Topic: research

Registration is now open for the University of Tartu’s three-minute thesis competition for doctoral researchers, which will take place on 21 October at the University of Tartu Library. The deadline for registration is 12 October.

The Information Systems Research Group at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science is contributing to two Horizon Europe projects. One explores how replication can make research findings more reliable and useful for further research.

On 7 October, Mayowa Olaide Olapade defended his doctoral thesis “Human-centered autonomous drone systems”. We asked Mayowa to reflect on his doctoral journey.

The Institute of Computer Science, together with partners from Finland and the Netherlands, will strengthen research data management capacity and professional data stewardship at the University of Tartu.

On 31 August, Prime Minister Kristen Michal convened a government advisory board of digital safety experts, including five researchers from the University of Tartu, who advocate evidence-based solutions.

Nominations for the Estonian Science Communication Awards can be submitted to the Estonian Research Council (ETAG) until 15 September. The competition aims to recognise outstanding and active science communicators as well as innovative initiatives that promote science to wider audiences.

The Estonian Research Council (ETAG) invites students to participate in the 2026 National Contest for University Students. The last day for submissions is 15 September. This year, the total prize fund exceeds €200,000.

More than 60% of adults in Estonia have at least one chronic condition, and 42% are living with at least two chronic conditions.

The University of Tartu will welcome hundreds of students, researchers and academics from around the world in 2027 as it hosts the European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information (ESSLLI) for the first time in Estonia.