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University of Tartu launches initiative to improve safety of autonomous heavy machinery
An international team of researchers and entrepreneurs, led by the Uni of Tartu, is starting to develop AI-based solutions that will enable self-driving heavy vehicles to operate safely in difficult conditions.
Doctoral defence: Slendy Julieth Rodríguez Alarcón “Intraspecific trait diversity in plants: characterizing effects of trait variation on community assembly and ecosystem functioning”
On September 6 at 14:15 Slendy Julieth Rodríguez Alarcón will defend her doctoral thesis “Intraspecific trait diversity in plants: characterizing effects of trait variation on community assembly and ecosystem functioning”.
04. August 2024 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Siqiao Liu “The effect of anthropogenic disturbance on soil fungal communities”
On September 9 at 9:15 Siqiao Liu will defend her doctoral thesis “The effect of anthropogenic disturbance on soil fungal communities”.
04. August 2024 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Dmytro Danilian "Photocatalytic Materials for Water Treatment and Antimicrobial Applications"
On 26 August at 14:00 Dmytro Danilian will defend his doctoral thesis "Photocatalytic Materials for Water Treatment and Antimicrobial Applications".
23. July 2024 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Helle-Mai Piirsoo "Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites with Artificial Periodic Structure"
On 29 August at 14:00, Helle-Mai Piirsoo will defend her doctoral thesis "Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites with Artificial Periodic Structure".
23. July 2024 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Kristel Möls "Metastable TiO2-II in atomic layer deposited thin and ultrathin films: stabilization, properties and impact on film growth"
On 28 August at 14:00 Kristel Möls will defend her doctoral thesis "Metastable TiO2-II in atomic layer deposited thin and ultrathin films: stabilization, properties and impact on film growth".
23. July 2024 researchfor society
University of Tartu will be home to the Estonian Cancer Centre
The Estonian Cancer Centre will be established within the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Tartu to accelerate cancer prevention and treatment in Estonia through international cooperation. 
15. July 2024 cooperationfor society
Doctoral defence: Arun Kumar Devarajan "Microbes and climate change: insights from plant-microbe interactions in rice phyllosphere and soil microbiomes in subarctic grasslands“
On August 22, at 10:15 Arun Kumar Devarajan will defend his doctoral thesis "Microbes and climate change: insights from plant-microbe interactions in rice phyllosphere and soil microbiomes in subarctic grasslands“ for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Microbial Biology).
12. July 2024 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Joonas Merisalu “Resistive switching in memristor structures with multilayer dielectrics”
On 27 August at 13:15, Joonas Merisalu will defend his doctoral thesis “Resistive switching in memristor structures with multilayer dielectrics”.
10. July 2024 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Maria Maloverjan “Optimizing Cell-Penetrating Peptide-Based Nanoparticles for Delivery of Nucleic Acid Therapeutics”
On 26 August at 13:15, Maria Maloverjan defends her doctoral thesis in biomedical engineering “Optimizing Cell-Penetrating Peptide-Based Nanoparticles for Delivery of Nucleic Acid Therapeutics”.
10. July 2024 researchfor society