Topic: research
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.
Doctoral defence: Ivi Vaher "The effects of acute sodium citrate supplementation on metabolism and 5000 m running performance in a trained young men"
6. novembril 2025 kell 14.00 kaitseb Ivi Vaher doktoritööd “The effects of acute sodium citrate supplementation on metabolism and 5000 m running performance in a trained young men".
Study or conduct research in Germany – scholarship info session on 8 October
A three-week German language course at a German university, master’s studies, or research – all of this is possible with scholarships from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)!
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.
Doctoral defence: Monika Mets "Effect of a preoperative home exercise program on motor function in women with severe knee osteoarthritis scheduled for total arthroplasty"
On October 10th Monika Mets will defend her thesis "Effect of a preoperative home exercise program on motor function in women with severe knee osteoarthritis scheduled for total arthroplasty".
Doctoral defence: Pille-Riin Meerits "Self-determination theory-based interventions combining physical education teachers' and parents' need-supportive training to increase out-of-school physical activity among school students"
Pille-Riin Meerits will defend her thesis "Self-determination theory-based interventions combining physical education teachers' and parents' need-supportive training to increase out-of-school physical activity among school students".
Doctoral defence: Getter Marie Lemberg "The role of outdoor recess opportunities, schoolyard design, and parents in encouraging physical activity in school among 9-13-year-old students"
19. augustil kaitseb Getter Marie Lemberg doktoritööd „The role of outdoor recess opportunities, schoolyard design, and parents in encouraging physical activity in school among 9-13-year-old students“
Conference "Law's Many Users" explores how different professionals interpret legal norms
The conference “Law’s Many Users: Legal Interpretation Within and Beyond Legal Institutions” will take place on 12–14 November 2025 at the University of Tartu. It will focus on how professionals in various roles interpret legal norms within the constraints and affordances of their organisational contexts.
University of Tartu is the only research institution in Estonia to be positively evaluated in all six fields of research
On 23 May 2025, Minister of Education and Research Kristina Kallas approved the results of the external evaluation of Estonian research and development. The University of Tartu was the only institution in Estonia to receive a positive evaluation in all six fields: natural sciences, engineering and technology, medical and health sciences, agriculture and veterinary sciences, social sciences, and humanities and the arts.
University of Tartu doctoral researchers are invited to three-minute thesis competition
On 22 October, doctoral researchers of the University of Tartu have an opportunity to introduce their research results to the public in the format of a three-minute short lecture.
