Topic: research

Professor of Political Theory Eva Piirimäe gives her inaugural lecture on the history of self-determination of peoples
On 10 April, Eva Piirimäe, Professor of Political Theory at the University of Tartu, gives her inaugural lecture (in Estonian) on the self-determination of peoples in historical perspective.
07. April 2025 research
Doctoral defence: Amir Vasheghanifarahani "Poetical Features of the Peshitta Psalter: A Comparative Study of the Hebrew and Syriac Psalms"
On 28 April at 16:15 Amir Vasheghanifarahani will defend his doctoral thesis "Poetical Features of the Peshitta Psalter: A Comparative Study of the Hebrew and Syriac Psalms" for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Religious Studies).
08. April 2025 researchfor society
04. April 2025 research
Dark diversity reveals global impoverishment of natural vegetation 
A study recently published in Nature indicates that human activities have a negative effect on the biodiversity of wildlife hundreds of kilometres away.
02. April 2025 sustainabilityresearch
Exhibition tour "Geometry. Patterns and reflections"
24. aprillil 2025 kell 14.00–15.30 on kõik huvilised oodatud näitusetuurile, kus näituse sisu esitlevad kuraator ja autorid: Kärt Summatavet, Anne Rudanovski, Tiina Kaav, Jaagup Kirme ja Rainer Kurm.
01. April 2025 institutecultureresearch
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.
31. March 2025 research
Kick off event of the project “Digital Text Scholarship”: Prof Maciej Eder’s public lecture on April 22
22. aprillil kell 16.00 toimub projekti „Digitekstide uurimiskeskus“ (DigiTS) avasündmus, mille peaesineja on Tartu Ülikooli digihumanitaaria külalisprofessor Maciej Eder.
Doctoral defence Artjom Stepanjuk: "Function of adhesion molecules and signalling pathways in human endometrial and embryonic models"
On April 25 at 12:15 Artjom Stepanjuk will defend his doctoral thesis "Function of adhesion molecules and signalling pathways in human endometrial and embryonic models" (in Cell Biology).
25. March 2025 researchfor society
Doctoral Defence: Sanshiro Hosaka “Nothing but Politics? Explaining the Reproduction of Russian Narratives About the Events in Ukraine Among Japanese Scholars and Intellectuals 2014–2019”
On 11 April Sanshiro Hosaka will defend his doctoral dissertation “Nothing but Politics? Explaining the Reproduction of Russian Narratives About the Events in Ukraine Among Japanese Scholars and Intellectuals 2014–2019” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Political Science).
25. March 2025 research
A world-first genetic study on heart disease prevention kicks off in Estonia
Starting today, 25 March, the Estonian Biobank will invite selected gene donors to participate in an extensive heart health research study.
25. March 2025 researchfor society