Topic: research
Maarja Ojamaa is the new Professor of the Semiotics of Culture
Reedel, 31. novembril valiti Maarja Ojamaa Tartu Ülikooli senati poolt uueks kultuurisemiootika professoriks.
Seminar on large language models and the Estonian language on November 19
On November 19 from 14:00 to 16:00, the University of Tartu Centre for Digital Humanities will host an English-language seminar titled Large Language Models and the Estonian Language: the State of the Art. The event is organized by the Centre for Digital Text Studies (DigiTS) in cooperation with the Language Data Research Infrastructure (KeTa).
Young researchers were awarded at the MEDAL final conference
From 8–10 October, the final conference of MEDAL (Methodological Excellence in Data-Driven Approaches to Linguistics) took place.
At the end of the conference, the best young researchers were announced.
Best speakers in three-minute thesis competition focused on expressing uncertainty and waste gas-eating bacteria
The three-minute thesis competition for doctoral researchers, held at the University of Tartu Library on 22 October, featured 13 popular-science short lectures in Estonian and 14 in English.
Olli Nurmi will talk about Finnish President Urho Kekkonen’s multifaceted relations with Estonia
Olli Nurmi " Finnish President Urho Kekkonen’s multifaceted relations with Estonia"
Doctoral defence: Igor Kotjuh „Igor Severyanin within the Estonian Literary Field and the Formation of Estonian Russian-Language Literary Identity (1918–1941)“
University Senate Hall (Ülikooli 18-204) on October 29 at 14.00
ERC Information Event for University of Tartu researchers
Interest in the European Research Council (ERC) programme has grown among University of Tartu researchers. In response, the Grant Writing Unit is organising an ERC Information Event on 4 November 2025, focused on individual ERC Starting, Consolidator, and Advanced Grants.
Doctoral defence: Nikolai Shurakov „Experimental Contribution to Contemporary Ordinary Language Philosophy“
On 27 October at 14:15 Nikolai Shurakov will defend his doctoral thesis "Experimental Contribution to Contemporary Ordinary Language Philosophy" for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Philosophy).
Call for papers for the 3rd CONNOR Annual Conference "Critical Turns in Conspiracy Theory Studies"
Deadline for submissions: 15 November 2025
Study or conduct research in Germany – scholarship info session on 8 October
A three-week German language course at a German university, master’s studies, or research – all of this is possible with scholarships from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)!
