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Doctoral defence: Kairi Adamson “Applicability of digital photography in monitoring changes of leaf inclination and foliage clumping with time“
On 24 September at 14.15 Kairi Adamson will defend her doctoral thesis “Applicability of digital photography in monitoring changes of leaf inclination and foliage clumping with time“.
30. August 2024 researchfor society
Doctoral defence Leonard Owuraku Opare “Rearing density effects on a commercially important insect species”
Leonard Opare will defend his doctoral thesis “Rearing density effects on a commercially important insect species” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Zoology and Ecology).
08. August 2024 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Slendy Julieth Rodríguez Alarcón “Intraspecific trait diversity in plants: characterizing effects of trait variation on community assembly and ecosystem functioning”
On September 6 at 14:15 Slendy Julieth Rodríguez Alarcón will defend her doctoral thesis “Intraspecific trait diversity in plants: characterizing effects of trait variation on community assembly and ecosystem functioning”.
04. August 2024 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Siqiao Liu “The effect of anthropogenic disturbance on soil fungal communities”
On September 9 at 9:15 Siqiao Liu will defend her doctoral thesis “The effect of anthropogenic disturbance on soil fungal communities”.
04. August 2024 researchfor society
14th European Conference on Ecological Restoration “Bringing Science, Practice and Policy of Nature Restoration”
The 14th European Conference on Ecological Restoration takes place in Estonia, Tartu, from August 26 to 30, 2024.
Mobile big data has great potential for human mobility research and spatial planning
From June 11 to 14, the international conference and doctoral school Mobile Tartu 2024 will take place in Tartu.
10. June 2024 researchfor society
Watch recording: urban space conference: Where the Sidewalk Ends
On 18 October, the University of Tartu Library will host the urban space conference "Where the Sidewalk Ends".
Doctoral defence: Iris Reinula "Genetic variation of grassland plants in changing landscapes"
On 17 June at 10:15 Iris Reinula will defend her doctoral thesis "Genetic variation of grassland plants in changing landscapes".
27. May 2024 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Sylvester Ikenna Ofili “Geochemistry and depositional environments of two black shale formations: the Baltoscandian Cambrian-Ordovician Alum Shale and the Cretaceous Lokpanta Oil Shale“
On 17 June at 14.15 Sylvester Ikenna Ofili will defend his doctoral thesis “Geochemistry and depositional environments of two black shale formations: the Baltoscandian Cambrian-Ordovician Alum Shale and the Cretaceous Lokpanta Oil Shale“ for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Geology).
24. May 2024 researchfor society
The exhibition "Poetics of Survival" brings us the Umwelten of animals
A multidisciplinary student exhibition emerged under the leadership of Timo Maran, Professor of Ecosemiotics and Environmental Humanities, as a result of an interdisciplinary research project and a semiotics master's course. The course combined semiotics, natural sciences, and methods of creative inquiry. The exhibition, opened on 9 May, presents the Umwelten of animals to the public. It is also part of the Prima Vista and the European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024 programmes and will remain open until 20 June.