Topic: research
Call for papers deadline extended to 20 October: Conference "Voltaire in the Baltic Sea Region – Dissemination, Reception, and Legacy"
In connection with an upcoming exhibition on Voltaire at the University of Tartu’s Museum of Art, and in collaboration with the Voltaire Foundation, University of Oxford, we invite proposals for the international conference Voltaire in the Baltic World: Circulations, Receptions, Legacies, to be held on 5-6 March 2026 at the University of Tartu, Estonia. The conference is held in partnership with the Voltaire Foundation, University of Oxford.
University of Tartu is the only research institution in Estonia to be positively evaluated in all six fields of research
On 23 May 2025, Minister of Education and Research Kristina Kallas approved the results of the external evaluation of Estonian research and development. The University of Tartu was the only institution in Estonia to receive a positive evaluation in all six fields: natural sciences, engineering and technology, medical and health sciences, agriculture and veterinary sciences, social sciences, and humanities and the arts.
University of Tartu doctoral researchers are invited to three-minute thesis competition
On 22 October, doctoral researchers of the University of Tartu have an opportunity to introduce their research results to the public in the format of a three-minute short lecture.
Writer Viivi Luik is University of Tartu’s next Professor of Liberal Arts
Next academic year, the professorship of liberal arts will be held by poet, children’s author and prosaist Viivi Luik.
Translation scholar Luise von Flotow will give two public lectures at the University of Tartu
On May 7 and 8, the Institute of Foreign Languages and Cultures has the pleasure to welcome Prof. Luise von Flotow, an eminent translation scholar from the University of Ottawa.
Call for proposals for an international conference on the future of Canadian studies in Europe
Scholars from all disciplines are invited to submit proposals for the international multidisciplinary conference From Polarity to Circumpolarity: The Future of Canadian Studies in Europe, taking place at Stockholm University on 17–18 June 2026. The abstracts are due on 15 May 2025.
What you need to know before applying for a doctoral programme
Doctoral studies are a part of the career path, giving you the knowledge and future skills needed to become a top specialist or manager.
Austmarr
The Austmarr Network is an international, interdisciplinary network of scholars investigating historical and prehistoric contacts among peoples in the circum-Baltic region.
Doctoral defence: Alessandra Dezi "Функции иноязычных вкраплений в интернет-дискурсе русскоязычных жителей Италии и Эстонии: сопоставительный аспект"
On 7 March at 12:15, Alessandra Dezi will defend her doctoral thesis "Функции иноязычных вкраплений в интернет-дискурсе русскоязычных жителей Италии и Эстонии: сопоставительный аспект" ("Functional aspects of interlingual translanguaging in the internet communication of Russian speakers in Italy and Estonia: a comparative study") for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Russian Language.
Guidelines for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research have been published
Led by the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Centre for Sustainable Development of the University of Tartu, a guidance material has been developed for researchers on how to conduct interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research.
