Topic: for society

On 29 January at 14:15, Hans Priks will defend his doctoral thesis "Life within 3D-printed engineered living materials based on micellar hydrogels" for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Environmental Engineering)

On 21 November at 13:15 Yauheni Sarokin will defend his doctoral thesis "Passive and Active Liquid Mediation in Natural and Synthetic Morphing Systems"

The University of Tartu and the Blood Centre of Tartu University Hospital invite university members to the Blood Donor Day in the Delta Centre on 6 November, from 10:30 to 15:00.

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 three-minute thesis competition for doctoral researchers, held at the University of Tartu Library on 22 October, featured 13 popular-science short lectures in Estonian and 14 in English.

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 23 October at 15:15, Ingmar Tulva will defend his doctoral thesis in the field of Environmental Engineering "Causes and consequences of stomatal density in relation to atmospheric humidity"

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.