Topic: sustainability

Thousands of European citizen scientists helped identify shifts in the floral traits of insect-pollinated plants
The results of cowslip observations carried out in over 5,200 locations shed light on the well-being of insect-pollinated plants under changing climate and land use conditions.
Geoinformatics community gathers in Tartu to discuss wider use of free and open-source software
The international geoinformatics conference “Free and Open Source for Geospatial (FOSS4G) Europe 2024” will take place in Tartu, Estonia, from 1 to 7 July.
University of Tartu and the city of Tartu are looking for solutions to develop sustainable mobility
University of Tartu and the city of Tartu are looking for solutions to develop sustainable mobility
Six Estonian universities celebrate Diversity Week together for the first time
The University of Tartu, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn University, the Estonian University of Life Sciences, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, the Estonian Academy of Arts, and the Gender Equality and Equal Treatment Commissioner celebrate the Diversity Week from 6 to 12 May, under the title “Diverse Estonian universities”.
University of Tartu to lead six Estonian centres of excellence in research
Over the next seven years, the government will fund ten centres of excellence addressing scientific issues of importance to Estonia. The University of Tartu has tight connections with all of them.
05 January 2024 sustainabilityresearch
ERC grant helps to apply geoinformatics to mitigate the environmental impact of intensive agriculture
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Evelyn Uuemaa, Professor of Geoinformatics at the University of Tartu, the Consolidator Grant.
23 November 2023 sustainabilityresearch
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
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.