Topic: research

Estonian Science Communication Awards are open for nominations
Nominations for the Estonian Science Communication Awards can be submitted to the Estonian Research Council (ETAG) until 15 September. The competition aims to recognise outstanding and active science communicators as well as innovative initiatives that promote science to wider audiences.
Submit your outstanding thesis to National Contest for University Students
The Estonian Research Council (ETAG) invites students to participate in the 2026 National Contest for University Students. The last day for submissions is 15 September. This year, the total prize fund exceeds €200,000.
31 August 2026
Doctoral researchers are invited to three-minute thesis competition
Registration is now open for the University of Tartu’s three-minute thesis competition for doctoral researchers, which will take place on 21 October at the University of Tartu Library. The deadline for registration is 12 October.
31 August 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.
Doctoral defence: Maret Kruus "Balancing the Freedom of Scientific Research and Privacy in Health Data Research: Public Interest, Legal Bases, and Objection and Opt-Out Rights"
On 18 June 2026 at 14:00 Maret Kruus will defend her doctoral thesis "Balancing the Freedom of Scientific Research and Privacy in Health Data Research: Public Interest, Legal Bases, and Objection and Opt-Out Rights".
Doctoral defence: Triinu Rennu “Land Consolidation Law as an Instrument of State Land Policy in the Regulation of Land Relations and the Modernisation of Land Use in the Republic of Estonia (1918–1940)“
On 9 June 2026 at 14:00 Triinu Rennu will defend her doctoral thesis “Land Consolidation Law as an Instrument of State Land Policy in the Regulation of Land Relations and the Modernisation of Land Use in the Republic of Estonia (1918–1940)“
Call for MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships is open
The call for applications for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships is open until 9 September 2026. In April and May, the Estonian Research Council (ETAG) will host info sessions to help prospective applicants prepare their applications.
09 April 2026 international
Take the TEDx stage - Speaker application is open!
Speaker application is open until April 1 for TEDxUniversity of Tartu.
Two early-career researchers begin work at the University of Tartu thanks to Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship 
Last year, two applications submitted by University of Tartu researchers were successful in the call for postdoctoral fellowships funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA).
20 February 2026 research