Topic: research

More than 60% of adults have at least one chronic condition
More than 60% of adults in Estonia have at least one chronic condition, and 42% are living with at least two chronic conditions.
17 August 2026 research
University of Tartu to Host the 38th European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information in 2027
The University of Tartu will welcome hundreds of students, researchers and academics from around the world in 2027 as it hosts the European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information (ESSLLI) for the first time in Estonia.
Digital media may reshape people’s willingness to invest cognitive effort
A new scientific paper co-authored by University of Tartu Associate Professor Jaan Aru offers a new perspective: digital environments may primarily reshape how valuable we perceive cognitive effort to be.
16 July 2026 research
Jaak Vilo and Martin Zobel elected to EMBO Membership
Academy members Jaak Vilo (bioinformatics) and Martin Zobel (ecology) have been elected Members of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).
Language models read doctors’ notes to reveal why patients discontinue medication
Researchers showed that large language models can identify, with high accuracy, why patients stop using antidiabetic medications or statins, based on doctors’ electronic clinical notes.
18 June 2026 research
Mark your calendar: three-minute thesis competition for doctoral researchers will be held on 21 October
This autumn, doctoral researchers of the University of Tartu will again have the opportunity to participate in the three-minute thesis competition. The competition will be held on 21 October in the conference hall of the University of Tartu Library.
10 June 2026 research
Tickets: TEDx University of Tartu
TEDx University of Tartu brings people together to share “ideas worth spreading” across diverse topics on 2 June at the University of Tartu Delta Centre.
PhD Student Week: Rene Maas, Junior Research Fellow in Informatics
On 13 May, the Estonian Doctoral School – a joint initiative of all Estonian universities – celebrates European Doctoral Day, an occasion that invites discussion on the value of doctoral studies.
14 May 2026 research
PhD Student Week: Maarja Pajusalu, Junior Research Fellow of Health Informatics
On 13 May, the Estonian Doctoral School – a joint initiative of all Estonian universities – celebrates European Doctoral Day, an occasion that invites discussion on the value of doctoral studies.
12 May 2026 research
PhD Student Week: Jose Luis Medina Cartuche, Junior Research Fellow of Computer Vision
On 13 May, the Estonian Doctoral School – a joint initiative of all Estonian universities – celebrates European Doctoral Day, an occasion that invites discussion on the value of doctoral studies.
11 May 2026 research