Topic: research

The aim of the research unit is to integrate expertise in three key areas: ancient genomics, personalized medicine, and medical genomics.

On 21 January, the recipients of this year's installation grant from the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) were announced. Among the ten scientists is neurobiologist Mari Sepp, whose research covers the fields of developmental biology, evolutionary biology and functional genomics

On 11 February, the University of Tartu organises the Estonian Doctoral School’s second Career Conference, The Value of a Doctoral Degree in the Job Market, in the university library.

The North Pontic region, which encompasses present-day Ukraine, was for centuries a crossroads of migration from multiple directions, connecting the vast Eurasian Steppe with Central Europe.

27 countries join forces to establish a unique pan-European reference database comprising of a minimum of 100,000 genomes representative of European citizens.

The analytics company Clarivate revealed its 2024 list of Highly Cited Researchers, which includes five scientists from the University of Tartu. A total of six representatives of Estonian research institutions made it to the list of 6,886 influential researchers.

On 15 November, the Estonian Research Council recognised outstanding science communicators at its annual science communication conference.

Grant Office invites university researchers to the first info day on research funding at the university library on 12 February 2025.

The annual conference summarises most important research done in both institutes over the past year. The event takes place in Riia 23b/2, auditorium 105.

Folkloristics and Cultural Geography - Estonian Roots: Centre of Excellence