Topic: for society

Group ride showcases the opportunities and challenges of Tartu’s cycling network
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.
16 March 2026 Active UTfor society
Recording: ceremony and concert marking the 108th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia
On Friday, 20 February, the ceremony and concert dedicated to the 108th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia took place in the university’s assembly hall.
Doctoral defence: Kaspar Koolmeister "Stomatal CO2 regulation pathway and its application for modulating tomato plants"
On 19 February at 14.15 Kaspar Koolmeister will defend his doctoral thesis "Stomatal CO2 regulation pathway and its application for modulating tomato plants" for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Environmental Engineering).
28 January 2026 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Hans Priks "Life within 3D-printed engineered living materials based on micellar hydrogels"
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)
13 January 2026 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Yauheni Sarokin "Passive and Active Liquid Mediation in Natural and Synthetic Morphing Systems"
On 21 November at 13:15 Yauheni Sarokin will defend his doctoral thesis "Passive and Active Liquid Mediation in Natural and Synthetic Morphing Systems"
07 November 2025 researchfor society
Come to Blood Donor Day on 6 November!
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.
28 October 2025 for society
Watch the recording: University of Tartu development conference “A university for us, Estonia and the world”
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.
Best speakers in three-minute thesis competition focused on expressing uncertainty and waste gas-eating bacteria
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.
23 October 2025 researchfor society
Come to listen to doctoral researchers’ three-minute lectures
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.
15 October 2025 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Ingmar Tulva "Causes and consequences of stomatal density in relation to atmospheric humidity"
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"
08 October 2025 researchfor society