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Category Archives: Research
How psychology can help shape policies (2/3): Influencing behaviour
UT psychologists Andero Uusberg and Kariina Laas write about how psychology can help shape policies by influencing human behaviour. Continue reading
Posted in Research, Social sciences
Tagged influencing behaviour, nudging, psychology, psychology of persuasion
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Why you should be cautious about antibiotics: The case of Estonia
The research shows that the rate of antibiotic consumption in Estonia has been relatively low, but is on the rise. Continue reading
Posted in Medical sciences, Research
Tagged antibiotic-resistant bacteria, antibiotics, broad-spectrum antibiotics, narrow-spectrum antibiotics, pharmacology
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Researchers from home: You need to be more organized
Four University of Tartu researchers tell about their work and life in home offices during the outbreak of COVID-19. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Research, Studies, Tartu
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, home office, interview, PhD, research, twitter, twitterview
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Who follows in the steps of Greta Thunberg
Researchers have analyzed the profile of global climate protesters in March and September 2019. Continue reading
Posted in Events, Research, Social sciences
Tagged climate protests, climate strike, FridaysforFuture, Greta Thunberg, school strike
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How psychology can help shape policies (1/3): Modelling behaviour
The word ‘psychologist’ tends to be associated with an image of a psychotherapist working with a patient who has turned to them as a last resort, perhaps even with eyes cast down in shame. There are many things wrong with … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Social sciences
Tagged financial behaviour, homo economicus, pension, policies, policy making, psychology, shaping behaviour
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Snowy days have decreased substantially in Estonia
Geographers of the Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences of the University of Tartu have released a study indicating that the snow situation in Estonia has substantially changed in the last decades. While our grandfathers and grandmothers could often sled … Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Natural and exact sciences
Tagged climate change, Estonia, nature, snow, snow cover, winter
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How Lyudmyla leads semiotic research in a Moscow agency
In an interview to UT Blog, fresh PhD Lyudmyla Zaporozhtseva unveils how she leads semiotic research at a marketing research agency in Moscow. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Humanities, Research
Tagged cultural codes, marketing, Moscow, PhD, PhD thesis, Russia, semiotics, semiotics of culture, Ukraine
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