News - University of Tartu Landscape Biodiversity Group

April 23, 2019

Biogeography PhD course in Tenerife

In April, Aveliina (as a teacher), Iris and Elisabeth (as students) were in Tenerife to participate in the PhD course…

April 5, 2019

Launch of our citizen science campaign - Estonia is searching for cowslips!

This spring, our workgroup, Estonian Fund for Nature and "Let's Do It" invite all citizens to join an exciting citizen…

March 22, 2019

Aveliina talks about biodiversity and grasslands in Estonian TV science program

Estonian Public Broadcasting TV science show ‘Uudishimu tippkeskus' (see VIDEO) featured Aveliina in its 21st March show. She explained why…

March 15, 2019

#FridaysforFuture. Global Strike for Future, 15 March 2019

We fully support the #FridaysforFuture movement and are thankful to people organising "Global strike for Future" in our hometown, Tartu,…

March 12, 2019

Tsipe and Sabrina were at the first G-BIKE COST action meeting in Brussels

On March 8th, Tsipe and Sabrina represented Estonia, together with a delegate from the Estonian Ministry of Environment, in the…

March 6, 2019

Visitor from Hungary, Dr. Andras Zlinszky

6-7th of March Dr. Andras Zlinszky visited our workgroup for scientific collaboration with Aveliina Helm. He is a researcher at…

March 3, 2019

Aveliina interviewed by forestry journal

Journal by Estonian Forest Management Centre ‘Metsamees’ (Forester) published an article (in Estonian) focusing on science and conservation messages by…

February 27, 2019

Open Doors Day of the University of Tartu

27th of February took place the open doors day of Tartu university, where future students could participate in different scientific…

February 25, 2019

Aveliina merited the badge of distinction of the University of Tartu, congratulations!

Since 2003, rector hands out badges of distinction to recognize university employees for their great work. On the 101st anniversary…

February 21, 2019

Marianne, our master student, is in Zurich

Marianne Kaldra, a master student of our working group, is visiting the Department of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany of the…

February 21, 2019

Science support day

Our workgroup and also other researchers from the department of botany call for to trust science and scientists! Estonian research…

January 6, 2019

Humanity is facing ecological crisis

In the last 44 years, nearly 60 percent of all vertebrate animals have gone extinct on the Earth. Biota and…

December 18, 2018

New paper about the importance of belowground diversity

In collaboration with our colleagues from the Plant Ecology group, Maarja Öpik and Martti Vasar, and Scott Wilson from the…

December 11, 2018

Our master student Marianne Kaldra received an award for her bachelor thesis

Our master student Marianne Kaldra was awarded with the first prize in Estonian national research contest for students in the…

December 3, 2018

Expedition to volcanic Réunion island

18th of Nov – 1st of Dec doctoral students and researchers from three Estonian universities, University of Tartu, University of…

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