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Research in Estonia newsletter January 2022
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Dear reader,

In this month's newsletter you will find:
  • Estonian science show "Rocket69" will air in Luxembourg next year.
  • Three TalTech researchers are going to do research at Stanford University.
  • Estonian researchers described a new species of fungal mosquito.
  • Check out the new webpage of Research in Estonia
  • Popular Estonian research news from January
  • Research job offers by Euraxess 

Europe's best science show to air in Luxembourg

Estonian Research Council, production company Vesilind and Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) signed an agreement that allows FNR to use the format of the popular Estonian television show in Luxembourg. See more HERE

TalTech researchers at Stanford

Stanford University Libraries and Tallinn University of Technology announced that Dr. Anu Masso, Dr. Anna-Maria Osula, and Dr. Jaan Raik have been awarded the 2022 Global Digital Governance Fellowship at Stanford University for Estonian Scholars. Read more HERE.

A new species of fungal mosquito

The journal Insects chose the discovery of the researchers of the Estonian University of Life Sciences (a new species of mosquito) as the cover of its December issue. Read more HERE.

POPULAR RESEARCH NEWS

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Cybernetica innovator headlines Univeristy of Tartu Digital Governance lecture series

Dan Bogdanov, director of Cybernetica’s Information Security Institute, gave a talk about using privacy and security technologies for making data-driven policy decisions. 

 
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POPULAR RESEARCH NEWS

SOCIAL SCIENCES

European universities are pushed to think of women

Though the majority of university graduates are women, they are still only in the minority when it comes to leadership in universities. 

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POPULAR RESEARCH NEWS

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Underwater robotics is full of opportunities

Estonia has one of Europe’s top 15 research teams. Professor Maarja Kruusmaa and her team’s research is one of the most expensive in the field. Among artificial intelligence, there is no niche that is more volatile than underwater robotics.

 
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POPULAR RESEARCH NEWS

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Europeans are freeing themselves from fixed office hours, but is it legal?

EU laws are too narrow to embrace the changes in office work, University of Tartu law professor Merle Erikson concluded.

 
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POPULAR RESEARCH NEWS

NATURAL SCIENCES

Trees may spend more energy to defend themselves as climate warms

Despite the warming climate causes extension of the growing season in northern Europe and the amount of carbon dioxide needed for photosynthesis increases in the air, the acceleration in tree growth may be less than expected.

 
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RESEARCH JOB OFFERS IN ESTONIA

There are currently 11 open research jobs listed on EURAXESS Estonia website from postdoc to professor positions.

Apply now:

Lecturer of Software Engineering
+ Research Fellow of Autonomous Driving Technology
+ Tenured Professor of Logistics
 
See all offers
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