Topic: sustainability

Online workshop “Urban greenness, health and climate concerns”
The public online workshop discussing the human health impacts of urban greenness will be held on Friday, 26 January.
23. January 2024 sustainability
Digital Cleanup Week: time to get rid of digital waste
The Digital Cleanup Week will take place at the University of Tartu for the fourth time from 22 to 26 January.
18. January 2024 sustainability
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
RECORDING: Public lecture by Maive Rute „Global race for cleantech and critical raw materials. Europe between China and the US"
The Deputy Director-General of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Maive Rute will visit the University of Tartu.
Professor Harvey Miller from the Ohio State University will deliver a U.S. Speaker Program Virtual Lecture in the Webinar Series on Mobility and Human-Scale Cities
The Mobility Lab of the University of Tartu invites all people interested in mobility analysis, transport planning and urban liveability to take part in the public online lecture series.
07. April 2023 sustainabilityfor society
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