23. augustil kell 14.15 kaitseb Helen Haas religiooniuuringute erialal doktoritööd „Alevis in contemporary Izmir: imaginaries, beliefs and practices regarding Hacı Bektaş Veli“ („Alevi kogukond kaasaegses Izmiris: ettekujutused, uskumused ja praktikad seoses Haci Bektaş Veli´ga“).
Tanel Voormansik will defend doctoral thesis "Long-term datasets of dual-polarisation weather radar help detect and nowcast convective storms including extreme precipitation, lightning, and hail“
On 22 August at 14:15 Elena Vinogradova will defend her doctoral thesis „Optical centers and quantum entangled states of Nd3+ ions in doped fluoride crystals“ (Materials Science).
On 25 August at 12:15 Laura Sandra Lello will defend her doctoral thesis ”Unraveling the intricate nature of the alphavirus RNA replicase” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Biomedical Technology)