Topic: research

FM&NT-NIBS 2024, will be held at Physicum and at the V-Spa conference centre in Tartu, Estonia in October, 6 – 9, 2024.
The next joint international conference ‘Functional Materials and NanoTechnologies + Nanotechnology and Innovation in the Baltic Sea region‘, or shortly FM&NT-NIBS 2024, will be held at the V-Spa conference centre in Tartu, Estonia in October, 6 – 9, 2024.
04. July 2024 research
University of Tartu research award went to Centre for Climate Research for discovery about anthropogenic air pollution
The University of Tartu research award 2024 went to an extraordinary discovery that in industrial hot spots, anthropogenic air pollution causes snowfall and reduces cloud cover.
16. February 2025 researchrecognition 
How to apply beamtime in MAX IV Laboratory
How to apply beamtime in MAX IV Laboratory
13. February 2025 research
Laser demonstration on JET detects fusion fuels
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).
10. February 2025 internationalresearch
Doctoral defence: Ye Wang "Investigating the properties of metal surfaces under high electric fields based on ab initio calculations"
On January 15th at 15:15 Ye Wang will defend her doctoral thesis "Investigating the properties of metal surfaces under high electric fields based on ab initio calculations" for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Physics).
02. January 2025 researchfor society
Institute of Physics hosted a delegation from the Rezekne Academy of Technologies and Riga Technical University
Institute of Physics hosted a delegation from the Rezekne Academy of Technologies and Riga Technical University to explore the opportunities for international collaboration
17. December 2024 cooperationresearch
Industrial snow: Factories trigger local snowfall by freezing clouds
Anthropogenic aerosols, tiny solid and liquid air pollution particles, have masked a fraction of global warming caused by anthropogenic greenhouse gases.
27. November 2024 research
University of Tartu is adopting experience of creating antibacterial surfaces
The University of Tartu is advancing its research on antibacterial surfaces through the European Commission-funded Twinning project, FAST-Real ("Twinning on Functional Antimicrobial Surfaces Testing and Evaluation for Real-world Performance and Sustainability").
06. November 2024 cooperationresearch
Doctoral defence: Artjom Berholts "Light-enhanced sensors of oxidizing gases based on single-layer CVD graphene"
On 20 November at 14:15, Artjom Berholts will defend his doctoral thesis "Light-enhanced sensors of oxidizing gases based on single-layer CVD graphene".
01. November 2024 researchfor society
Doctoral students Francis Gracy Arockiaraj and Baiba Brumele ranked in top five in the English competition of “Science in 3 minutes”
Two participants from the University of Tartu made it to the top five at the finals of the first-ever English edition of the “Science in 3 minutes” contest.
22. October 2024 researchfor society