Topic: sustainability

What makes individuals fall through the safety nets during disasters?
At the initiative of Kati Orru, Associate Professor of Sociology of Sustainability at the University of Tartu, the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, a flagship journal of crisis sociology, has published a special issue.
International symposium discusses the evolution of Earth and climate change
From 18 to 21 July, the 14th International Symposium on the Ordovician System will take place in Tallinn, focusing on the evolution of Earth and life several hundred million years ago and its impact on shaping the modern environment.
18. July 2023 sustainabilityresearch
University of Tartu helped to develop IT infrastructure for personalised medicine
UT has completed the IT infrastructure for personalised medicine, enabling Estonian doctors and nurses to use genetic data for disease prevention and finding the best treatment plan for each person.
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
Recorded lecture series: "Mobility analysis and planning for human-scale cities"
The lecture series, arranged by the Mobility Lab, University of Tartu, featured experts and leading scholars in the field of mobility and transport from Estonia and beyond.
University of Tartu museums received the Green Museum certificate for promoting sustainable development
On 15 May, the University of Tartu Museum and the University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden were given the Green Museum certificate.
17. May 2023 sustainability
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.
University of Tartu participates in establishing Hydrogen Valley Estonia to boost hydrogen economy
On 18 April, Alexela, Eesti Energia, Port of Tallinn, the University of Tartu and the Estonian Association of Hydrogen Technologies signed an agreement founding Hydrogen Valley Estonia.
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
Climate change and Estonia: what we should know and do
Researchers of the University of Tartu Centre for Sustainable Development point out eight key facts and nine activities connected with Estonia and climate change.
05. April 2023 sustainability