Topic: 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.

A recently published article by researchers at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science introduces a novel approach to reducing electronic waste and advancing sustainable data processing: turning old smartphones into tiny data centres

Meelis Pärtel, Professor of Botany at the University of Tartu, was elected to Academia Europaea, the Pan-European Academy of Humanities, Letters and Sciences. Pärtel will be active in the academy’s Ecology and Evolution section, where he sees strengthening connections between ecology and other research fields as his most important task.

Estonia, a hub of innovation and cutting-edge research, offers a vibrant ecosystem for postdoctoral researchers.

Estonian researchers have created the AI Barometer where users can compare the responses of language models and assess their proficiency in Estonian. Everyone is welcome to try out the barometer at baromeeter.ai. The researchers aim to collect at least 50,000 comparisons by the end of June.

Trending research provides an overview of scientific studies published during the year that have gained the most attention on international digital platforms in the past month. We update the data once a month, but we also make changes to the rankings as needed.

Doctoral studies are a part of the career path, giving you the knowledge and future skills needed to become a top specialist or manager.

A study recently published in Nature indicates that human activities have a negative effect on the biodiversity of wildlife hundreds of kilometres away.

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).

Starting today, 25 March, the Estonian Biobank will invite selected gene donors to participate in an extensive heart health research study.