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Guidelines for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research have been published

Led by the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Centre for Sustainable Development of the University of Tartu, a guidance material has been developed for researchers on how to conduct interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research. 

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31.01.2025

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Doctoral defence: Irina Khrustaleva "Architecture of the 5th and 4th millennia calBC in the northwestern part of the East European Plain"

Doctoral defence: Alejandra Duque Torres "Classifying, Constraining and Ranking Metamorphic Relations"

On 6 February at 10:15 Alejandra Duque Torres will defend her thesis "Classifying, Constraining and Ranking Metamorphic Relations“.

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29.01.2025

Doctoral defence: Jan-Michael Cayme „Organic-inorganic interactions in experimental and archaeological ceramics“

Pinelopi Tzouva will defend her thesis "Breaking free of cancerland: changing the stories we tell about breast cancer"

Venue: Via Zoom 

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24.01.2025

Thousands of European citizen scientists helped identify shifts in the floral traits of insect-pollinated plants

The results of cowslip observations carried out in over 5,200 locations shed light on the well-being of insect-pollinated plants under changing climate and land use conditions.

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23.01.2025

Career conference focuses on the value of PhD in the labour market

On 11 February, the University of Tartu organises the Estonian Doctoral School’s second Career Conference, The Value of a Doctoral Degree in the Job Market, in the university library.

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22.01.2025

Doctoral defence: Liva Rudzite-Celmina "Creations Involving Artificial Intelligence Under the European Patent Convention: Legal Implications and Potential Solutions“

7. veebruaril kell 10.00 kaitseb Liva Rudzite-Celmina õigusteaduse erialal doktoritööd „Creations Involving Artificial Intelligence Under the European Patent Convention: Legal Implications and Potential Solutions“ („Tehisintellekti kaasav looming ja Euroopa patendikonventsioon: õiguslikud tagajärjed ja võimalikud lahendused“).

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21.01.2025

Euroopa Molekulaarbioloogia Organisatsiooni (EMBO) käesoleva aasta installatsioonigrandi saajad.

Mari Sepp forms a research group to study the cerebellum with an international grant

On 21 January, the recipients of this year's installation grant from the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) were announced. Among the ten scientists is neurobiologist Mari Sepp, whose research covers the fields of developmental biology, evolutionary biology and functional genomics

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21.01.2025

Doctoral defence: Maarja Kõrkjas "Dynamics of tree-related microhabitats in live forest trees and its links with biodiversity"

On 14. February at 10.15 Maarja Kõrkjas will defend her doctoral thesis "Dynamics of tree-related microhabitats in live forest trees and its links with biodiversity" for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Zoology and Ecology).

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17.01.2025

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