Topic: international

According to recent data from the international Web of Science database, the University of Tartu now also ranks among the top 1% of the world’s most highly cited research institutions in the field of physics. This is the sixteenth field of research in which research carried out at the University of Tartu has reached the global top level in impact.

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.

Līga Maskova studied a master’s in Material Sciences and Technology at the University of Tartu. Outside the lab, Līga enjoyed Tartu’s underground music scene and played bassoon in the university orchestra.

University of Tartu Associate Professor in Climate Physics Velle Toll received the Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to quantify the extent to which air pollution particles cool the Earth’s climate. The results of Toll’s work would help fill a gap in our detailed understanding of human-induced climate change and improve the accuracy of climate projections.

Scientists at the Plasma Physics Laboratory of the University of Tartu, in collaboration with partners from eight countries, have successfully used lasers to measure the fuel levels in the walls of the world's only deuterium-tritium-fuelled tokamak reactor, the Joint European Torus (JET).

CERN has admitted Estonia as its full member. For the University of Tartu, this means expanding its existing research, education and business collaboration opportunities.

On 27 June, the global higher education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) launched its World University Rankings 2024, adopting a methodology that has undergone considerable change. The University of Tartu is ranked 358th and again tops the list of Estonian universities.

Graphene-based gas sensors are reaching a pilot project in the semiconductor industry