Topic: research

Research news: children's well-being, poetry structures, gut bacteria of 100-year-olds, and forest mortality
The "Research news" section gives regular hints about interesting studies in various fields of research.
01. September 2022 research
Guest lecture by professor Takahara on “Japan-China relations in the geopolitical context of the war in Ukraine”
University of Tartu and Embassy of Japan in Estonia are pleased to invite you to an online lecture “Japan-China relations in the geopolitical context of the war in Ukraine” by Professor Akio Takahara 
Doctoral defence: Andres Herkel “Nāgārjunas Mūlamadhyamakakārikā: Translation and interpretation”
On 30 August at 10:00 Andres Herkel will defend his doctoral thesis "Nāgārjunas Mūlamadhyamakakārikā: Translation and interpretation" for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
18. August 2022 researchfor society
An International Conference “Adolf von Harnack – bridging the gaps”
School of Theology and Religious Studies of Tartu University and Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften are organizing an international conference “Adolf von Harnack – bridging the gaps”.
Doctoral defence: Christiana Holsapple “Narratives of positionality in contemporary Gagauzia: complexity and national normativity”
On 2 September at 18:30 Christiana Holsapple will defend her doctoral thesis “Narratives of positionality in contemporary Gagauzia: complexity and national normativity”
03. August 2022 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Alena Shisheliakina “Being a woman and being Tatar: intersectional perspectives on identity and tradition in the post-soviet context”
On 30 August at 14:00 Alena Shisheliakina will defend her doctoral thesis “Being a woman and being Tatar: intersectional perspectives on identity and tradition in the post-soviet context”
03. August 2022 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Eugenio Israel Chavez Barreto “The semiotic theory of Luis Jorge Prieto”
Eugenio Israel Chavez Barreto “The semiotic theory of Luis Jorge Prieto”
28. June 2022 research
Doctoral defence: Aleksandr Fadeev “Lev Vygotsky’s approach in the contemporary semiotic research of learning, meaning-making and inner speech”
Doctoral defence: Aleksandr Fadeev “Lev Vygotsky’s approach in the Contemporary Semiotic Research of Learning, Meaning-Making and Inner Speech”
28. June 2022 research