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Category Archives: Student life
Peeter Paaver: A scientist with a camera
Peeter Paaver, a junior researcher of geology at the University of Tartu, is the winner of the Science Photographer of the Year award of the Estonian Science Photo Competition held by Wikimedia Estonia. Let’s find out more about Peeter and … Continue reading
Posted in Natural and exact sciences, Student life
Tagged environmental engineering, photographer
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Rain Vagel: Using algorithms learned during the master’s programme in computer science in Wise
Rain Vagel graduated with a BSc degree in computer science from the Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu in 2017. After serving a year in the defence forces, he continued his master’s studies in the same field, this time … Continue reading
Posted in Natural and exact sciences, Research, Student life
Tagged computer science, informatics, wise
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Taking care of oneself in times of stress
Stress as our everyday companion Stress researcher Hans Selye was the first one who described stress as a “nonspecific response of the body to any demand”.1 Stress is our everyday companion, and it can arise in different ways. If we talk … Continue reading
Posted in Student life
Tagged lifestyle, nutrition, self-care, stress, stress relief
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The best (Christmas) gift: 450 ml of blood or a working kidney
During the festive season, people tend to be more in a charitable mood. After all, the Christmas programmes of television channels are largely built around charity fundraisers that appeal to viewers’ emotions and empathy towards those who have been dealt … Continue reading
Posted in Student life
Tagged best gift, blood donor, gift ideas, organ donor
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Binge-watching curse: just one more episode, please!
Compulsive viewing or binge-watching has done considerable damage over the last ten years. Various studies continue to be published on the topic, but here it is approached from the perspective of sleep health. 💤 Binge-watching is watching movies and TV … Continue reading
Posted in Student life
Tagged addictions, binge-watching, habitude, Netflix
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One truly adventurous and inspirational walk
My name is Ana Marić and I am a first year MA student of semiotics at the University of Tartu. I participated and won some valuable prizes in the autumn orienteering walk dedicated to Juri Lotman, which was organized by … Continue reading
Posted in Humanities, Student life
Tagged Juri Lotman, Tartu
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