Topic: research
University of Tartu is the only research institution in Estonia to be positively evaluated in all six fields of research
On 23 May 2025, Minister of Education and Research Kristina Kallas approved the results of the external evaluation of Estonian research and development. The University of Tartu was the only institution in Estonia to receive a positive evaluation in all six fields: natural sciences, engineering and technology, medical and health sciences, agriculture and veterinary sciences, social sciences, and humanities and the arts.
Conference „Ribosomes and antibiotics“
Welcome to the Estonian Doctoral School conference „Ribosomes and Antibiotics“! The conference is aimed at the PhD students and researchers of biomedical research and will be taking place 9-10 June.
Fifty shades of wood chemistry: novel materials from ligno-nanocellulose
Scientists at the Institute of Chemistry’s Chair of Organic Chemistry are exploring ways to create innovative and sustainable materials from wood components.
The importance of hydrogen technology in renewable energy and the commercialisation of science
In the Institute of Chemistry’s podcast “Future Energy – The Future of Energy”, hosts Karl-Ander Kasuk and Ove Oll discussed hydrogen technology with Silver Sepp, co-founder of H2Electro.
Neuroscience and Laughing Rats as the Future of Mental Health
Scientists at Chemicum are studying how rats' joy and ultrasonic vocalizations help understand emotions and brain function. This research could lead to new treatments for mood disorders.
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.
Guidelines for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research have been published
Led by the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Centre for Sustainable Development of the University of Tartu, a guidance material has been developed for researchers on how to conduct interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research.
Doctoral defence: Jan-Michael Cayme „Organic-inorganic interactions in experimental and archaeological ceramics“
10. veebruaril algusega kell 14.15 kaitseb Jan-Michael Cayme keemia erialal doktoritööd „Organic-inorganic interactions in experimental and archaeological ceramics“.
Career conference focuses on the value of PhD in the labour market
On 11 February, the University of Tartu organises the Estonian Doctoral School’s second Career Conference, The Value of a Doctoral Degree in the Job Market, in the university library.
Doctoral defence: Silvester Jürjo „Separation of rare earth elements from Estonian phosphorite ore using liquid extraction followed by electrochemical reduction“
20. detsembril 2024 kell 10.15 kaitseb Silvester Jürjo oma doktoritööd „Separation of rare earth elements from Estonian phosphorite ore using liquid extraction followed by electrochemical reduction.“
