Topic: research
Best speakers in three-minute thesis competition focused on expressing uncertainty and waste gas-eating bacteria
The three-minute thesis competition for doctoral researchers, held at the University of Tartu Library on 22 October, featured 13 popular-science short lectures in Estonian and 14 in English.
Doctoral defence: Sander Mikelsaar "Analysis and Optimization of Iteratively Decodable Codes"
On November 21 at 11:00 Sander Mikelsaar will defend his doctoral thesis „Analysis and optimization of iteratively decodable codes“ to obtain the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Computer Science).
30th Nordic Conference on Secure IT Systems
On 12–13 November, we are organising the 30th Nordic Conference on Secure IT Systems (NordSec) in Tartu!
Doctoral defence: Abdul-Rasheed Olatunji Ottun "Practical Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence with Human Oversight"
On November 7 at 12:15 Abdul-Rasheed Olatunji Ottun will defend his doctoral thesis "Practical Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence with Human Oversight".
Come to listen to doctoral researchers’ three-minute lectures
The University of Tartu three-minute thesis competition offers everyone the opportunity to learn in simple language how the research of current doctoral researchers contributes to making the world a better place to live in the future. The competition will be held on Wednesday, 22 October at 10:00 in the conference hall of the University of Tartu Library.
ERC Information Event for University of Tartu researchers
Interest in the European Research Council (ERC) programme has grown among University of Tartu researchers. In response, the Grant Writing Unit is organising an ERC Information Event on 4 November 2025, focused on individual ERC Starting, Consolidator, and Advanced Grants.
Development of Estonia’s first sign language interpreter robot begins
For the first time in Estonia, a prototype of a sign language interpreter robot will be developed that will automatically translate spoken and written Estonian into Estonian Sign Language.
Kaur Alasoo: Scientific discoveries are born through collaboration and data sharing
Kaur Alasoo, Associate Professor of Bioinformatics at the Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu, has combined computer science and molecular biology in his research to find new ways of predicting the effects of genetic variants and to better understand rare diseases. He was interviewed by Professor Jaak Vilo, Head of the Chair of Data Science.
University of Tartu is the most successful applicant for Horizon Europe funding in Estonia
A recent overview published by the Estonian Research Council (ETAG) reveals that Estonia has performed exceptionally well in the European Union’s framework programme for research and innovation, Horizon Europe (2021–2027). Among Estonian institutions, the University of Tartu has been the most successful participant in the programme, receiving almost €90 million in funding.
Tallinn Data Week. Data Science & AI: research, practice, and education
University of Tartu brings to Tallinn Data Week an event uniting practitioners, researchers and educators.
