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Category Archives: Research
Practical Field Research in Conflict Areas: Cyprus
Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus, is an extremely pleasant and popular tourist destination. Walking along its many clean and vibrant streets, surrounded by passerby going about their daily lives in what must be one of the most sun-kissed cities … Continue reading
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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UT master’s student is a big step closer to making hydrogen fuel cell vehicles more affordable
Master’s student in chemistry Sander Ratso has created an innovative technology, which, if taken into use, would undercut the price of overly expensive fuel cells. Tests conducted in Finland and the USA also confirm it to be a promising alternative. … Continue reading
Posted in Career, General, Research, Studies
Tagged chemistry, electric cars, master's thesis, Sander Ratso, University of Tartu
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How dreams come true: living example of UT scientist
As a result of more than 20 years of research by the scientists at the University of Tartu, the lactic acid bacteria strain ME-3, known for the last 15 years as the bacteria Hellus added to the dairy products of … Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Medical sciences, Research, Tartu
Tagged Estonian science, Marika Mikelsaar, Mihkel Zilmer, scientist
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A Love of TV Shows Can Make You a Doctor
Siim Sorokin, fresh from becoming a Doctor of Cultural Sciences, dedicated his thesis to the ways in which people relate to fictional characters, more specifically those from the TV show “Breaking Bad.” Sorokin found his way toward the topic of … Continue reading
Study by University of Tartu Scientist Published in a Renowned Science Magazine
Kaur Alasoo, a young scientist who has defended his doctoral thesis at the University of Cambridge and is now working as a bioinformatics researcher at the University of Tartu, focused on the reasons for complicated genetic diseases and ways to … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Estonia, Research, Studies, Tartu
Tagged genes, lab experiments, nature genetics, research, researcher, science, University of Tartu, UT
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How to Find Time When There’s No Time? The Race on the Information Highway
Are you running out of time? You have a lot to do and it seems like less and less hours to do this? Read about the principles of slow work. Continue reading
Posted in General, Research, Social sciences
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