Topic: research

Scientists made a soft robot that mimics a spider's leg
Researchers I. Must and K. Valdur have created a robot leg modelled after the leg of a cucumber spider. A soft robot was created in cooperation with the Italian Institute of Technology
23 May 2024 research
Industrial doctoral student combines work and studies
The industrial doctorate offers a unique opportunity for companies, universities and doctoral students to work together.
22 May 2024 studiesresearch
Doctoral defence: Sirelin Sillamaa "The role of helicases Hmi1 and lrc3 in yeast mitochondrial DNA maintenance"
On 11 June at 10:15 Sirelin Sillamaa will defend her doctoral thesis “The role of helicases Hmi1 and lrc3 in yeast mitochondrial DNA maintenance“.
16 May 2024 for society
Millennials might prefer to live abroad due to Eastern European mentality in Estonia
However, most young people who have moved across the border still consider it important to identify as Estonian.
15 May 2024 researchfor society
Awards of the Cultural Foundation of the President of the Republic given to Hedvig Tamman and Liisa Rätsep
The Young Scientist Award was given to Associate Professor in Genetics Hedvig Tamman and the Young IT Scientist Award to Head of Applied Natural Language Processing Liisa Rätsep.
09 May 2024 researchrecognition 
Andres Metspalu elected member of Academia Europaea
Andres Metspalu, Professor of Genomics and Biobanking and Professor of Biotechnology was elected a member of the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology section of Academia Europaea.
08 May 2024 researchrecognition 
New species from proto-Baltic Sea 450 million years ago
New species from proto-Baltic Sea 450 million years ago
06 May 2024 research
Estonian Academy of Sciences elected Birute Klaas-Lang and Meelis Kull as academy research professors
Birute Klaas-Lang was elected as the academy research professor in Estonian language and its teaching and Meelis Kull as the academy research professor in artificial intelligence.
02 May 2024 research
Genetic adaptations have impacted the blood compositions of two populations from Papua New Guinea
A new study published in Nature Communications sheds light on the genetic adaptations of Papua New Guineans in response to their unique environmental pressures.
30 April 2024 cooperationresearch
High genetic risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder suggests possible health consequences
ADHD is often accompanied by a range of health problems in patients. Researchers at the UT found that this is also true for people who are at high genetic risk of developing ADHD.
22 April 2024 research