Topic: for society

On April 16 at 10:15 John Yangyuoru Kupagme will defend his doctoral thesis "Biodiversity of African soil fungi" for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Botany and Mycology).

On 21 April at 18, all students and staff of higher education institutions in Tartu are invited to join a group cycle ride, “Rattaga saab!” (“Cycling works!”), starting from Town Hall Square.

On 13 February at 10:15, Ali Hakimzadeh will defend his doctoral thesis "Long-read metabarcoding: from available tools to reference databases" for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

On 27 October from 13–18, the University of Tartu development conference “A university for us, Estonia and the world” took place in the university assembly hall and online. Keynote speakers were Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Kersti Kaljulaid and Kristina Kallas.

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.

On 29 October at 9:15, Elisabeth Prangel will defend her thesis "The impacts of land-use change and ecological restoration on biodiversity and ecosystem service supply in semi-natural grasslands".

On 27 October from 13–18, the University of Tartu development conference “A university for us, Estonia and the world” took place at the assembly hall of the university's main building and online to initiate a discussion on topics important for society and the university. The discussion were be based on the new University of Tartu strategic plan approved in June.

On August 22 at 10:15 Ovidiu Copoț will defend his doctoral thesis "Relevance of eDNA, citizen science, and species distribution modelling for fungal conservation".

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.