Topic: sustainability

Solaride finished third in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge
The Estonian solar car team Solaride won third place in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia at the end of October and got a special award for best performance in technical inspection.
31. October 2023 sustainabilityresearch
The Just Transition Consortium supports both technological and societal transition in Ida-Viru County
On 16 October, the first cooperation seminar of Tallinn University of Technology and the University of Tartu’s consortium of the Just Transition Fund was held at the Virumaa College of the Tallinn University of Technology. The event brought together 22 research teams whose work will help develop technologies and monitor societal transition in the Ida-Viru region over the next six years.
Last opportunity to respond to the University of Tartu's mobility survey
The university will use the survey to find out what kind of mobility Estonia's largest university brings about and what attitudes staff and students hold towards sustainable mobility.
26. October 2023 sustainability
Participate in the University of Tartu mobility survey
The University of Tartu Mobility Lab in cooperation with the University of Tartu Research Group of Physical Activity for Health is carrying out a mobility survey commissioned by the Rector’s Office to support sustainable mobility at the university.
26. October 2023 sustainability
Young people in Narva offered ideas to implement green transition in the region
As part of the Ida-Viru County Entrepreneurship Week, on 6 October, Narva College hosted an idea competition for young people to come up with ideas for implementing the green transition. The best idea was that of the students of Narva Upper Secondary School: using textile waste from the sewing industry to make toys for pets.
Data Science Seminar - Sustainable Development
Come and join our data science seminar on October 31st
Report: Estonian start-ups should be open to digitised cell line development
Experts see digitised cell line development as one of six key deep technologies for Estonia, with a breakthrough expected within the next twenty years. Estonia’s possibilities in this field are mainly linked to pharmaceutical development and personalised medicine, shows the Foresight Centre in its recent brief report “Digitised Cell Line Development: State of Play and Prospects”. The Univeristy of Tartu will offer strong research competence on these fields.
Evan Bloom: "Governing the Arctic"
"Governing the Arctic" a Public lecture on September 19, 2023 at 12.00 - 13.00 in room 307
University of Tartu researchers help mitigate health impacts of climate change in African countries
The University of Tartu is participating in an international project to help African countries better understand the health impacts of climate change and to develop adaptation measures.
14. September 2023 sustainability
How biodiverse is Tartu? Tuul Sepp and Veljo Runnel talk about biodiversity in a podcast on live public broadcast
On Wednesday, 9 August, Ott Lepland's Emajõgi summer concert will take place on the Supilinn swing ground, preceded by a discussion on the city's biodiversity by zoologist Tuul Sepp and biologist Veljo Runnel.