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The exhibition “Missing” sheds light on the dark side of biodiversity – the extinction of species

On Friday, 23 August, at 17:00, the art exhibition “Missing” will open at the Tartu Art House, displaying contemporary artworks made from 40-million-year-old bones.

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  • 21.08.2024

Doctoral defence Leonard Owuraku Opare “Rearing density effects on a commercially important insect species”

Leonard Opare will defend his doctoral thesis “Rearing density effects on a commercially important insect species” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Zoology and Ecology).

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  • 08.08.2024
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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.

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  • 07.08.2024
A greenhouse experiment

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”.

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  • 04.08.2024
A greenhouse experiment

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”.

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  • 04.08.2024

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".

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  • 23.07.2024

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".

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  • 23.07.2024

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".

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  • 23.07.2024
Eesti vähikeskuse avakoosolekule tulid kokku asutuste esindajad, kes veavad eest Eesti vähiennetuse ja -ravi korraldust

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. 

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  • 15.07.2024

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).

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  • 12.07.2024