoinformatics to mitigate the environmental impact of intensive agriculture
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Evelyn Uuemaa, Professor of Geoinformatics at the University of Tartu, the Consolidator Grant.
23. November 2023 sustainabilityresearch
Data Science Seminar - Smart Sustainable Mobility and Communities
Join the Data Science Seminar on 28 November
06. November 2023 entrepreneurshipsustainability
Solaride finished third in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge
The Estonian solar car team Solaride won third place in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia at the end of October and got a special award for best performance in technical inspection.
31. October 2023 sustainabilityresearch
The Just Transition Consortium supports both technological and societal transition in Ida-Viru County
On 16 October, the first cooperation seminar of Tallinn University of Technology and the University of Tartu’s consortium of the Just Transition Fund was held at the Virumaa College of the Tallinn University of Technology. The event brought together 22 research teams whose work will help develop technologies and monitor societal transition in the Ida-Viru region over the next six years.
Last opportunity to respond to the University of Tartu's mobility survey
The university will use the survey to find out what kind of mobility Estonia's largest university brings about and what attitudes staff and students hold towards sustainable mobility.
26. October 2023 sustainability
Data Science Seminar - Sustainable Development
Come and join our data science seminar on October 31st
Report: Estonian start-ups should be open to digitised cell line development
Experts see digitised cell line development as one of six key deep technologies for Estonia, with a breakthrough expected within the next twenty years. Estonia’s possibilities in this field are mainly linked to pharmaceutical development and personalised medicine, shows the Foresight Centre in its recent brief report “Digitised Cell Line Development: State of Play and Prospects”. The Univeristy of Tartu will offer strong research competence on these fields.
International symposium discusses the evolution of Earth and climate change
From 18 to 21 July, the 14th International Symposium on the Ordovician System will take place in Tallinn, focusing on the evolution of Earth and life several hundred million years ago and its impact on shaping the modern environment.
18. July 2023 sustainabilityresearch