Topic: research

An Estonian-Dutch study: Financial well-being can be achieved anywhere
Research in Estonia's summary about a study by Leonore Riitsalu and W. Fred van Raaij, elaborating on what really matters when it comes to financial well-being
24 November 2022 researchfor society
Prestigious grant helps the University of Tartu study the development of the human immune system over its long history
The European Research Council (ERC) supports Christiana Lyn Scheib's research with a Starting Grant of nearly €1.5 million.
24 November 2022 research
Coronavirus prevalence remains high due to a new Omicron subtype and a declining sense of danger
The results of the November wave of the University of Tartu-led coronavirus prevalence study show that the virus spread remains consistently high for the fourth month.
22 November 2022 research
University of Tartu natural scientists continue among the world's most influential researchers 
The analytics company Clarivate revealed its 2022 list of Highly Cited Researchers, which includes two natural scientists from the University of Tartu.
21 November 2022 research
University of Tartu’s second student satellite ESTCube-2 now completed and leaving Estonia
The ESTCube-2 satellite, developed by students at the University of Tartu’s Tartu Observatory, has successfully passed all space tests and will now be sent to the Arianespace launch company.
17 November 2022 research
Mari Tagel kaitseb doktoritööd „Finding novel factors affecting the mutation frequency: a case study of tRNA modification enzymes TruA and RluA“
29. novembril kell 10.15 kaitseb Mari Tagel molekulaarbioloogia erialal doktoritööd „Finding novel factors affecting the mutation frequency: a case study of tRNA modification enzymes TruA and RluA“
15 November 2022 researchfor society
Geneticist Andres Metspalu received lifetime achievement award for popularisation of science 
11 November, at the Estonian Research Council's research communication conference, this year's science communication awards were presented. University of Tartu researchers received five awards.
14 November 2022 research
Henel Jürgens kaitseb doktoritööd „Exploring post-translational modifications of histones in RNA polymerase II-dependent transcription“
21. novembril kell 9.15 kaitseb Henel Jürgens molekulaarbioloogia erialal doktoritööd „Exploring post-translational modifications of histones in RNA polymerase II-dependent transcription“ („Histoonide
10 November 2022 researchfor society
Research news: effective child protection, imagining a post-pandemic future, training obese boys, and harmful microplastics
The “Research news” section gives regular hints about interesting studies in various fields of research.
31 October 2022 research
Coronavirus prevalence remains high, but people are doing less to avoid infection
This wave of the prevalence study led by the University of Tartu shows that the virus is still rapidly spreading among adults.
25 October 2022 research