Topic: sustainability

University brings top professionals and future technologies to Ida-Viru County
Alongside the creation of new technologies, Ida-Virumaa's transition to a sustainable economic model requires diversified skills and support for the development of research-intensive businesses.
Tuul Sepp: eight unrealised business ideas for restoring natural habitats in the city
According to Tuul Sepp, Professor in Animal Ecology at the University of Tartu, citizens are increasingly aware of the need to restore urban habitats.
University of Tartu to lead six Estonian centres of excellence in research
Over the next seven years, the government will fund ten centres of excellence addressing scientific issues of importance to Estonia. The University of Tartu has tight connections with all of them.
05 January 2024 sustainabilityresearch
University of Tartu participates for the first time in the UN climate conference in Dubai
At the conference COP28, University of Tartu scientists will present their relevant research, practical applications, and an educational programme for schools in the Estonian pavilion.
06 December 2023 sustainability
ERC grant helps to apply geoinformatics to mitigate the environmental impact of intensive agriculture
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Evelyn Uuemaa, Professor of Geoinformatics at the University of Tartu, the Consolidator Grant.
23 November 2023 sustainabilityresearch
University of Tartu researcher received Europe’s most prestigious research grant to study the formation, cycle and effect of laughing gas emitted from peat soils
Ülo Mander received the Advanced Grant from the European Research Council to study the N2O cycle, its links to climate change, and land-use practices that could help curb its production in the future.
04 July 2023 sustainabilityresearch
University of Tartu sets out to increase climate awareness
University of Tartu starts the project "Climate awareness from school to society: empowering children, youth and teachers to reduce the effects of climate change" with partners.
16 September 2022 research