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April 23, 2024

The first joint visit of the Centre of Excellence AgroCropFuture led to the Rural Knowledge Centre

Researchers from the University of Tartu and the Estonian University of Life Sciences, the member institutions of the new Centre…

March 28, 2024

Alert for two doctoral positions at the University of Tartu in city-university twin transition partnership!

The joint doctoral training programme of SUNSET aims to mentor 10 Doctoral Candidates (DCs) with the transferable, intersectoral, and interdisciplinary…

March 20, 2024

The landscape of Muhu island tells the history of semi-natural grasslands

The exchange of plant genetic material helps to understand the functioning of landscapes as a whole and provides a reference…

March 15, 2024

Genetic patterns help to understand the functioning of the Estonian landscapes

The rapid development of molecular methods has provided an opportunity to further study the genetic level of biodiversity. In a…

March 8, 2024

Ökomess gathered several students to study the activities of the Landscape Biodiversity Workgroup

At the Ökomess, organised by the Department of Botany, the Bachelor's and Master's study and internship opportunities were also introduced…

January 31, 2024

Preparation for the summer fieldwork

Despite the enduring winter, the landscape geneticists and entomologists have already started to organise summer fieldwork. The FuncNet project meeting…

January 16, 2024

In order for species to survive, the monitoring of genetic diversity in Europe must be strengthened

A study published yesterday by an international research team shows that the monitoring of genetic diversity of wild species in…

January 9, 2024

The Landscape Biodiversity Workgroup will contribute to two Estonian centres of excellence in research

The ten centers of excellence on research funded at the end of last year combine several research workgroups dealing with…

January 3, 2024

The UN's 28th Climate Conference also drew attention to the Greenmeter

The UN Climate Conference COP28 in Dubai in November-December brought together world-leading politicians, climate scientists and experts in the field…

December 19, 2023

A webinar invited local governments to discuss how to enhance biodiversity in solar parks

The Estonian Fund for Nature (ELF) organized a webinar and workshop where representatives of local governments gathered to delve into…

December 18, 2023

Vete-Mari Kuningas: the role of the supervisor in the completion of the academic work is invaluable

In the competition for the best research of students organised by the Estonian Research Council, Vete-Mari Kuningas received the III…

November 29, 2023

Intense land use harms biodiversity and increasingly affects groundwater and agricultural soils

The conference "Agriculture and Environment 2023", organised by the Estonian University of Life Sciences and the Research Centre of Organic…

November 24, 2023

At the adaption conference, the focus was on the changing climate

The conference of the Estonian Environmental Law Centre entitled "Time to adapt to climate change, but how?" discussed whether Estonia…

November 6, 2023

A guide to the plants of Estonian heritage meadows has been published

At the initiative of the landscape bidiversity workgroup of the University of Tartu, the book "Plants of Estonian Heritage Meadows"…

October 26, 2023

The annual conference of The Scandinavian Association for Pollination Ecology provided to the young scientist necessary supportive atmosphere

The Scandinavian Association for Pollination Ecology (SCAPE) conference in Belgium on 19-22 October, young scientists in particular presented more than…

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