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Author Archives: Randel Kreitsberg
Winter Fieldwork: The North Sea and the Baltic Sea
The marine scientists of the University of Tartu are once again on a winter field expedition on the research vessel Walther Herwig III. On board from our team are Randel Kreitsberg and Ciara Baines. We document our experiences in a … Continue reading
Posted in Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged Baltic Sea, expedition, marine scientist, The North Sea
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How healthy the Baltic Sea and its fish are
Ecotoxicologist Randel Kreitsberg writes about the health of the Baltic Sea and its fish (that by the way, also get cancer). Continue reading
Posted in Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged Baltic Sea, cancer, DDT, fish, health, pollution, toxicology, toxins
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Saving Shark Babies
Sharks are a vital part of marine ecology, keeping everything beneath them in the food chain in check. But they’re being caught and consumed at an alarming rate, and people aren’t even realising it. UT Senior Research Communication Specialist Randel … Continue reading
Posted in Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged Greg Nowell, Malta, marine ecology, Randel Kreitsberg, saving shark babies, saving the world, shark babies, SharkLab Malta
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Lynx videos – get familiar with Estonian animal of the year!
The Animal of the Year 2018 is the extremely beautiful Eurasian Lynx. Although quite widespread in Estonia, their presence remains largely unnoticed due to their low abundance and hidden lifestyle. Similar to other big predators the presence of the Lynx … Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, General, Research
Tagged Animal of the year, Estonian animal of the year, Estonian nature, Eurasian Lynx, Lynx, nature, ReWild
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Doctoral Students’ Stories – Reasons to Undertake the Journey
This spring we brought you some stories from various (mostly financial) challenges doctoral students face every day. Despite all that, each year hundreds of young researchers both start and carry on with their doctoral studies. It is reasonable to ask … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Estonia, Research, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged Doctoral student, Doctoral students, Leene Korp, Maarja Kõrkjas, PhD, PhD student, PhD studies, Randel Kreitsberg, Signe Ivask
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The Perks and Perils of Doctoral Studies – How About You?
Work done for free, at night and weekends, unsatisfactory social guarantees with a salary near the minimum wage – this is your everyday life when you’re pursuing a doctoral degree. Completing the normal duration of the studies seems rather like … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Research, Student life
Tagged Doctoral student, Doctoral students, PhD, PhD student, PhD studies
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Physicists Are Building an Artificial Nose from Graphene
University of Tartu physicists are developing a graphene-based sensor chip, that could be placed inside our smart devices. This sensor would observe the quality of air in the place where we are located and help us to choose cleaner and healthier daily routes to our destinations. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Estonia, Natural and exact sciences, Research, Tartu
Tagged air pollution, artificial nose, carbon, graphene, Graphene Flagship, physics, sensor, smartphones
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