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Tag Archives: Estonia
How Good Is Estonian Science?
When countries are compared according to the average number of references per scientific article, Estonia has 9.46 references per article, putting the country in 30th place, right after Singapore and before Portugal. Seventeen scientists from Estonian universities belong to the top one per cent of the most referenced scientists in the world. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, General, Natural and exact sciences, Research, Social sciences
Tagged Estonia, Estonian science, Estonian scientists, mismatch negativity, most referenced scientists, quotability
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Four Months of Erasmus in Winter
Catherina from Germany writes about her four months of Erasmus experience in Estonia and Tartu, including the survival in winter. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Tartu
Tagged Erasmus, Estonia, Germany, snow, student story, travel, winter
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Is Any Kind of Physical Activity Good for Your Health?
Studies shows that mental health problems are less frequent among people whose everyday work tends to be rather non-physical, as long as they work out in their leisure time. Those whose workdays are full of physical load are more likely to suffer from symptoms of depression. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Research, Social sciences
Tagged depression, Estonia, exercise, health, mental health, physical activity, sport, women
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Estonian Wine Against Alzheimer’s
After the “French Paradox” was formulated, red wine made of grapes has been considered to be a kind of remedy. Priit Pedastsaar writes about how Estonian wine could be even healthier and become the next functional food. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged alcohol, Alzheimer, Estonia, fermentation, French paradox, health, wine, wine production
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Somewhere in the North: Why Nobody Came to Visit Me
Karin Pointner, who spent her Erasmus semester 2006/2007 in Tartu, won the first prize in the Erasmus-essay competition, organised by the Austrian agency for international mobility and cooperation in educaton, science and research in autumn 2011. Karin’s essay came best among 200 submissions and was read to 300 people on May 3 during the “25 Years of Erasmus” celebrations in Vienna. Continue reading
Gender in Estonia: Observations from a Foreign Feminist
Jeana Jorgensen, a folklorist (PhD), feminist and a gender studies scholar, spent 10 months in Tartu as a visiting PhD student at the Department of Estonian and Comparative Folkloristics. Now she shares her observations on the gender dynamics in Estonia. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia
Tagged Estonia, feminism, gender, gender studies, maternity, stereotypes, tolerance, US
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