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Research in Estonia newsletter November 2020
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In this month's newsletter you will find:

Estonian Science Barometer

Interest in science in Estonia is similar to that in Finland but higher than, for example, in Sweden or Switzerland. Read more HERE.

Inter-Sectoral Mobility Funding Scheme

New funding scheme is opened in Estonia, supporting inter-sectoral mobility of researchers. Read more HERE.

Article series "Stories of Young Scientists"

How do young and outstanding Estonian scientists think about their research, academic lives and beyond that? 6 members of the Estonian Young Academy of Sciences have written down their thoughts of everyday work as a scientist. Read their thoughts HERE

POPULAR RESEARCH NEWS

MEDICAL SCIENCES

Study provides clues on curbing the aggressive nature of coronavirus

 Ilona Faustova and Mihkel Örd. Photo credit: University of Tartu

Recent study by Estonian researchers in University of Tartu explains how coronavirus is activated before attacking the cell and what could help to impede that.

 
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POPULAR RESEARCH NEWS

MEDICAL SCIENCES

Skin cancer diagnostics from just a drop of blood – could it really be true?

Blood samples. Photo credit: Unsplash, National Cancer Institute

Scientists at the University of Tartu are hard at work to make skin cancer diagnostics faster, simpler and more patient-friendly.

 
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POPULAR RESEARCH NEWS

EXACT SCIENCES

TalTech chemists’ new method is a significant step towards greener pharmaceutical industry

Photo credit: Unsplash, Hans Reniers

Green, environmentally friendly chemistry is playing an increasingly important role in the sustainable chemical industry.

 
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POPULAR RESEARCH NEWS

MEDICAL SCIENCES

Coronavirus urges scientists to spare no effort

 Photo credit: Unsplash, Adam Nieścioruk

Since spring when the SARS-CoV-2 started to spread in the Western countries, researchers all over the world have turned their focus on all kinds of problems related with the virus. 

 
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POPULAR RESEARCH NEWS

HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS

The theory of dyadic morality explains the logic of Zande witchcraft

Professor Amar Annus, who investigates the cognitive foundations of witchcraft beliefs, found that the theoretical model recently developed in the domain of social psychology well explains the logic of Zande witchcraft.

 
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RESEARCH JOB OFFERS IN ESTONIA

There are currently 34 open research jobs listed on EURAXESS Estonia website from PhD student to professor positions. 

Apply now:

Professor of Environmental Management and Sustainable Development
Professor of Environmental Sensing Technology
Postdoc in Bioinformatics
 
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