Tag Archives: PhD

What Belarusian people joke about

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Anastasiya Fiadotava

Anastasiya Fiadotava writes about the jokes that Belarusian people make about their families and politics. Continue reading →

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Researchers from home: You need to be more organized

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Inga Külmoja

Four University of Tartu researchers tell about their work and life in home offices during the outbreak of COVID-19. Continue reading →

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How Lyudmyla leads semiotic research in a Moscow agency

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Inga Külmoja

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 →

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Doctoral Students’ Stories – Reasons to Undertake the Journey

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Randel Kreitsberg

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 →

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The Perks and Perils of Doctoral Studies – How About You?

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Randel Kreitsberg

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 →

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Kikee D. Bhutia: Reviving the Sikkimese (Denjongpo) culture

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Kikee D. Bhutia

Doctoral student Kikee D. Bhutia from Sikkim, India is certain that the knowledge and experience gained from the Department of Estonian and Comparative Folklore will help her better research her own community, the Bhutia, as well as to understand their traditions and culture. Continue reading →

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A Discovery Puts the Brakes on a Cancer-Inducing Virus

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Signe Opermann

A freshly defended PhD thesis outlines novel inhibitors of the cancer-inducing human papillomavirus. Continue reading →

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