Topic: research

2025. aasta konkursi võitja Nele Karolin Teiva
Mark your calendar: three-minute thesis competition for doctoral researchers will be held on 21 October
This autumn, doctoral researchers of the University of Tartu will again have the opportunity to participate in the three-minute thesis competition. The competition will be held on 21 October in the conference hall of the University of Tartu Library.
10 June 2026 research
Priit Palta, Ralf Tambets ja Kaur Alasoo
Scientists mapped with unprecedented precision how genes shape our metabolism
Led by University of Tartu researchers, the largest and most comprehensive study to date has been completed on how genetic differences between individuals influence metabolism.
20 May 2026 research
Rene Maas
PhD Student Week: Rene Maas, Junior Research Fellow in Informatics
On 13 May, the Estonian Doctoral School – a joint initiative of all Estonian universities – celebrates European Doctoral Day, an occasion that invites discussion on the value of doctoral studies.
14 May 2026 research
Maarja Pajusalu
PhD Student Week: Maarja Pajusalu, Junior Research Fellow of Health Informatics
On 13 May, the Estonian Doctoral School – a joint initiative of all Estonian universities – celebrates European Doctoral Day, an occasion that invites discussion on the value of doctoral studies.
12 May 2026 research
Jose Luis Medina Cartuche
PhD Student Week: Jose Luis Medina Cartuche, Junior Research Fellow of Computer Vision
On 13 May, the Estonian Doctoral School – a joint initiative of all Estonian universities – celebrates European Doctoral Day, an occasion that invites discussion on the value of doctoral studies.
11 May 2026 research
Ijeoma Faustina Ekeh
PhD. Student Week: Ijeoma Faustina Ekeh, Junior Research Fellow in Information Security
On 13 May, the Estonian Doctoral School – a joint initiative of all Estonian universities – celebrates European Doctoral Day, an occasion that invites discussion on the value of doctoral studies.
07 May 2026 researchstudiesstudent
Taido Purason
PhD Student Week: Taido Purason, Junior Research Fellow of Natural Language Processing
On 13 May, the Estonian Doctoral School – a joint initiative of all Estonian universities – celebrates European Doctoral Day, an occasion that invites discussion on the value of doctoral studies.
07 May 2026 research
Intervjueeritav peale doktoritöö kaitsmist
Modar Sulaiman: Every doubt and moment of uncertainty was worth it!
On 4 May 2026 Modar Sulaiman defended his doctoral dissertation "From Data to Fair Decisions: On Ensuring Fairness in Machine Learning Models“ (supervisor Kallol Roy). On this occasion, we spoke with Modar about his path in research.
05 May 2026 researchstudent
Doktoritöö kaitsmisel
Tarun Khajuria: when starting a doctorate, think through your situation and stay true to yourself
On 28 April 2026, Tarun Khajuria defended his doctoral dissertation titled “Scene understanding in human and computer vision” (supervised by Jaan Aru). On this occasion Laura Altin spoke with Tarun.
28 April 2026 researchstudent
Doktoritöö kaitsmisel
From Game Development to Autonomous Vehicles
On 25 January, Mahir Gulzar defended his doctoral thesis „Addressing Real-world Scenarios via Motion Prediction in Autonomous Driving “. We spoke with Mahir about his journey in research.
23 April 2026 researchstudent